In this paper, the
experimental validation and numerical simulation
were used to investigate the effect of the inserted solid rod on the
separation process of the hydrocyclone. The simulation results are
analyzed in terms of the pressure drop, air core, velocity component,
turbulence intensity, and separation performance when the air core
is completely inhibited or not. The results indicate that the solid
rod with the smaller size cannot completely inhibit the air core,
but it can still affect the separation process. The variable diameter
inserted solid rod (
d
vr
) could inhibit
the air core and ensure a larger effective separation space, which
could improve the separation performance of the hydrocyclone. Specifically,
the
d
vr
could improve energy conversion
ability, tangential velocity, and separation sharpness and decrease
axial velocity and turbulence intensity. Therefore, inhibiting the
air core is conducive to the separation process of hydrocyclone, and
the variable diameter inserted solid rod has better inhibited effect.