BibTex format
@inproceedings{Vega:2019,
author = {Vega, D and Brito-Parada, PR and Cilliers, JJ},
pages = {2398--2405},
title = {Small hydrocyclones for classiffication of particles in the micron range},
year = {2019}
}
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TY - CPAPER
AB - Small diameter (10 mm) hydrocyclones have been applied successfully for the separation of particle suspensions in the micron size range. These hydrocyclones are attractive because they show a bypass fraction larger that the water recovery, resulting in a high particle recovery to the underflow as well as low water recovery. However, this is a disadvantage when the purpose of the hydrocyclone is classification because of the large amount of fine particles that are misplaced in the underflow. The aim of this study is to explore, experimentally and computationally, the influence of design parameters on the classification process. In this work, a full factorial experimental design was defined to carry out comprehensive experimental tests using glass beads (0-20 µm) as the particulate system. We show that the dimensions of spigot and vortex finder diameter can be effectively manipulated to change the separation performance of the system and the energy consumption. A CFD model was developed that is able to predict particle size distribution. The numerical results for the partition curves showed very good agreement with the experimental data.
AU - Vega,D
AU - Brito-Parada,PR
AU - Cilliers,JJ
EP - 2405
PY - 2019///
SP - 2398
TI - Small hydrocyclones for classiffication of particles in the micron range
ER -