Performance of a New Geometry of Deoiling Hydrocyclones: Experiments and Numerical Simulations |
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| Authors: | M. R. M. Nascimento I. C. Bicalho J. L. Mognon C. H. Ataíde C. R. Duarte |
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| Affiliation: | Federal University of Uberlandia, School of Chemical Engineering, Santa M?nica, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | A new geometry of liquid‐liquid hydrocyclones is proposed seeking to perform the separation of oil emulsified in water. The hydrocyclone performance was investigated by means of a factorial experimental design (23) leading to a total of ten experiments. The results enabled the determination of empirical mathematical models that describe capacity, total separation efficiency, and flow ratio as a function of oil concentration in the feed inlet, operating pressure drop, and presence or absence of a vortex finder in the geometry. Numerical simulations were also carried out to further understand the flow field characteristics in the studied hydrocyclone. |
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| Keywords: | Hydrocyclones Liquid‐liquid separation Oil‐water emulsions |
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