Modeling of Settling of Solid-Phase Particles in a Cylindroconical Hydrocyclone in Separation of Suspensions with a Non-Newtonian Dispersion Medium

摘要

A mathematical model is developed to describe the separation of suspensions with a non-Newtonian dispersion medium in a cylindroconical hydrocyclone with allowance for the effect of the Coriolis force on solid-phase particles. The set of partial differential equations describing the separation is reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations, which is solved numerically. The effect of the determining similarity parameters and the rheological properties of the dispersion medium on the concentration distribution is described.