Numerical Solution of the Issue of Increasing the Efficiency of a High-Performance Cyclone

Currently, due to the tightening of environmental standards for enterprises on emissions of harmful substances, the problem of reducing these emissions is topical. A special place is occupied by dust- and gas-cleaning systems and equipment: cyclones, electrofilters, etc. Technology improvement is often not advisable due to the rise in the cost of finished products or the complexity of hardware design. Increasing the tonnage of production requires the creation of promising dust-collection equipment of large unit capacity. The authors of the article propose a solution to the problem, namely, the modernization of a high-performance cyclone of the TSN-15-3750 type, and present the results of numerical modeling of the developed, modernized design in comparison with the standard one. As a result of the numerical simulation, practical recommendations are made on the technical improvement of the cyclone in order to increase its efficiency, while the parameters accompanying the increase in productivity and service life are identified.