The purpose of this paper is to present a quantum statistical theory of 2dimensional vortex gas based on the generalized Hamiltonian dynamics recently developed. The quantized spectrum is evaluated for a pair of vortex on the basis of the semiclassical quantization rule. This is used to evaluate the partition function for a dilute vortex gas. A remarkable consequence is that the partition funct...

Vortex finder is a key part of cyclone separator. In the present study, multi-objective optimization of vortex finder is performed at three steps. At the first step, collection efficiency (η) and the pressure drop (∆p) in a set of cyclones with different vortex finder shape are numerically investigated using CFD techniques. Two meta-models based on the evolved group method of data handling (GMD...

We directly image Tkachenko waves in a vortex lattice in a dilute-gas Bose-Einstein condensate. The low (sub-Hz) resonant frequencies are a consequence of the small but nonvanishing elastic shear modulus of the vortex-filled superfluid. The frequencies are measured for rotation rates as high as 98% of the centrifugal limit for the harmonically confined gas. Agreement with a hydrodynamic theory ...

The discrete kinetic model is used to study the propagation of sound waves in system of hard-disk-like rotating stars (or vortex gases). The anomalous (negative) attenuation or amplification which is possibly due to the binary collision of a dilute-enough rotating disk (or vortex-gas) system (each with opposite-sign rotating direction or angular momenta but the total (net) angular momenta or vo...

Economic pressures continue to force the petroleum industry to seek less expensive alternatives to conventional gravity based separation. The gas-liquid cylindrical cyclone (GLCC) is a simple, compact, low-cost separator that can provide an economically attractive alternative to conventional separators over a wide range of applications. Although cyclones have long been used for liquid/liquid, s...

Maximization of flow through the network has remained core issue in the field of optimization. In this paper a new advanced network problem is introduced, i.e., a multi-commodity network with a separator. This network consists of several sub-networks linked through a commodity separator. The objective is to maximize the flow of the commodity of interest from the commodity mixture at the output ...

The relatively new technology of rotary gas-liquid separation has been advanced by the development of a rotating centrifugal separator closely coupled to a centrifugal turbocompressor. This development by a major equipment manufacturer included the creation and calibration of an integrated design suite, and the use of this tool to optimize a separator/compressor stage. The compression and separ...

Electric arc stabilized by a vortex of liquid, mostly water, is used in a special type of plasma torch for generation of thermal plasma jet with extreme plasma parameters. The paper presents analysis of properties and processes of water stabilized arcs and discusses differences from common gas stabilized arcs. Plasma torch utilizing stabilization of arc column by combination of gas flow and liq...

This review paper offers both an overview of the recent developments in vortex statistics, and a detailed critical review of some of the advances as well as open problems in the area. A fruitful new direction in vortex dynamics concerns vortical systems with very large numbers of vortices in which statistical methods play a pivotal role. After a review of some of the older equilibrium statistic...