Experimental research on separation efficiency of aerosol particles in vortex tube separators with electric field

• Autorzy: Dziubak T.

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DOI

10.24425/bpasts.2020.133385

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A comparative analysis of filtration performance of tangential and axial inlet reverse-flow cyclone separators and vortex tube separators is presented. The study showed that vortex tube separators are characterized by a quality factor q several time higher than tangential inlet reverse-flow cyclone separators. The cyclone separators yield low separation efficiency and low filtration performance at low air flow rates at low air volumes aspired by the engine at low speed. One of the well-known and not commonly used methods to improve separation efficiency is to apply electric field. An original design of a vortex tube separator with insulators generating electric field in the area of aerosol flow is presented. High voltage was applied to the cyclone separator housing and its swirl vane. A special method and test conditions were developed for cyclone separators with electric field. Separation efficiency, filtration performance and pressure drop across the cyclone separator in two different variants were determined. The tests were carried out at five inlet velocity of cyclones υ0 = 1.75; 3.5; 7.0; 10.5; 14 m/s at an extraction rate of m0 = 10%, and at an average dust concentration in the inlet air of s = 1 g/m3. Using the electric field in the area of a swirling aerosol stream resulted in an increase (over 12% – φ c = 96.3%) in separation efficiency at inlet velocity of cyclone ranging from 1.75 to 3.5 m/s. An increase in separation efficiency at other inlet velocity of cyclone is minor and does not exceed 3‒4%.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

vortex tube separator; electric fields; pressure drop across the cyclone separator; experimental research; separation efficiency; filtration performance

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 3
• Strony: 503--516
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 64 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Dziubak T.

• Military University of Technology, 2 Gen. Sylwestra Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).