Abstract
The flow field characteristic is crucial for the separation process of cyclones, which includes time–mean and dynamic characteristics. The structural parameters of the cyclone have an important influence on the internal flow field characteristics, among which the cylinder diameter and vortex finder diameter are important structural parameters. This experimental study aimed to assess the effects of diameter parameters on the flow field characteristics of cyclones, especially the dynamic characteristics, which have received less attention in the literature. A hot wire anemometer (HWA) was employed in measuring the instantaneous tangential velocities in cyclones with different cylinder and vortex finder diameters. Time and frequency domain analyses of the measured data revealed that the diameter parameters of cyclones affected not only the distributions of the time–mean and instantaneous tangent velocities but also the intensity and dominant frequency of the instantaneous tangential velocity fluctuations. First, the maximum tangential velocity in the cyclone increased slightly when the cylinder diameter was increased and decreased significantly when the vortex finder diameter was increased. Second, the tangential velocity fluctuation intensity characterized by the standard deviation (Sd) increased on the same dimensionless axial section when the cylinder diameter was increased and the vortex finder diameter was decreased. It was also found that the increases in cylinder diameter and vortex finder diameter led to the dominant frequencies in the cyclone being reduced. Based on the results of this study, the dominant frequency calculation model for cyclones was improved. The conclusions presented in this study may provide valuable insights into the dynamic characteristics of flow fields in cyclones for future improvements to separation performance.
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