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- Title
Numerical Performance Investigation of a Side‐outlet Cyclone for Particulate Matter and Polymer Powder Separation.
- Authors
Duran, Jeffrey Z.; Gabon, Rommel Thompson G.; Licdan, Maurice O.; Caldona, Eugene B.
- Abstract
The side‐outlet cyclone, featuring a novel geometric design with a lateral gas outlet, proves advantageous in space‐constrained environments compared to traditional cyclones with top gas outlets. Herein, a cyclone separator with a side‐outlet configuration was numerically investigated using the renormalization group k‐ε model and pressure drop and separation efficiency as the performance parameters. Simulation results revealed that the side‐outlet cyclone operates at a low to moderate pressure drop of 80.8412 Pa, with a removal efficiency of 45.48 %. The operating pressure drop was found to be only one‐third of the computed pressure drop from mathematical modeling, with a removal efficiency 15 % lower than the experimental value. With varying cyclone design modifications, suitable experimental procedures and measuring approaches are desirable to further accurately corroborate these results.
- Subjects
POLYMER fractionation; PARTICULATE matter; CYCLONES; RENORMALIZATION (Physics); PRESSURE drop (Fluid dynamics); MACHINE separators
- Publication
Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2024, Vol 47, Issue 4, p692
- ISSN
0930-7516
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ceat.202300076