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Cyclone: Their Characteristics and Drying Technological Applications

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Cyclone is one of the most widely known device being extensively used to separate particles from a gas stream, and more recently as a modern drying technology (cyclonic dryer). In this sense, this chapter aim to briefly discuss disperse multiphase flow and heat and mass transfer theory in a cyclone as dryer, focusing principle of operation, design and selection, overall collection efficiency, particle–particle and fluid-particle interactions, particle residence time and, performance to moisture removal of moist particles. A transient three-dimensional mathematical modeling to predict fluid flow fields, particle trajectory, and gas-particle interactions (heat and mass transfer, dimensions variations and force effects) is presented and discussed. Application to sugar and alcohol industry (sugar-cane bagasse drying) has been done, and predicted results are compared with experimental data.

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The authors would like to express their thanks to CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil), CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Brazil), and FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos, Brazil) for supporting this work; to the authors of the references in this paper that helped in our understanding of this complex subject, and to the Editors by the opportunity given to present our research in this book. J.M.P.Q. Delgado would like to thank Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) for financial support through the grant SFRH/BPD/84377/2012.

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Farias Neto, S.R., Farias, F.P.M., Delgado, J.M.P.Q., de Lima, A.G.B., Cunha, A.L. (2013). Cyclone: Their Characteristics and Drying Technological Applications. In: Delgado, J. (eds) Industrial and Technological Applications of Transport in Porous Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37469-2_1

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