Structure design and mechanism research of combined cyclone plate separator based on particle separation

Although there has been much research on the gas–solid separation equipment of cyclone plate, there is still a lot of research space for miniaturization, low resistance, and easy maintenance. In this paper, parallel gas–solid separation equipment is designed based on computational fluid dynamics and experimental verification methods to address the practical problems faced by the fresh air system of the enterprise plant. The internal flow field of the separator is studied by numerical simulation, and the structural parameters of the separator are optimized according to the performance indicators provided by the enterprise. The optimal structure that meets the performance requirements and has the best effect is determined. Subsequently, the actual performance of the optimal structure was verified by wind tunnel experiments, and the deviation between the experimental results and the numerical simulation results was compared. The results show that increasing the number of blades, adjusting the blade angle, and increasing the height of the outer cylinder are beneficial in improving the internal flow field of the separator. Among them, the blade angle significantly affects the tangential velocity and axial velocity of the separator. When these three parameters are increased, the filtration efficiency increases first and then decreases. Finally, when the number of blades is 8, the blade angle is 50°, and the height of the outer cylinder is 0.63 m, the separation efficiency is the highest, and the pressure drop is the lowest. This structure satisfies all performance indicators. The experimental results show that the minimum filtration efficiency is 92.4%, and the maximum pressure drop does not exceed 500 Pa. Compared with the numerical simulation results, the experimental value is 0.29% lower, which shows that the structure has good separation performance and has a significant reference value for the fresh air system of the industrial workshop.