A Review of CFD Modeling of Gravity Multi-Phase Separators

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University of Sistan and Baluchestan

Abstract

Gravity multiphase separators are one of the most important equipment in different industries. Due to the limitations related to semi-empirical models and the high-performance cost of experimental tests in finding the optimized design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely used recently. In this research, after a total review on gravity separators, a review of CFD studies on these apparatuses, to find the appropriate model for simulation and optimization, are considered. Results show that, although CFD is a powerful technique for modeling and improving the separator design, some disadvantages like using incorrect models, simplified assumptions and inappropriate optimization methods lead to inaccurate simulation and optimization results, which should be considered in future works.
 

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