Comparative Fractional Efficiency Predictions by Selected Cyclone Simulation Models
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 5
Abstract
The recently introduced ambient air quality standards for fine particulates expand the use of available control system simulation models, from the prediction of total particulate matter removal efficiencies, to the prediction of and (particulate matter with diameters less than 2.5 and ) ones. In order to assess the suitability of cyclone simulation models for this task, the fractional efficiency predictions of six prominent models (Lapple, Leith and Licht, Dietz, Mothes and Loffler, Iozia and Leith, and Mothes and Loffler with the turbulent dispersion coefficient of Salcedo and Coelho) are compared for a number of “standard” cyclone design configurations under a wide range of cyclone diameters and pressure drops. The results reveal a significant discrepancy among model predictions, suggesting that at least some of the models considered are unsuitable for predicting size-specific (e.g., and ) cyclone efficiencies. They also show that the sensitivity of fractional efficiencies to changes in the configuration ratios, diameter, and gas pressure drop varies widely, and in some cases even in opposite directions, among models. The above-noted results demonstrate the need for a systematic model validation against credible and sufficiently extensive experimental data sets.
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Received: Oct 1, 2004
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Published online: May 1, 2007
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