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Computer Simulation to Help Design Unconventional Precipitators and Separators
This research provides the application of the computer simulation as the powerful tool in the designing and optimisation of non-traditional separators and precipitators which are used in industrial processes. The complexity of the fluid behaviour, the behaviour of particles and the phase separation in non-standard geometries often prove to be a challenge to conventional design methods. It is the simulation approach that allows correct visualisation and analysis of the flow pattern, the trajectories of particles and performance in separation efficiency through highly detailed mathematical models, including computational models such as the Discrete Phase Modelling (DPM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. This allows rapid design optimization, prototyping and prediction of performance without large amounts of physical testing. In case studies, the simulations could assist in the innovation and cost-effective development through detection of design issues, optimisation of parameters, and to a significant increase in the usefulness and efficiency of unusual separation systems.
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