A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow

In this study, as a novelty, the reverse flow effect on a wheat flour cyclone performance was evaluated. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was realized using a Reynolds stress turbulence model. Also, particle–air interactions were modeled applying a discrete phase model. Besides the ex...

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Main Authors: Aghaei, Ehsan, Rostampour, Vahid, Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel, Nikbakht, Ali M., Jolius, Gimbun
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Published: Wiley 2023
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/1/Aghaei%202023.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/7/A%20novel%20idea%20to%20increase%20the%20performance.pdf
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author Aghaei, Ehsan
Rostampour, Vahid
Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel
Nikbakht, Ali M.
Jolius, Gimbun
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Rostampour, Vahid
Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel
Nikbakht, Ali M.
Jolius, Gimbun
author_sort Aghaei, Ehsan
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description In this study, as a novelty, the reverse flow effect on a wheat flour cyclone performance was evaluated. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was realized using a Reynolds stress turbulence model. Also, particle–air interactions were modeled applying a discrete phase model. Besides the experimental measurement, the numerical simulation was conducted in a main (without reverse flow) and six various reverse flow levels (I = 0.0385 m3 s−1, II = 0.0396 m3 s−1, III = 0.0484 m3 s−1, IV = 0.0583 m3 s−1, V = 0.0704 m3 s−1, and VI = 0.0836 m3 s−1) by CFD. The validation between pressure drop in experimental data and numerical results revealed a good agreement with a maximum deviation of 8.2%. Cyclone performance including pressure drop and separation efficiency was assessed in the mentioned reverse flow levels. Moreover, velocity field, centrifugal force, and turbulence parameter were evaluated, comprehensively. It was found that the flour separation efficiency increased with enhancing the reverse flow level to IV = 0.0583 m3 s−1, but decreased with a sharp slope in the reverse levels of V = 0.0704 m3 s−1 and VI = 0.0836 m3 s−1.
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spelling UMPir369192023-02-07T08:20:11Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/ A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow Aghaei, Ehsan Rostampour, Vahid Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel Nikbakht, Ali M. Jolius, Gimbun TP Chemical technology In this study, as a novelty, the reverse flow effect on a wheat flour cyclone performance was evaluated. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was realized using a Reynolds stress turbulence model. Also, particle–air interactions were modeled applying a discrete phase model. Besides the experimental measurement, the numerical simulation was conducted in a main (without reverse flow) and six various reverse flow levels (I = 0.0385 m3 s−1, II = 0.0396 m3 s−1, III = 0.0484 m3 s−1, IV = 0.0583 m3 s−1, V = 0.0704 m3 s−1, and VI = 0.0836 m3 s−1) by CFD. The validation between pressure drop in experimental data and numerical results revealed a good agreement with a maximum deviation of 8.2%. Cyclone performance including pressure drop and separation efficiency was assessed in the mentioned reverse flow levels. Moreover, velocity field, centrifugal force, and turbulence parameter were evaluated, comprehensively. It was found that the flour separation efficiency increased with enhancing the reverse flow level to IV = 0.0583 m3 s−1, but decreased with a sharp slope in the reverse levels of V = 0.0704 m3 s−1 and VI = 0.0836 m3 s−1. Wiley 2023-02 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/1/Aghaei%202023.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/7/A%20novel%20idea%20to%20increase%20the%20performance.pdf Aghaei, Ehsan and Rostampour, Vahid and Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel and Nikbakht, Ali M. and Jolius, Gimbun (2023) A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow. Journal of Food Process Engineering, 46 (2). e14244. ISSN 1745-4530. (Published) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfpe.14244 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14244
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Aghaei, Ehsan
Rostampour, Vahid
Rezvanivand Fanaei, Adel
Nikbakht, Ali M.
Jolius, Gimbun
A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title_full A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title_fullStr A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title_full_unstemmed A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title_short A novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator: Controlling the reverse flow
title_sort novel idea to increase the performance of a wheat flour cyclone separator controlling the reverse flow
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/1/Aghaei%202023.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/36919/7/A%20novel%20idea%20to%20increase%20the%20performance.pdf
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