| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N20812/01 |
| Title: |
AXI-FLOW CYCLONES FOR GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Allen, Professor R |
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| Department: |
Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Sheffield |
| Scheme: |
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| Starts: |
01 October 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2003 |
Value (£): |
100,171
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Multiphase Flow |
Oil & Gas Extraction |
| Separation Processes |
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The work is driven by the need to intensify gas separation plant for Oil & Gas extraction applications. Cyclonic separators have inherent advantages for separation of very fine droplets. The principal barrier to their implementation is the combination of a narrow operating range in respect to inlet drop size distribution, relatively low turn-down ratios and a lack of fundamental work to permit sufficient certainty in design to allow performance guarantees.This work will provide an experimental facility at Sheffield and promote a joint approach to modelling work at both Sheffield and UMIST to generate fundamental understanding of the limits of performance of range of axi-flow cyclones of potential interest in gas liquid s separation applications. The work will focus on individual cyclone elements as well as overall separator design and will culminate in an industrial trial of a prototype designed on the basis of the test and modelling results.
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