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Cyclone Design Tool - Metric Version

Author: Bill Pentz

Bill's Site http://cnets.net/~eclectic/woodworking/cyclone/CyclonePlan.cfm Site always in progress, so be patient and check back often..
Version Last updated by T. Dutton On 2/28/04 to Repair Air Ramp Helix Formula
4_02_28
Enter only values in blue Today's Date & Time: 7/21/2024 6:46
Ducting Size (>=6") Impeller Type Motor Size in HP Wood Thickness
(Used to Size Cycl Only) 0 if Regular or 1 if Airfoil 1.5 <= Must be <=5 In Top of Cyclone
pi DS IT MS WT
3.14159265359 150 0 7.5 50.00
Motor too Large
AirRamp For Fixed Cyclone Diameter Enter For Fixed Inlet Enter For Fixed Inlet Enter Cone Length Ratio
0=no 1=yes Width or Leave Zero for Auto Width or Leave Zero for Auto Height or Leave Zero for Auto Dia x 1, 2 or 3 (1.64 for short)
SAR D Fixed IW Fixed IH Fixed CLK
1 0.00 0.00 1.64

Tab Overlap Calculated Minimal Calculated Minimal Inlet Circle Area Inlet Intercept
Inlet Width Inlet Height Rounded IY=-IW
TW CIW=INT((IA/2)^0.5*4+0.25)/4 CIH=IW*2 IA=pi*(DS/2)^2 IX=((D/2)^2-IY^2)^0.5
20 94 188 17671 217
IL=(IW^2+IX^2)^0.5
Inlet Inlet Inlet 250
Width Height IS=(CR^2-(IL/2)^2)^0.5
IW=D/4 IH=IW*2 217
125 250 IA=ATAN((IL/2)/IS)
262
Cyclone Cyclone Cone Total Cyclone ID=(SARO^2+IH^2)^0.5
Size Length Height (Including Wood Top) 258
CL=CLK*D CH=CL+H+DCH+WT
820 1533

Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone Upper Cyclone Upper Cylinder

Upper Diameter Radius Cylinder Height Circumference
Cylinder D CR=D/2 H=WT+SARO+D C=D*pi
500 250 613 1571

Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone Cyclone

Outlet Outlet Dia Outlet Radius Outlet Height Outlet Circumference
OD=D-2*DW OR=OD/2 OH=WT*2+SARO*2+ID+D/8 OW=pi*OD
250 125 433 785

Air Ramp Air Ramp Helix Air Ramp Air Ramp Annular Ring Air Ramp Annular Ring
Offset (from the top) Chord Inner Radius ARI=1/(((4*pi^2) Outer Radius
SARO=IH/4 ARC=((ID/2)^2+OW^2)^0.5 *OR)/*(ID^2+(2*PI*OR)^2)) ARO=ARI+D/4
63 274 138 263

Cyclone Cone
Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone
Bot Diameter Bottom Radius Top Diameter Top Radius
CCBD=int(D/3+.75) CBR=(CCBR^2+CCBH^2)^0.5 CTD=D CTR=(CCTH^2+CTR^2)^0.5

167 420 500 1256

Cyclone Cone Cyclone Arc Bot Cyclone Cone Cyclone Arc Top
Bottom Radius Length Degrees Top Radius Length Degrees
CCBR=CCBD/2 CBL=CCBC/(PI*CBR*2)*360 CTR=CTD/2 CTL=CCTC/(pi*CTR*2)*360

84 72 250 72
Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Bot Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Top
Circumference X Coordinate TCircumference X Coordinate
CCBC=CCDB*pi CBX=cos(CBL/360*2*pi*CBR CCTC=CTD*pi CTX=cos(CTL/360*2*pi)*CTR

525 132 1571 396

Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Bot Cyclone Cone Cyclone Cone Top
Slope Y Coordinate Top Slope Y Coordinate
CCS=(CT-CCBR)/CL CBY=sin(CBL/360*2*pi)*CBR CCTS=(CTR/CCBR)/CL CTY=sin(CTL/360*2*pi)*CTR

0 398 0 1192
Cyclone Cone Cyclone Chord Cyclone Cone Cyclone Chord
Bottom Height Bottom Length Top Height Top Length
CCBH=CCBR/CCS CSBL=((CBR-CBX)^2+(CBY)^2)^0.5 CCTH=(CTR-CCBR)/CCTS CSTL=((CTR-CTX)^2+(CTY^2))^0.5

411 491 820 1470

Dust Chute Dust Chute Dust Chute Dust Chute

Cyclone Dust
Chute Diameter Circumference Width Height
DCD=Int(D/3+0.9) DCC=PI*D/3 DCW=DCC+TW DCH
167 525 545 50
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Cyclone Design Tool - Metric Version
Author: Bill Pentz
Version 4_02_28
Cutting Information 63 63
500 10 770 10
217 250 125 250 Notes:
20 63 Solid lines are cut/fold lines.
125
250 Dotted lines are solder tabs.
Latest changes in yellow.
125 217 Cyclone Inlet
125 500 563 Joints:
Top View Zero width but metal
overlap width = 2x tab
250

20

1591 10
500 500 10 1571
50
63
250 Upper Cylinder

633
258 613
613 10
563 63
63

Side View 125 250 125

20
250 250
20 262
10 282 10

10 805 10
785

Cyclone Outlet
433
820
837

This value from Cornell University

http://www.math.cornell.edu/~dwh/papers/EB-DG/EB-DG-web.htm
1256 20 10
Air Ramp
84 10
50
167 138
128
263
411
420 10
Caution: Your Upper
877
Cylinder fits to the inner
curve!!
1470
837
Cyclone Cone
20
10 10 Dust Chute fits to inner
20 420 curve
70 Dust Chute
Diagonal check measures
525 400 10 491
are to folding line corners
545 not cut edges!
72 o 10
1256 20
1276