LAPSE:2020.0382
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LAPSE:2020.0382
Numerical Simulation of a Flow Field in a Turbo Air Classifier and Optimization of the Process Parameters
Yun Zeng, Si Zhang, Yang Zhou, Meiqiu Li
April 14, 2020
Due to the rapid development of powder technology around the world, powder materials are being widely used in various fields, including metallurgy, the chemical industry, and petroleum. The turbo air classifier, as a powder production equipment, is one of the most important mechanical facilities in the industry today. In order to investigate the production efficiency of ultrafine powder and improve the classification performance in a turbo air classifier, two process parameters were optimized by analyzing the influence of the rotor cage speed and air velocity on the flow field. Numerical simulations using the ANSYS-Fluent Software, as well as material classification experiments, were implemented to verify the optimal process parameters. The simulation results provide many optimal process parameters. Several sets of the optimal process parameters were selected, and the product particle size distribution was used as the inspection index to conduct a material grading experiment. The experimental results demonstrate that the process parameters of the turbo air classifier with better classification efficiency for the products of barite and iron-ore powder were an 1800 rpm rotor cage speed and 8 m/s air inlet velocity. This research study provides theoretical guidance and engineering application value for air classifiers.
Keywords
numerical simulation, particle trajectory, process parameters, relative classification sharpness index, turbo air classifier
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Zeng Y, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Li M. Numerical Simulation of a Flow Field in a Turbo Air Classifier and Optimization of the Process Parameters. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0382
Author Affiliations
Zeng Y: Institute for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China [ORCID]
Zhang S: Institute for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China [ORCID]
Zhou Y: School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200444, China
Li M: Institute for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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Processes
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8
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2
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E237
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2020
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2020-02-19
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2227-9717
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