Hydrodynamic Study of the Water/Oil Separation Process in a Hydrocyclone: Modeling and Simulation

Hydrocyclones are equipment that offer various advantages and have been the subject of studying for many researches related to separation processes of gas-solid, solid-liquid, and liquid-liquid mixtures. The purpose of this work is to study the oil-water separation process in a hydrocyclone by Compu...

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Published inDiffusion foundations Vol. 24; pp. 25 - 36
Main Authors Barbosa de Lima, A.G., Cabral, E. Morais, da Silva Freitas, T.E., Brandão, V.A. Agra, Fernandes Magalhães, H. Luma, de Farias Neto, Severino Rodrigues
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 10.09.2019
Subjects
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Hydrocyclones
Mathematical models
Separation
Three dimensional models
Hydrocyclone
Simulation
CFX
Multiphase Flow
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Summary:Hydrocyclones are equipment that offer various advantages and have been the subject of studying for many researches related to separation processes of gas-solid, solid-liquid, and liquid-liquid mixtures. The purpose of this work is to study the oil-water separation process in a hydrocyclone by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Results of the pressure, velocity and volume fraction fields inside the device are presented and analyzed. It was possible to conclude that the proposed mathematical model was able to predict separation performance and the three-dimensional behavior of the phases flow analyzed (water/oil) in the hydrocyclone.
Bibliography:Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only
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ISSN:2296-3650
2296-3642
2674-0303
2296-3642
2674-029X
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/DF.24.25