Cyclone

" Reverse - Flow Cyclone Collector " Cyclone ( 1) Reverse Flow Cyclone Collector cyclone
( 2)
core cyclone ( 1)
Reverse - Flow Cyclone Collector

1 Reverse - Flow Cyclone

(a) Reverse - Flow cyclone collector
(b) collection efficiency Reverse - Flow cyclone collector

2 Cyclone Flow

 Cyclone

1. Cyclone

= 1 - exp {-[pQd] / [18Wr2 (r2 - r1) ln (r2/r1)]}

p
Q

W = r2

r1

(1)

Collection efficiency
(Bulk density)
m3/s

37.7 rad, standard cyclone
, standard condition 1.84 X 10-5 , 25 oC
cyclone
D/2
standard cyclone

D/4 = B standard cyclone

Cyclone diameter cyclone

collection efficiency

2. Cyclone
1. (bulk density) 500 - 650 kg/m3 600 kg/m3 ( )
2. ( ) 20
3. 19 - 20 m/s
4. standard cyclone
5. cyclone 25.0 m/s
6. Flow rate 3,178 cfm 1.50 m3/s
1 cyclone collection efficiency
> 80 % ( reverse cyclone double 2)

3. Cyclone
3

diameter (m) Q (m /s)

3)

(m)

w = d/2

r2 = d/2

r1 = d/4

20

2.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-1.28821802

0.72

30

3.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-2.898490545

0.94

40

4.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-5.152872079

0.99

50

5.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-8.051362624

1.00

60

6.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-11.59396218

1.00

70

7.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-15.78067074

1.00

80

8.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-20.61148832

1.00

90

9.00E-05

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-26.0864149

1.00

100

1.00E-04

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-32.2054505

1.00

110

1.10E-04

0.75

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-38.9685951

1.00

120

1.20E-04

0.72

600

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.18 1.81E-05

37.7

-44.52081477

1.00

(kg/m

r2-r1

Plot

collection efficiency

Collection efficiency of Cyclone

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

cyclone (mm)

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4. Pressure Drop and Power Requirements

4.1 Power
W'
=
Q P
4.2 Pressure Drop (empirical method)
P
=
C

C (Q2/ 2De2BH)
De
D2

4.62

D2
De

2n

1- n
n

D2
f
De

2n

f term n
n
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8

f
1.90
1.94
2.04
2.21
2.40

Cyclone
P

W'

16CQ2
D24
16CQ3
D24

D2 Cyclone
7 -23 plot D2 , n gas cyclone n
7 -24 plot D2/De C C
Multiple cyclone
P

16CQ
2

N D2

N cyclone

W'

16CQ
2

N D2

 7 -23

 7 -24

5. Pressure Drop Cyclone

1. (bulk density) 500 - 650 kg/m3 600 kg/m3 ( )
2. 1.50 m3/s, 84 oC ()
3. cyclone (D2) 0.72 m
4. Flow rate 3,178 cfm 1.50 m3/s
5. De = 0.5D (De = Diameter of exit)
6. Double cyclone 2 N = 2 3
Physical properties
84 oC 0.998 kg/m3
n = 0.6
7-23 D2 = 0.72, 84 oC
7 -24 D2/De = 2.0 n = 0.6 C = 14

P

16CQ
2

N D2

=
=

(16*14*0.998*1.50 )
2

2 *(0.72)
468
1.878

4
2

N/m

Pressure drop Double cyclone 1.878

3 double cyclone

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Cyclone

1. Robert R. McEllhiney. Feed Manufacturing Technology IV , American Feed Industry Association
Inc, 1994
2. Martin CRAWFORD. Air Pollution Control Theory, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1976