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THMT-12. Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium On Turbulence Heat and Mass Transfer
September, 24-27, 2012, Palermo, Italy

DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2012.ProcSevIntSympTurbHeatTransfPal


ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-302-4

ISSN: 2377-2816

Simulation of the gas-particle flow in a cyclone separator

pages 194-197
DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2012.ProcSevIntSympTurbHeatTransfPal.210
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ABSTRACT

In this work, the particle-gas flow in a small sampling cyclone separator is simulated by means of Large-Eddy Simulations (LES). The Eulerian-Lagrangian approach is used to calculate the fluid flow along with the particle motion. Unlike Reynolds-averaged turbulence models (RANS), LES modeling is advantageous as it does not demand turbulence dispersion models for the particles, which in turn requires parameter tuning that may not be applicable to arbitrary cyclone geometries and operating conditions. The grade efficiencies computed are compared with the experimental ones and shown to be sensitive to Reynolds numbers and geometry variations. It can be concluded that, besides the independence of ad hoc parameters, LES offers a robust, reliable modeling option for such flows.

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