Title :
Numerical Simulation of Field Flow within Hydrocyclone
Author :
Deng, Song-Sheng ; Zhang, Pan-Feng ; Li, Zhao-Jie ; Wu, Jian-Jun ; Feng, Jian ; Shen, Yin-Hua
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Pet. Supply Eng., LEU, Chongqing, China
Abstract :
The flow field of hydrocyclone was simulated using commercial software FLUENT and Reynolds stress model in the paper. The results show that it correctly predicts the distribution rules of the velocity and the characteristics of Rankine-eddy. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental data published before, which proves the validity of mathematical model and computation method. The mathematical model and computing method can provide an effective way for the study of dynamic hydrocyclone such as flow field characteristics, separation mechanism and structural optimization design.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; flow simulation; hydrodynamics; mechanical engineering computing; separation; Reynolds stress model; commercial software FLUENT; flow field characteristics; hydrocyclone; numerical simulation; separation mechanism; structural optimization design; Blades; Chemical industry; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational modeling; Cyclones; Design optimization; Equations; Mathematical model; Numerical simulation; Stress; RSM model; flow field; hydrocyclone; numerical simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering, 2009. WCSE '09. WRI World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Xiamen
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3570-8
DOI :
10.1109/WCSE.2009.381
