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| [[Image:Cyclone separator.svg|thumb|200px|A simple cyclone separator]]
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| '''Cyclonic separation''' is a method of removing [[particulate]]s from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of [[air filter|filter]]s, through [[vortex]] separation. [[Rotation]]al effects and [[gravity]] are used to separate mixtures of solids and fluids. The method can also be used to separate fine droplets of liquid from a gaseous stream.
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| 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. In a conical system, as the rotating flow moves towards the narrow end of the cyclone, the rotational radius of the stream is reduced, thus separating smaller and smaller particles. The cyclone geometry, together with [[flow rate]], defines the ''cut point'' of the cyclone. This is the size of particle that will be removed from the stream with a 50% efficiency. Particles larger than the cut point will be removed with a greater efficiency, and smaller particles with a lower efficiency.
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| [[Image:Vertical-cyclone.jpg|thumb|200px|Airflow diagram for Aerodyne cyclone in standard vertical position. Secondary air flow is injected to reduce wall abrasion.]]
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| [[Image:Horizontal-cyclone.jpg|thumb|400px|Airflow diagram for Aerodyne cyclone in horizontal position, an alternate design. Secondary air flow is injected to reduce wall abrasion, and to help move collected particulates to hopper for extraction.]]
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| An alternative cyclone design uses a secondary air flow within the cyclone to keep the collected particles from striking the walls, to protect them from abrasion. The primary air flow containing the particulates enters from the bottom of the cyclone and is forced into spiral rotation by stationary spinner vanes. The secondary air flow enters from the top of the cyclone and moves downward toward the bottom, intercepting the particulate from the primary air. The secondary air flow also allows the collector to optionally be mounted horizontally, because it pushes the particulate toward the collection area, and does not rely solely on gravity to perform this function.
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| Large scale cyclones are used in [[sawmill]]s to remove sawdust from extracted air. Cyclones are also used in [[oil refineries]] to separate oils and gases, and in the [[cement]] industry as components of [[cement kiln|kiln]] preheaters. Cyclones are increasingly used in the household, as the core technology in bagless types of portable [[Vacuum cleaner#Cyclonic vacuums|vacuum cleaner]]s and [[central vacuum cleaner]]s. Cyclones are also used in industrial and professional [[kitchen ventilation]] for separating the grease from the exhaust air in extraction hoods.<ref>{{cite web|title=How cyclone grease separators work|author=Jeven Oy| url=http://www.jeven.com/mvhome/homepage_item_view.html?id=00001285&did=298&lang=en&page_category_id=75354}}</ref> Smaller cyclones are used to separate airborne particles for analysis. Some are small enough to be worn clipped to clothing, and are used to separate respirable particles for later analysis.
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| Analogous devices for separating particles or solids from liquids are called [[hydrocyclone]]s or hydroclones. These may be used to separate solid waste from water in [[wastewater]] and [[sewage treatment]].
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| == Cyclone theory ==
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| As the cyclone is essentially a two phase particle-fluid system, fluid mechanics and particle transport equations can be used to describe the behaviour of a cyclone. The air in a cyclone is initially introduced tangentially into the cyclone with an inlet velocity <math>V_{in}</math>. Assuming that the particle is spherical, a simple analysis to calculate critical separation particle sizes can be established.
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| If one considers an isolated particle circling in the upper cylindrical component of the cyclone at a rotational radius of <math>r</math> from the cyclone's central axis, the particle is therefore subjected to [[Drag (physics)|drag]], [[Centrifugal force|centrifugal]], and [[buoyancy|buoyant]] forces. Given that the fluid velocity is moving in a spiral the gas velocity can be broken into two component velocities: a tangential component, <math>V_t</math>, and an outward radial velocity component <math>V_r</math>. Assuming [[Stokes' law]], the drag force in the outward radial direction that is opposing the outward velocity on any particle in the inlet stream is:
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| :<math> F_d = -6 \pi r_p \mu V_{r} .</math>
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| Using <math>\rho_p</math> as the particles density, the centrifugal component in the outward radial direction is:
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| :<math> F_c= m \frac{V_t^2}{r} </math>
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| ::<math> = \frac{4}{3} \pi \rho_p r_p^3 \frac{V_t^2 }{r} .</math>
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| The buoyant force component is in the inward radial direction. It is in the opposite direction to the particle's centrifugal force because it is on a volume of fluid that is missing compared to the surrounding fluid. Using <math>\rho_f</math> for the density of the fluid, the buoyant force is:
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| :<math> F_b = -V_p\rho_f \frac{V_t^2}{r} </math>
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| ::<math> = -\frac{4 \pi r_p^3}{3} \frac{V_t^2}{r}\rho_f .</math>
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| Determining the outward radial motion of each particle is found by setting Newton's second law of motion equal to the sum of these forces:
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| :<math> m \frac{dV_r}{dt} = F_d + F_c + F_b </math>
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| To simplify this, we can assume the particle under consideration has reached "terminal velocity", i.e., that its acceleration <math>\frac{dV_r}{dt}</math> is zero. This occurs when the radial velocity has caused enough drag force to counter the centrifugal and buoyancy forces. This simplification changes our equation to:
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| <math>F_d + F_c + F_b = 0 </math>
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| Which expands to:
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| :<math> -6\pi r_p \mu V_r + \frac{4}{3}\pi r_p^3 \frac{V_t^2}{r}\rho_p -\frac{4}{3}\pi r_p^3 \frac{V_t^2}{r}\rho_f =0 </math>
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| Solving for <math>V_r</math> we have
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| :<math> V_r = \frac{2}{9} \frac{r_p^2}{\mu} \frac{V_t^2}{r} (\rho _p - \rho _f)</math>.
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| Notice that if the density of the fluid is greater than the density of the particle, the motion is (-), toward the center of rotation and if the particle is denser than the fluid, the motion is (+), away from the center. In most cases, this solution is used as guidance in designing a separator, while actual performance is evaluated and modified empirically.
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| In non-equilibrium conditions when radial acceleration is not zero, the general equation from above must be solved. Rearranging terms we obtain
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| :<math> \frac{dV_r}{dt} + \frac{9}{2} \frac{\mu}{\rho_p r_p^2}V_r - \left(1-\frac{\rho_f}{\rho_p}\right) \frac{V_t^2}{r} = 0</math>
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| Since <math>V_r</math> is distance per time, this is a 2nd order differential equation of the form <math>x''+c_1 x'+c_2=0</math>.
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| Experimentally it is found that the velocity component of rotational flow is proportional to <math>r^2</math>,<ref name="Rhodes">{{cite book|author=Rhodes M.| title=Introduction to particle technology |year=1998| publisher=John Wiley and Sons | isbn=0-471-98483-3}}</ref> therefore:
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| :<math>V_t \propto r^2 .</math>
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| This means that the established feed velocity controls the vortex rate inside the cyclone, and the velocity at an arbitrary radius is therefore:
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| :<math> U_r = U_{in}\frac{r}{R_{in}} .</math>
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| Subsequently, given a value for <math>V_t</math>, possibly based upon the injection angle, and a cutoff radius, a characteristic particle filtering radius can be estimated, above which particles will be removed from the gas stream.
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| == Alternate models ==
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| The above equations are relatively simple and provide a basic approximation to the behaviour of a cyclone separator. These equations are, however, limited in many regards. For example, the geometry of the separator is not considered, the particles are assumed to achieve a steady state and the effect of the vortex inversion at the base of the cyclone is also ignored, all behaviours which are unlikely to be achieved in a cyclone at real operating conditions.
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| More complex [[differential equation]] based models exist, as many authors have studied the behaviour of cyclone separators.<ref>{{cite book|title=PhD thesis: Experimental and Analytical Study of the Vortex in the Cyclone Separator|author=Smith, J. L, Jr.| url=http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/11792}}</ref> Numerical modelling using [[computational fluid dynamics]] has also been used extensively in the study of cyclonic behaviour.<ref>{{cite journal|doi= 10.1590/S0104-66322007000100008|last1= Martignoni|first1= W. P.|last2= Bernardo|first2= S.|last3= Quintani|first3= C. L.|title= Evaluation of cyclone geometry and its influence on performance parameters by computational fluid dynamics (CFD)|journal=Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering|url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S0104-66322007000100008&script=sci_arttext|volume= 24|year= 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=http://archiv.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/2007/0013/data/diss.pdf |title= PhD Thesis: On the Potential of Large Eddy Simulation to Simulate Cyclone Separators }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url=http://www.wtb.tue.nl/woc/ptc/lit/kroes2012.pdf |title= PhD Thesis: Droplet collection in a scaled-up rotating separator }}</ref>
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| == See also ==
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| <div style="column-count:1;-moz-column-count:1;-webkit-column-count:1">
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| {{Portal|Physics}}
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| * [[Centrifuge]]
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| * [[Dust collector]]
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| * [[Helikon vortex separation process]]
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| * [[Hydrodynamic separator]]
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| * [[Spiral separator]]
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| * [[Trickle valve]]
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| * [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect2=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&d=PALL&RefSrch=yes&Query=PN/2377524|US patent 2377524 (June 1945)]
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| </div>
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| ==References==
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| *[http://www.powderbulksolids.com/editorial/detail-article.php?id=5190 High Efficiency Horizontal Dust Collection]
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| <references/>
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Cyclonic Separation}}
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| [[nl:Hydrocycloon]]
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Youth Worker Ronald Bykowski from McBride, usually spends time with pastimes like r/c cars, property market singapore developers in singapore and aromatherapy. Previous year just completed a journey Lower Valley of the Omo.