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Title: Cyclone performance and optimization

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5751895

The objectives of this project are: to characterize the gas flow pattern within cyclones, to revise the theory for cyclone performance on the basis of these findings, and to design and test cyclones whose dimensions have been optimized using revised performance theory. This work is important because its successful completion will aid in the technology for combustion of coal in pressurized, fluidized beds. We have now received all the equipment necessary for the flow visualization studies described over the last two progress reports. We have begun more detailed studies of the gas flow pattern within cyclones as detailed below. Third, we have begun studies of the effect of particle concentration on cyclone performance. This work is critical to application of our results to commercial operations. 1 fig.

Research Organization:
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC (USA). Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-87PC79922
OSTI ID:
5751895
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/79922-T10; ON: DE91015246
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English