A new role for reduction in pressure drop in cyclones using computational fluid dynamics techniques

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

D. Noriler²  A. A. Vegini¹  C. Soares²  A. A. C. Barros²  H. F. Meier¹  M. Mori¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Regional de Blumenau Centro de Ciências Tecnológicas Departamento de Engenharia QuímicaBlumenau SC ,Brasil

关键词: computational fluid dynamics (CFD);    cyclones;    pressure prop and turbulence;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-66322004000100010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this work a new mechanical device to improve the gas flow in cyclones by pressure drop reduction is presented and discussed. This behavior occurs due to the effects of introducing swirling breakdown phenomenon at the inlet of the vortex finder tube. The device consists of a tube with two gas inlets in an appositive spiral flux that produces a sudden reduction in the tangential velocity peak responsible for practically 80 % of the pressure drop in cyclones. In turn, peak reduction causes a decrease in pressure drop by a breakdown of the swirling, and because of this the solid particles tend to move faster toward the wall , increasing collection efficiency. As a result of this phenomenon the overall performance of cyclones is improved. Numerical simulations with 3-D, transient, asymmetric and anisotropic turbulence closure by differential Reynolds stress for Lapple and Stairmand standard geometries of 0.3 m in diameter, show a reduction in pressure drop of 20 % and a shift of the tangential velocity peak toward the wall. All numerical experiments were carried out with a commercial CFD code showing numerical stability and good convergence rates with high-order interpolation schemes, SIMPLEC pressure-velocity coupling and other numerical features.

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