CFD Simulation of Annular Centrifugal Extractors

Table 1

Summary of geometric parameters used in the previous work.

Serial number	Authors	ACE dimensions				Simulation of		Number of Phases		Range of speed, r/s
		𝐷𝑖 (mm)	𝐷𝑜 (mm)	𝐻 (mm)	𝑑 (mm)	Annular region	Separator region	One	Two
1	Zhu and Vigil, [153]	22.2	25.4	235		✓			LL	5–50
2	Wang et al., [170]	69.8	95.2	432		✓		✓		0.1–0.3
3	Vedantam et al., [5]	84	102	18	9	✓		✓		5–25
4	Wardle et al., [133]	50.8	63.4	37.76	6.3	✓		✓		50
5	Vedantam et al., [4]			16–225	1.5–15	✓		✓		0–15
6	Padial-Collins et al., [166]			150			✓		LL	16.67–50
7	Deshmukh et al., [26]	39		10–1000	2–15	✓		✓		0–20
8	Deshmukh et al., [132]	39	52	72		✓		✓		0–20
9	Wardle et al., [141]	50.8	63.4	81.3	6.3	✓			GL	60
10	Deshmukh et al., [119]		52	72		✓		✓		0–20
11	Wardle et al., [27]	50.8	63.4	81.3	6.3	✓			GL	60
12	Wardle et al., [143]	47.4		106			✓		GL	60
13	Sathe et al., [28]	39	49	57	5	✓			LL	2–26
14	Deng et al., [123]	36.8	60	60	11.6	✓		✓		3.35
15	Wardle, [145]	50.8	63.4	81.3 (Annulus); 106 (Separator)	6.3	✓			GLL (Annulus); GLL (Separator)	60
16	Gandhir and Wardle, [165]	47.4		106			✓		GL	60

^*The orifice diameter 𝑑_𝑜 has not been included in the table as most the authors above have simulated the annular and separator regions separately and hence not in specified the orifice diameter 𝑑_𝑜.