3.

0 DATA & RESULTS

Initial weight of feed container (g) = 324 g

Final weight of feed container + sample (g) for 200 mm = 3 g

Final weight of feed container + sample (g) for 100 mm = 3 g

Initial weight of hopper for 200 mm (g) = 38 g

Initial weight of hopper for 100 mm (g) = 38.1 g

Table 1: Table of double cyclone separator with 200 mm and 100 mm body diameter
cyclone

200 mm 100 mm
Air flow rate, Q (m3/h) 11.52 5.83
Inlet velocity, v (m/s) 0.87 0.44
Pressure drop (in water) 0.04 0.02
Initial weight of sample in 50 50
feed container, WCI (g)

Final weight of sample in

feed container, WCF (g)

Weight of sample collected

in dust hopper, WH (g)

Collection efficiency, ŋ (%)

Where Collection efficiency, ŋ (%) = WH/ (WCI-WCF) x 100

For 200mm = 24g / (50-4) x 100
Double Cyclone (200mm)

No Q (m3/hr) V(m/s) DPT1 (in H2O)

1 11.36 0.85 0.03

2 11.38 0.86 0.04

3 11.60 0.87 0.04

4 11.78 0.89 0.04
5 11.53 0.87 0.04

6 11.98 0.90 0.04

7 11.53 0.87 0.04
8 11.59 0.87 0.04
9 11.53 0.87 0.04
10 11.52 0.87 0.04

Q (m3/hr)
12.1

12

11.9

11.8

11.7

11.6

11.5

11.4

11.3
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
 v (m/s) Against No.
0.91

0.9

0.89

0.88

0.87

0.86

0.85

0.84
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

V(m/s)

DPT1 AGAINST NO.

DPT1 (in H2O)

0.045
0.04
0.035
0.03
0.025
0.02
0.015
0.01
0.005
0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12

No Q (m3/hr) V(m/s) DPT1 (in H2O)

1 0.00 0.00 0.01

2 5.92 0.45 0.01

3 5.71 0.43 0.02

4 5.74 0.43 0.01

5 5.69 0.43 0.01

6 5.71 0.43 0.01

7 5.63 0.42 0.02
8 5.82 0.44 0.01

9 5.91 0.44 0.01

10 5.83 0.44 0.02