Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation with Addition of Electro Cyclone Filter Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Kyle Ysabel Baquir, Randell John Andulan, James Kenneth Bollena, Raighnailt Canja, Christian Aldwin Canlapan, Luvisminda Marcelo
Abstract. This study features a dust collection system consisting of local exhaust ventilation (LEV) and electro cyclone filtration. The researchers designed a dust collection system to achieve the desired air quality in compliance with air and safety regulations. Computational Fluid Dynamics was performed to calculate the system’s capture and separation efficiency. The simulation consisted of five tests with different time dependencies–1 second, 1 minute, 1 hour, 8 hours daily, and 40 hours weekly. The boundary conditions set were — inlet and outlet velocities, ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure, and wood dust particle diameter (1 micron, 5 microns, and 10 microns). The calculated overall capture efficiency of the LEV was 78.89507%., while the electro-cyclone’s separation efficiency was 74.18424% for the mass flow rate and 74.1727% for the volume flow rate. Achieving the objective efficiency above 70% makes the design project practical and feasible.
Keywords
Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV), Electro-Cyclone, Filtration, Capture Efficiency, Separation Efficiency
Published online 5/10/2026, 11 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Kyle Ysabel Baquir, Randell John Andulan, James Kenneth Bollena, Raighnailt Canja, Christian Aldwin Canlapan, Luvisminda Marcelo, Design of Local Exhaust Ventilation with Addition of Electro Cyclone Filter Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 66, pp 213-223, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904152-19
The article was published as article 19 of the book Advanced Materials and Sustainable Energy Technologies
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