Effect of Crude Oil Particle Elasticity on the Separation Efficiency of a Hydrocyclone
The separation efficiency of a hydrocyclone has
extensively been considered on the rigid particle assumption. A
collection of experimental studies have demonstrated their
discrepancies from the modeling and simulation results. These
discrepancies caused by the actual particle elasticity have generally
led to a larger amount of energy consumption in the separation
process. In this paper, the influence of particle elasticity on the
separation efficiency of a hydrocyclone system was investigated
through the Finite Element (FE) simulations using crude oil droplets
as the elastic particles. A Reitema-s design hydrocyclone with a
diameter of 8 mm was employed to investigate the separation
mechanism of the crude oil droplets from water. The cut-size
diameter eter of the crude oil was 10 - Ðçm in order to fit with the
operating range of the adopted hydrocylone model. Typical
parameters influencing the performance of hydrocyclone were varied
with the feed pressure in the range of 0.3 - 0.6 MPa and feed
concentration between 0.05 – 0.1 w%. In the simulation, the Finite
Element scheme was applied to investigate the particle-flow
interaction occurred in the crude oil system during the process. The
interaction of a single oil droplet at the size of 10 - Ðçm to the flow
field was observed. The feed concentration fell in the dilute flow
regime so the particle-particle interaction was ignored in the study.
The results exhibited the higher power requirement for the separation
of the elastic particulate system when compared with the rigid
particulate system.
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[1] A.J. Lynch, and T. C. Rao, and K. A. Prisbrey, International Journal of
Mineral Process, Vol. 1, pp. 173-181, 1974.
[2] A. J. Lynch, T. C. Rao, and C. W. Bailey, International Journal of Mineral
Process, Vol. 2, pp. 29-37, 1975.
[3] M. S. Klima, and B. H. Kim, Journal of Environmental Science and
Health, Vol. A33, pp. 1325-1340, 1988.
[4] C. A. C. Moraes, C. M. Hackenburg, C. Russo, and R. A. Medronho,
Hydrocyclones, London & Bury Saint Edmunds: Mechanical Engineering
Publication, pp. 339-421, 1996.
[5] S. Marti, F. M. Erdal, O. Shoham, S. Shirazi, and Kouba, G.E.,
Hydrocyclones, London & Bury Saint Edmunds: Mechanical Engineering
Publication, pp. 339-421, 1996.
[6] E. Ortega-Rivas, Eng. Life Sci., Vol. 4, pp. 119-123, 2004.
[7] P. Seccombe, J. Chem. Tech. Biotech., Vol. 51, pp. 284-285, 1991.
[8] H. Yuan, D. Rickwood, I. C. Smyth, and M. T. Thew, Bioseparation, Vol. 6,
pp. 159-163, 1996.
[9] J. J. Cilliers, S. T. L. Harrison, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 65, pp.
21-26, 1997.
[10] J. J. Cilliers, L. Diaz-Anadon, and F. S. Wee, Minerals Engineering, Vol. 17,
pp. 591-597, 2004.
[11] G. Q. Dai, J. M. Li, and W. M. Chen, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.
74, pp. 217-223, 1999.
[12] A. F. Nowakowski, J. C. Cullivan, R. A. Williams, and T. Dyakowsi,
Minerals Engineering, Vol. 17, pp. 785-790, 2004.
[13] M. Narasimha, R. Sripriya, and P. K. Banerjee, International Journal of
Mineral Processing, Vol. 75, pp. 53-68, 2005.
[14] R. A. Medronho, J. Schuetze, and W. Deckwer, Lat. Am. App. Res., Vol. 35,
pp. 1-8, 2005.
[15] L. Svarovsky, Hydrocyclones, Holt: Reinehart and Winston Ltd., 1984.
[16] K. Rietema, Chem. Eng. Sci., Vol. 15, pp. 298-325, 1965.
[17] M. A. Z. Coelho, and R. A. Medronho, Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.
84, pp. 7-14, 2001.
[18] J. Gough, I. H. Gregory, and A. H. Muhr, Finite Element Analysis of
Elastomers, Professional Engineering Publishing, 1999.
[19] F. D. Lloyd-Lucas, Finite Element Analysis of Elastomers, Professional
Engineering Publishing, 1999.
[20] M. H. B. M. Shariff, and I. D. Stalker, Finite Element Analysis of Elastomers,
Professional Engineering Publishing, 1999.
[21] H. T. Williams, S. Jamil, and V. A. Coveney, Finite Element Analysis of
Elastomers, Professional Engineering Publishing, 1999.
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extensively been considered on the rigid particle assumption. A
collection of experimental studies have demonstrated their
discrepancies from the modeling and simulation results. These
discrepancies caused by the actual particle elasticity have generally
led to a larger amount of energy consumption in the separation
process. In this paper, the influence of particle elasticity on the
separation efficiency of a hydrocyclone system was investigated
through the Finite Element (FE) simulations using crude oil droplets
as the elastic particles. A Reitema-s design hydrocyclone with a
diameter of 8 mm was employed to investigate the separation
mechanism of the crude oil droplets from water. The cut-size
diameter eter of the crude oil was 10 - Ðçm in order to fit with the
operating range of the adopted hydrocylone model. Typical
parameters influencing the performance of hydrocyclone were varied
with the feed pressure in the range of 0.3 - 0.6 MPa and feed
concentration between 0.05 – 0.1 w%. In the simulation, the Finite
Element scheme was applied to investigate the particle-flow
interaction occurred in the crude oil system during the process. The
interaction of a single oil droplet at the size of 10 - Ðçm to the flow
field was observed. The feed concentration fell in the dilute flow
regime so the particle-particle interaction was ignored in the study.
The results exhibited the higher power requirement for the separation
of the elastic particulate system when compared with the rigid
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