CFX Modeling by Robert Clifford, Mechanical Engineering, NMSU


Cyclone Pressure Distribution
CFX model of a USDA cyclone showing pressure distribution on the inside surface.

Cyclone Crossection Streamlines
CFX model of streamlines eminating from the vertical plane disecting a USDA cyclone. Colors represent relative velocities.

Plan View of Streamlines
CFX model of streamlines viewed from the top of a USDA cyclone. Note the abrupt change in air flow direction where the rotating air collides with the entering air.

3D Square Inch Streamlines
3D view of CFX model of streamlines eminating from one square inch in the entrance of a USDA Cyclone.

Plan View of Square Inch Streamlines
Plan view of CFX model of streamlines eminating from one square inch in the entrance of a USDA Cyclone.

Square Inch Streamlines From Below
CFX model of streamlines eminating from one square inch in the entrance of a USDA Cyclone. (Different starting point, viewed from below.)

XZ Streamlines & Trash Groove
Side view of CFX model of streamlines showing the trash groove in a USDA cyclone.

3D Streamlines & Trash Groove
Isometric view of CFX model of streamlines showing the trash groove in a USDA cyclone.

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Last updated 11 June 1999