Design Optimization of a Conical Annular Centrifugal Contractor
M. N. Noui-Mehidi1
EXPEC Advanced Research Centre, Saudi Aramco Oil Company, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia, Mohamed.nouimehidi@aramco.com, Tel: +966-3-873-1265 fax:+966-3-873-8070
The present work is concerned with a numerical study of the performance of a conical annular centrifugal contractor through the analysis of the flow properties when the apex angle is changed for different imposed axial flows. The calculations revealed the advantage of using conical annular centrifugal contractors compared to the cylindrical annular centrifuges. The study is conducted by a comparison analysis of the hydrodynamics of fluid flow in both conical and cylindrical contractors where moderate axial flows are imposed. In both systems the outer body is stationary while the inner rotor is maintained at constant speed. The calculations are achieved by a finite differences formulation using the Simplified Marker and Cell algorithm.
Noui-Mehidi, M. N. (2011). Design Optimization of a Conical Annular Centrifugal Contractor. FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 7(2), 141–152. https://doi.org/10.3970/fdmp.2011.007.141
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