This invention relates to the field of
centrifuge separation
performance prediction technology, and proposes a method for predicting the separation performance of a horizontal screw
centrifuge. The method involves establishing a single-phase fluid flow field model and flow field control equations; extracting flow field characteristic parameters; establishing a
sedimentation separation criterion based on the preset condition that the
parabolic trajectory of particles in the drum just falls on the drum wall, and calculating the particle
settling velocity and
settling threshold particle size; establishing a floating separation criterion based on the condition that particles are not carried out at the overflow port, and calculating the floating critical particle size; establishing a separation efficiency model based on the
settling threshold particle size, floating critical particle size, and
distribution function; and calculating the overall separation efficiency of the horizontal screw
centrifuge based on the separation efficiency model. This invention establishes single-phase flow field models for centrifuges with different structural parameters and operating conditions, and uses thin-layer flow theory,
sedimentation separation criteria, and floating separation criteria as theoretical foundations. The
algorithm is simpler, the analysis results are more consistent with reality, and the theoretical basis is more sufficient.