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EPSRC Reference:	GR/L95472/02
Title:	AN INTELLIGENT COMPUTER BASED PROCEDURE FOR DESIGN OF HYDROCYCLONES FOR PARTICLE SEPARATION
Principal Investigator:	Williams, Professor RA
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Project Partners:	Pre Nexus Migration
Department:	Mining and Mineral Engineering
Organisation:	University of Leeds
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 January 1999	Ends:	30 September 2001	Value (£):	115,406
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Separation Processes
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Environment
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Our primary aim is to develop an intelligent procedure, based on a computer model, whereby the process engineer specifies a target separation requirement and the required separator geometry and operating conditions can be predicted. A fully three dimensional code will be developed for calculating hydrocyclone efficiency - they will be tested against conventional scale-up rules and against experimental measurements of axial and radial dispersed-phase concentration profiles obtained by imstrumenting the hydrocyclones with multiplate electrical resistacne imaging. Experimental work will focus on two important separations, namely oil/water and liquid/soil dewatering. The concept of bespoke hydrocyclone geometry design will be tested for these two systems and industrial collaborators.
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