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Separation Science and Technology Volume 54, 2019 - Issue 17
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Cyclone

Effect of feed body geometry on separation performance of hydrocyclone

Xinghua YangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaView further author information
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Mark J. H. SimmonsSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKView further author information
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Peikun LiuCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuekan ZhangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaView further author information
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Lanyue JiangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaView further author information
Pages 2959-2970 | Received 14 Jul 2018, Accepted 12 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018
 
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ABSTRACT

The misplacement of coarse particles in overflow and fine particles in underflow are problems in hydrocyclone separation. This paper proposes improved feed body design of a hydrocyclone and the effect of feed body geometry on the flow field and separation performance is investigated experimentally and theoretically using PIV and CFD, respectively. The air core formation and the velocity field are in good agreement using both approaches. Further simulated results indicate that the tapered feed body causes a reduction in fines entrainment by underflow, suitable for fine particles classification. In contrast, the conical feed body is advantageous for eliminating short circuiting.

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Funding

The work is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21276145) and Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province（ZR2016EEM37）.

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