Pressure Drop in Cyclones

Reference: Chapter 4, Equipment Sizing, 'Fortran Programs for Chemical Process Design, Analysis & Simulation' by 'A. Kayode Coker'; Jan. 1995

Dc

De

Rectangular Inlet

S a h

b H

where: a= b= B= Dc = De = h= H= S=

inlet height, ft inlet width, ft cyclone dust-outlet diameter, ft cyclone diameter, ft cyclone gas-outlet diameter, ft cylindrical height of cyclone, ft total height, ft gas outlet length, ft

Equation for Pressure Drop

DP 0.003 r f vi N H
2

where: DP = rf = vi = NH =

pressure drop, inches H2O inlet gas density, lb/ft3 inlet velocity, ft/s number of inlet velocity heads, dimensionless

ab NH K 2 D e
K= K= Inputs a= b= De = rf = Q= K= Calculations vi = NH = DP =

(Note 1)

16 for no inlet vane 7.5 with a neutral inlet vane

4.5 ft 1.896 ft 3.792 ft 3 0.075 lb/ft

3 516.7 ft /s 16

(total gas flow rate)

60.6 ft/s 9.5 7.834 in. H2O 0.020 bar

(Q/ab) (Note1)

Notes 1. For circular inlet to the cyclone use cross-sectional area as 'pd2/4' instead of 'ab' for rectangular inlet, where 'd' is inside diameter of inlet nozzle. 2. Correlations for the pressure drop have been empirical and are acceptable up to DP = 10 in. H20. The pressure drop (DP) or the frictional loss is expressed in terms of the velocity head based on the cyclone inlet area. The frictional loss through cyclones is from 1 to 20 inlet velocity heads and depends on the geometric ratios. Prepared by: Ankur Srivastava Chemical Engineer Email: ankur_2061@hotmail.com