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Advanced Technologies for Coupled Enhancement of Gas-Solid Separation

  • 1st Edition - August 5, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Chunxi Lu, Jianyi Chen
  • Language: English

Advanced Technologies for Coupled Enhancement of Gas-Solid Separation systematically explains the principles of cyclonic separation, the structural characteristics of equipment… Read more

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Advanced Technologies for Coupled Enhancement of Gas-Solid Separation systematically explains the principles of cyclonic separation, the structural characteristics of equipment, the flow field in the separator, and new concepts and methods of coupled enhancement on cyclonic separation. The book provides basic theories and design methods as well as several new technologies and representative industrial application cases. This reference can be used by scholars, engineers, technicians, and students in the field of oil refining, petrochemical, coal chemical, and pan-chemical manufacturing.

Key features

  • Combines basic theories of gas-solid separation with industrial application examples
  • Reflects current trends and characteristic work on coupled technologies of enhancing efficiency and other kinds of performance
  • Provides new insights, technologies, design methods, and representative industrial application cases

Readership

Scholars, engineers and technicians in petrochemical and coal chemical industry; Students majored in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and environmental engineering

Table of contents

1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Technologies of gas-solid quick separation

1.3 Technologies of gas-solid cyclone separation
References

Part I Basic principles and theories of gas-solid separation

2. Methods and mechanism of gas-solid separation

2.1 Basic conditions and methods of gas solid separation

2.2 Performance of gas-solid separation equipment

2.3 Basic models of gas-solid separation

2.4 Gravitational separation

2.5 Inertial separation and cyclonic separation

2.6 Interception separation

2.7 Diffusive separation
References


3. Measurement of characteristic parameters of gas-solid separation

3.1 Measurements of solid particle shapes

3.2 Measurements of solid particle sizes

3.3 Measurements of particle velocities in gas solid two-phase flow

3.4 Measurements of particle concentrations in gas solid two-phase flow
References


4 Research methodologies of gas-solid separation

4.1 Measurements of gas flow field

4.2 Semi-theoretical solution to flow field in a cyclone separator

4.3 Numerical simulation on gas-solid flow in a cyclone separator

4.4 Mechanistic model of gas-solid cyclonic separation

4.5 Similarity modeling of gas-solid cyclonic separation
References

Part II New technologies for coupled enhancement of gas-solid quick separation

5. Technologies for coupled enhancement of gas-solid quick separation

5.1 Present situation of gas-solid quick separation

5.2 Analyses on problems of gas-solid quick separation

5.3 Principles and methods of enhancement on gas-solid quick separation

5.4 Application of enhancement technologies of gas-solid quick separation
References


6. Fender-stripping rough-cut cyclone system (FSC)

6.1 Principles of FSC system

6.2 Structure of FSC system

6.3 Characteristics of gas-solid flow in the stripping fender

6.4 Effect of stripping fender on the performance of rough cut cyclone

6.5 Experiment on large-scale cold model of FSC system

6.6 Pilot-test of FSC system

6.7 Application case in a 1 Mt/a Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit
References


7. Circulating-stripping rough-cut cyclone system (CSC)

7.1 Principles of CSC system

7.2 Structure of CSC system

7.3 Performance and structural optimization of the pre-stripper in dense phase circulation

7.4 Experiment on large-scale cold model of CSC system

7.5 Pilot-test of CSC system

7.6 Application case in a 0.8 Mt/a Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit

7.7 Comparison of FSC and CSC systems with other quick separation technologies
References


8. Vortex quick separation system with fender-stripping (VQS)

8.1 Principles of VQS system

8.2 Structure and characteristics of VQS system

8.3 Structure of spiral arms

8.4 The gas-phase flow field in VQS system-Experiments

8.5 The gas-phase flow field in VQS system- Numerical simulation

8.6 The pressure drops in VQS system

8.7 The residence time distribution in VQS system

8.8 The particle concentration distribution in VQS system

8.9 Effect of inlet particle concentration on the performance of VQS system

8.10 Experiment on large-scale cold model of VQS system

8.11 Application case in a 1 Mt/a Residue Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit
References


9. Super vortex quick separation system with a partition tube (SVQS)

9.1 Principles of SVQS system

9.2 Structure and characteristics of SVQS system

9.3 The gas-phase flow field in SVQS system-Experiments

9.4 The gas-phase flow field in SVQS system- Numerical simulation

9.5 The pressure drops in SVQS system

9.6 The residence time distribution in SVQS system

9.7 Sizes and structure of the partition tube

9.8 The particle concentration distribution in SVQS system

9.9 The regional comprehensive separation model (RCSM) for SVQS system

9.10 Comparison of VQS and SVQS systems with other gas-solid separation technologies
References


10 .Short residence time separator system (SRTS)

10.1 Principles of SRTS system

10.2 Structure and characteristics of SRTS system

10.3 The gas-phase flow field in SRTS system

10.4 Experimental analyses on structural parameters in SRTS system
References

Part III Advanced Technologies for Coupled Intensification of Gas-solid Cyclonic Separation

11. PV-type cyclone separator and its performance Intensification

11.1 Theory of optimizing cyclone dimensions by categories

11.2 Performance calculation of PV-type cyclone separator

11.3 Optimization design of PV-type cyclone separator

11.4 Industrial application of single-stage PV-type cyclone separator

11.5 Development of highly efficient and anti-coking cyclone separator for FCCU
References


12. Intensification of cyclone separators in parallel or in series

12.1 Intensification of cyclone separators in parallel

12.2 Intensification of cyclone separators in series

12.3 Intensification principle of cyclone separators in series

12.4 Intensification cases of two-stage cyclone separators

12.5 Intensification cases of two cyclone separators in parallel-series connection

12.6 Intensification cases of three-stage cyclone separators
References


13. Intensification and application of multi-tube cyclones in parallel

13.1 Introduction of multi-tube cyclones

13.2 Configuration and intensification of vertically-mounted multi-tube cyclones

13.3 Configuration and intensification of horizontally-mounted multi-tube cyclones

13.4 Structure and Intensification of single swirl tube cyclones

13.5 Intensification cases of the third-stage cyclone separators in FCCU
References

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 15, 2025
  • Language: English

About the authors

CL

Chunxi Lu

Professor Chunxi Lu is vice chairman of Chinese Society of Particuology. He is committed to process intensification and petrochemical equipment, is a prominent inventor and practitioner of the technology of gas-solid quick separation and gas-solid fluidization in the field of Catalytic Cracking Process in oil refining. He has published three books written in Chinese, which are “Fluidization Technology in Catalytic Cracking Process”, “Key Equipment Technologies for Reaction System in Catalytic Cracking Process” and “Advanced Technologies for Coupled Enhancement of Gas-solid Separation”.
Affiliations and expertise
College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

JC

Jianyi Chen

Professor Jianyi Chen is committed to multiphase flow and intensification of gas-solid and gas-liquid cyclonic separation for more than 30 years. He is the co-author of the book titled “Advanced Technologies for Coupled Enhancement of Gas-solid Separation” in Chinese.
Affiliations and expertise
China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China

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