| The aim of this paper is to analyze the multiphase flow in a helical water oil separator. CFD-FLUENT is applied to optimize and predict the performance of a separator for varying parameters and geometries. CFD methods involve the solution of conservation equations for mass, momentum and energy within the flow domain. The computed solution provides flow variables such as velocity, pressure, temperature, density, concentration, etc. at thousands of locations within the domain.; This paper further details the types of meshing used in GAMBIT, a preprocessor for FLUENT. A boundary layer is added to the mesh and is further defined over the whole domain in order to improve the accuracy of results in FLUENT. By adding the boundary layer the flow could be analyzed in a more detailed level. This type of Structured/Boundary layer meshing improves the results in CFD. The results of the computational flow analysis evaluated the best design concepts for effective separation in the Separator. |
