Basis : 100 g of dust of present in the gas

Size range 0-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 40-80 80-160

mass % 10 15 35 20 10 10
mass (g) 10 15 35 20 10 10
Efficiency 20 40 80 90 95 100

mass of
particles
separated 2 6 28 18 9.5 10
Total mass of dust separated 73.5 g Overall efficiency = total

mass of
particles
emitted 8 9 7
mass*100/total mass

effficiency mass of particles separated*100/ total mass

Overall efficiency = total mass of particles separated*100/ total mass of particles in the feed

73.5
Cyclone separator

Inlet width 15 cm 0.15 m

Short length 25 cm
Diameter 50 cm 0.5 m
Number of turns 5
Inlet velocity 20 m/s
particle size 10 microns
particle denisty 1.2 g/cc
air density 1.2 kg/m3 1.2 kg/m3
viscosity of air 0.0745 kg/m.h

Cut particle diamete

Pessure drop 0.8*density of gas* V^2*inlet area/Diameter^2 1536 Pa
156.5749 mm of H20

separation factor how better the separation can takes place compared to gravity
centrifugal force/gravitational force
(mv^2/r)/mg
V^2/r*g
981
mm of H20
particle migration velocity 0.25 m/s
Air flow rate 65 m3/s
Efficiency 95
Area of collecting electrodes required

Collection efficiency 1-exp(flowrate/area*migration velocity)

flowrate/(area*v_m) ln (1-efficiency)

(-)area flowrate/(v_m*ln(1-efficiency)
-86.79013 m2

area of each collecting electrode 50 m2

Number of collecting electrodes required 2