Theories and applications of CFD–DEM coupling approach for granular flow: A review

MA El-Emam, L Zhou, W Shi, C Han, L Bai… - … Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Bio-particulate matter includes grains, cereal crops, and biomass that are considered
discrete materials with irregular size and shape. Although the flow of these particles can …

An overview of novel geometrical modifications and optimizations of gas-particle cyclone separators

M Guo, L Yang, H Son, DK Le, S Manickam… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A gas-particle cyclone separator is an economical device for removing particulate solids
from a gas system, which is widely utilized in industrial applications. This review mainly …

Coarse-grained CFD-DEM study of Gas-solid flow in gas cyclone

K Chu, Y Chen, L Ji, Z Zhou, A Yu, J Chen - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Gas cyclones are common device in various industries to separate solid particles and/or
droplets from gas streams. Nonetheless, the mathematical modelling of gas cyclone has …

Influence of the inlet cross-sectional shape on the performance of a multi-inlet gas cyclone

NU Babaoğlu, F Parvaz, SH Hosseini, K Elsayed… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of inlet cross-sectional shape on the flow pattern, pressure drop, and cut-off
diameter of a gas cyclone was studied using the CFD model. Accordingly, five different inlet …

Effects of the inlet duct length on the flow field and performance of a cyclone separator with a contracted inlet duct

Y Yao, W Huang, Y Wu, Y Zhang, M Zhang, H Yang… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The inlet duct length may affect the gas flow field and performance of a cyclone separator
with a contracted inlet duct. In this study, a numerical simulation using the Eulerian …

On the performance of cyclone separators with different shapes of the conical section using CFD

S Pandey, LS Brar - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work evaluates the effect of various geometrical shapes of the conical segment
on cyclone performance. For this, five different shapes of the cone walls viz. a straight profile …

Numerical investigations of the flow-field inside cyclone separators with different cylinder-to-cone ratios using large-eddy simulation

R Shastri, LS Brar - Separation and Purification Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study aims at investigating numerically the effect of changing height ratios of
cylinder and cone on the cyclone performance. Ratios of the cylindrical and conical …

Experimental investigation of possibilities to improve filtration efficiency of tangential inlet return cyclones by modification of their design

T Dziubak - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
It has been shown that tangential inlet return cyclones are commonly used for inlet air
filtration of off-road vehicle engines. The wear of the engine elements, and thus their …

Computational fluid dynamics study of the impact of surface roughness on cyclone performance and erosion

J Foroozesh, F Parvaz, SH Hosseini, G Ahmadi… - Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of roughness of cyclone wall on the rate of erosion and cyclone
performance was studied using the CFD technique with the aid of the Ansys-Fluent 19.2 …

Performance analysis of the cyclone separator with a novel clean air inlet installed on the roof surface

M Wasilewski, LS Brar - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The study investigated the impact of implementing a new method of injecting clean air
axially through the roof of the cylindrical section on the performance of cyclone separators …