Performance Studies of Cyclone Separator: Experiment and Design Considerations

Cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids and fluids. A high speed rotating (air) flow is established within a cylindrical or conical container called a cyclone. Air flows in a helical pattern, beginning at the top (wide end) of the cyclone and ending at the bottom (narrow) end before exiting the cyclone in a straight stream through the center of the cyclone and out the top. Larger (denser) particles in the rotating stream have too much inertia to follow the tight curve of the stream, and strike the outside wall, then falling to the bottom of the cyclone where they can be removed. Cyclone separators have been used successfully in cement; agro; oil and various other industries. Its simple design and easy constructability make them very popular. This work is aimed for utilization by researchers, industrialists? and traditional businesses. Apart from this it will be especially relevant and useful for the students of Metallurgy, Mining, Mechanical engineering and Chemical engineering for carrying out research.