Development of a new type high-efficient inner-cone hydrocyclone

Zhao, Li‐Dong; Jiang, Minghu; Xu, Baorui; Zhu, Baojun

doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2012.05.013

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“…Because of the vast variety of applications of hydrocyclones in mineral processing, the chemical and environmental industries, water and wastewater treatment, the biological and food industries, etc. , , hydrocyclones deal with different materials, operating conditions, and particles. Hence, different parameters must be considered for an evaluation of the hydrocyclone performance.…”

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A Comparative Study on the Separation of Different‐Shape Particles Using a Mini‐Hydrocyclone

2017

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The separation efficiency from water of different-shape particles was studied experimentally using a mini-hydrocyclone. Spherical and flaky (plate-like) aluminum particles with the same particle size distributions were employed. Also, the effects of the feed flow rate and the temperature on the separation performance were studied. The results were investigated in terms of slurry recovery, total efficiency, and partition curves. The separation efficiency of the spherical particles increased with increasing particle size, temperature, and feed flow rate, as expected. The fishhook effect, as a noticeable phenomenon, was observed for the spherical particles. In case of the flaky particles, the separation showed an unusual behavior: The separation efficiency decreased with increasing particle size in the largest particle fraction, which has so far not been reported and addressed in this way.

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A Comparative Study on the Separation of Different‐Shape Particles Using a Mini‐Hydrocyclone

2017

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“…The power law fluid model suitable for polymer solution was used to simulate the oil‐water separation of the hydrocyclone 19 . Reynolds stress model (RSM) was selected as turbulence calculation model 20 . Considering the coupling effect between oil and water, the multiphase mixture model (Mixture) was used in the simulation.…”

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Investigating effect of polymer concentrations on separation performance of hydrocyclone by sensitivity analysis

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2021

Energy Science & Engineering

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Polymer flooding technology is widely used to enhance the oil recovery, but it increases the viscosity of the produced liquid, making the subsequent water treatment more challenging. Application of polymers impacts separation performance of hydrocyclone, which is an important equipment of produced liquid preseparation and sewage treatment in oil fields. In this work, the effect of polymer solution concentrations on the separation performance of hydrocyclone was studied by using sensitivity analysis. The sensitivity was calculated by numerical simulation, and the influence of polymer concentration on velocity field, pressure field, oil volume fraction, and separation efficiency of hydrocyclone was evaluated. The prototype was processed according to the similarity principle of fluid mechanics, and the relevant laboratory tests were carried out to verify the accuracy of simulation results. Within the tested range (100‐1000 mg/L), the increase of polymer solution concentrations caused adverse impacts on the velocity field, pressure field, and oil volume fraction of the hydrocyclone. When the concentrations of polymer solution reached 800 mg/L, the separation efficiency was reduced to less than 60%. The sensitivity sequence obtained by calculation is as follows: underflow outlet pressure drop > overflow outlet pressure drop > axial velocity > radial velocity > tangential velocity > pressure drop ratio. The change of pressure drop at underflow and overflow outlets was the primary cause for poor separation performance of hydrocyclone. The work can be used to guide the design and application of hydrocyclone for efficient treatment of polymer‐containing treatment liquid.

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“…In terms of the optimization of the structural parameters of the hydrocyclone, the representative studies include experimental studies on the hydrocyclone column height and diameter [14,15], feed inlet type and size [16,17], overflow pipe diameter, length, and shape, overflow pipe thickness [18][19][20], underflow outlet diameter, and shape, ratio relationship between the underflow outlet and overflow outlet [21][22][23]. A series of new hydrocyclone types have been designed, such as the built-in structural hydrocyclone [24,25], underflow outlet filled with flushing water [26], multi-stage series or parallel hydrocyclone [27][28][29], and three-product cyclone [30,31]. Mainza is one of the earliest researchers who put forward the three-product hydrocyclone, and the three-product hydrocyclone has been successfully tested in the Platinum industry for classifying UG2 ore which contains a high density chromite and a low density PGM carrying silica component.…”

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Numerical Simulation of Flow Field Characteristics and Separation Performance Test of Multi-Product Hydrocyclone

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A traditional hydrocyclone can only generate two products with different size fractions after one classification, which does not meet the fine classification requirements for narrow size fractions. In order to achieve the fine classification, a multi-product hydrocyclone with double-overflow-pipe structure was designed in this study. In this work, numerical simulation and experimental test methods were used to study the internal flow field characteristics and distribution characteristics of the product size fraction. The simulation results showed that in contrast with the traditional single overflow pipe, there were two turns in the internal axial velocity direction of the hydrocyclone with the double-overflow-pipe structure. Meanwhile, the influence rule of the diameter of the underflow outlet on the flow field characteristics was obtained through numerical simulation. From the test, five products with different size fractions were obtained after one classification and the influence rule of the diameter of the underflow outlet on the size fraction distribution of multi-products was also obtained. This work provides a feasible research idea for obtaining the fine classification of multiple products.

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Development of a new type high-efficient inner-cone hydrocyclone

Cited by 44 publications

References 12 publications

A Comparative Study on the Separation of Different‐Shape Particles Using a Mini‐Hydrocyclone

A Comparative Study on the Separation of Different‐Shape Particles Using a Mini‐Hydrocyclone

Investigating effect of polymer concentrations on separation performance of hydrocyclone by sensitivity analysis

Numerical Simulation of Flow Field Characteristics and Separation Performance Test of Multi-Product Hydrocyclone

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