DESIGN OF AIR CYCLONES: Part II - SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | Journal of Raw Material Research | JORMAR

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Kuye A.O Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt. Author
D.B Ayo Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
K.O Okpala Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, PMB 1526, Owerri. Author
T.O. Folami TOF Engineers and Consulting Limited, 56 Femi Ayantuga Cresent, Surulere, Lagos Author
F.O Chukwuma Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt. Author
A.S Ahmed Department of Chemical Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Author
S.N Mumah Department of Chemical Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna Author
I. I. Ismail Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
M. O. Ayoola Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
C. Hamilton Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
A. I. Okereke Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
I. Q. Ejuya Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author
U. M. Mansur Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Abuja Author

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Standard design procedures for air cyclones have been employed to formulate a comprehensive design sequence for computer implementation. The procedure is implemented as a software suite, which essentially incorporates a Microsoft Access Database to store data and Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 front-end modules for user interaction. The software design and implementation involves the following steps: establishing the model equations, designing the database to store data, designing the front-end modules and formulating the computational algorithm. The structure of the software developed is modular with scope to easily integrate modules for other unit operations.

Symbols used:

D_c Cyclone diameter, m

a Inlet height, m

b Inlet width, m

D_u Gas overflow outlet diameter, m

S Gas underflow outlet diameter, m

h Cylindrical height of cyclone, m

Z_c Conical height of cyclone, m'

H Total height of cyclone (h+Z_c), m

n Collection efficiency, %

Π_ο Overall collection efficiency

Vi Inlet velocity, m/s

Q Feed rate, m³/s

S_f Separation Factor

d_pc Critical particle diameter, microns

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