Medida dos perfis de velocidade axiais em um hidrociclone para a separação óleo-água: comparação entre dados simulados e experimentais
Keywords:
Hydrocyclones, Oil-water separation, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Particle Image VelocimetryAbstract
Hydrocyclones are compact, low-cost operating devices that use centrifugal force to promote phase separation. The evolution in their geometry for oil-water separation culminated in double inlets and two conical sections aimed at increasing separation efficiency.
In this work, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) were used to measure the velocity profiles of a hydrocyclone for separating oil-water dispersions. The optimal geometry of this hydrocyclone was obtained through a factorial design (27-3) involving seven geometric variables. The hydrocyclone optimized by this design was constructed in acrylic. Axial velocity profiles were measured with water only using PIV and compared with the results of numerical simulations.
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