Numerical simulation and structural optimization of the inclined oil/water separator.

ABSTRACT: Improving the separation efficiency of the inclined oil/water separator, a new type of gravity separation equipment, is of great importance. In order to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the internal flow field of the separation process of oil and water within this separator, a numerical simulation based on Euler multiphase flow analysis and the realizable k-ε two equation turbulence model was executed using Fluent software. The optimal value ranges of the separator's various structural parameters used in the numerical simulation were selected through orthogonal array experiments. A field experiment on the separator was conducted with optimized structural parameters in order to validate the reliability of the numerical simulation results. The research results indicated that the horiz

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4395151 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature