Figures & data
FIG. 1 Definitions of cyclone dimensions.
Table 1 The geometry used to test the model
Table 2 Comparison of the pressure drop coefficient for twelve different cyclones
FIG. 2 Dependency of the pressure drop coefficient on the friction factor Ro and the ratio a/d. (a) Predicted values, (b) Comparison with experimental data (CitationXiang et al. 2001).
FIG. 3 Comparison of the computed pressure drop coefficient with the experimental values reported by (a) CitationXiang et al. (2001) and (b) CitationGriffiths and Boysan (1996).
FIG. 4 Comparison of pressure drop between the predictions of five models and experimental data reported by (a) CitationXiang et al. (2001), geometry 1; (b) CitationPatterson and Munz (1989), geometry 2; (c) CitationLim et al. (2004), geometry 4; (d) CitationFassani and Goldstein (2000), geometry 7; (e) CitationGriffiths and Boysan (1996), geometry 8; (f) CitationKim and Lee (1990), geometry 9.
FIG. 5 Influence of the outlet pipe diameter on the pressure drop calculated in the present study and measured by CitationLim et al. (2004).
FIG. 6 Influence of temperature on the pressure drop. Comparison between data given by CitationBohnet (1995) and the predictions of five models (Geometry 10).
FIG. 7 Pressure drop coefficient depending on Reynolds number (Geometry 10).
