Design and Analysis of De-Oiling Coalescence Hydrocyclone
Separation science and technology(2021)
摘要
ABSTRACT De-oiling hydrocyclones are extensively applied in oilfield wastewater purification for fluid separation, because of their efficient and rapid processing performance. However, it is difficult for a hydrocyclone to separate tiny oil droplets owing to the inadequate centrifugal force. A type of coalescence hydrocyclone (CHC) is designed based on the principle of centrifugal separation and hydraulic droplet collision coalescence. The structure, coalescence theory, and separation principle of the CHC are introduced. Based on the Euler–Euler method, the population balance model (PBM) is applied to a continuous equation to simulate the distributions of the velocities, oil volume fraction, and oil droplet size in the CHC. The simulation method is verified by conducting particle image velocimetry tests in a polymethyl methacrylate hydrocyclone. The results indicate that the CHC can improve the separation performance by enlarging the oil droplet size by collision coalescence before entering the hydrocyclone. The results of separation efficiency experiment indicate that the CHC can not only improve the oil–water separation efficiency but also clearly enhance the processing capability. The optimal inlet flow rate is 5.5 m3·h-1 and the split ratio is 25%. The feasibility of the structure design and the reliability of the separation performance are validated by experiments.
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Hydrocyclone,droplets,coalescence,oil-water separation,piv
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