Research Article

CFD Analysis of Pressure Losses and Deposition Velocities in Horizontal Annuli

Table 3


Controlled variablesCFD results
Reynolds number (Re = dH)Rotational speed (rpm)Eccentricity (%)Pressure gradient (Pa/m)

200000082
4000000150
5000000230
6000000320
8000000557.575
10000000920.161
20000500103
40000500158
50000500234
60000500324
80000500562.112
100000500923.5
200001000165
400001000209
500001000269
600001000345
800001000595.795
1000001000933.455
200001500275
400001500293
500001500343
600001500407
800001500645.529
1000001500966.1
2000002577
40000025140
50000025214
60000025299
80000025555.578
100000025902.474
20000502597
400005025150
500005025221
600005025304
800005025559.412
1000005025906.422
2000010025169
4000010025206
5000010025259
6000010025327
8000010025542.354
10000010025916.803
2000015025291
4000015025298
5000015025340
6000015025395
8000015025582.623
10000015025951.93
2000005080
40000050150
50000050238
60000050342
80000050639.231
100000050955.782
200005050112
400005050178
500005050263
600005050364
800005050644.75
1000005050965.534
2000010050203
4000010050251
5000010050323
6000010050416
8000010050689.054
100000100501003.29
2000015050355
4000015050373
5000015050428
6000015050505
8000015050750.208
100000150501056.07
2000007571
40000075135
50000075215
60000075310
80000075574.076
100000075907.722
200005075123
400005075197
500005075288
600005075395
800005075680.247
10000050751013.64
2000010075231
4000010075296
5000010075388
6000010075501
8000010075810.132
100000100751166.54
2000015075401
4000015075449
5000015075528
6000015075631
8000015075948.062
100000150751313.03