Cyclone Separator

A cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters through vortex separation. When removing particulate matter from liquid, a hydro cyclone is used. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids and liquids. The method can also be used to separate fine droplets of liquid from a gaseous stream. A high speed rotating air flow is established within a cylindrical or conical container called  a cyclone. Air flows is a helical patters, 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 centre of the cyclone and out the top. Larger (denser) particles is the rotating stream have too much inertia to follow the tight curve of the stream, and ,thus strike the outside wall, then fall 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 to smaller particles. The cyclone geometry together with volumetric flow rate, defines the cut point of the cyclone. This is the size of particle that will be removed begins. Cleaning can take place while the bag house is online (filtering) or is offline (in isolation). When the compartment is clean, normal filtering resumes.