Experimental and Numerical Study on the Resistance Performance of an Axial Flow Cyclone Separator

Table 5

Pressure drop of axial flow cyclone separator with inlet velocity of 4 m/s.

Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ambient pressure (Pa)	101325	201325	251325	101325	151325	201325	251325
Ambient temperature (K)	300	300	300	350	350	350	350
Pressure drop by CFD (Pa)	70.32	139.37	173.89	60.29	89.98	119.61	149.26
Pressure drop by (8) (Pa)	X	139.72	174.42	60.27	90.02	119.76	149.50
Relative error (%)	X	−0.08	0.31	−0.002	0.04	0.13	0.16
Number	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ambient pressure (Pa)	101325	151325	201325	251325	101325	151325	201325
Ambient temperature (K)	400	400	400	400	450	450	450
Pressure drop by CFD (Pa)	52.87	78.84	104.80	130.78	47.08	70.18	93.28
Pressure drop by (8) (Pa)	52.74	78.77	104.79	130.82	46.88	70.01	93.15
Relative error (%)	−0.25	−0.09	−0.01	0.03	−0.42	−0.24	−0.14
Number	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Ambient pressure (Pa)	251325	101325	151325	201325	251325	X	X
Ambient temperature (K)	450	500	500	500	500	X	X
Pressure drop by CFD (Pa)	116.36	42.40	63.17	93.28	104.85	X	X
Pressure drop by (8) (Pa)	116.28	42.19	63.01	93.15	104.65	X	X
Relative error (%)	−0.07	−0.49	−0.25	−0.14	−0.19	X	X