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Cyclone Separator Design Evaluation

Multiphase CFD Simulation using Eulerian-Lagrangian Approach
Client was interested in design evaluation of a cyclone
separator.
The objective was to evaluate the efficiency of this design in
separating particles of different sizes and densities from a
stream of particle-laden air flow.

Commercial CFD code was used for meshing and CFD

modelling. Turbulence was modelled using Scale Adaptive
Simulation (SAS) approach, considering transient flow
assumption. Particles were tracked using Lagrangian approach
with drag force computed using correlation by Morsi and
Alexander (1972). The effect of turbulence on particle
trajectories was accounted using Discrete Random Walk model.
Due to lean concentration of particles in the inlet air stream,
one-way coupling was considered.
The air flow profiles showed evidence of slight processing of
the vortex core. Trajectories of the particles are significantly
influenced by its size and less influenced by its densities for the
range of particle densities investigated.
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