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Tks 324 Cyclone and Hydrocylone-07
Tks 324 Cyclone and Hydrocylone-07
Figure 1.
(a) (b)
Figure 2.
PERFORMANCE CURVES OF THE TWO STANDARD DESIGN
Figure 3.
PERFORMANCE CURVES OF THE TWO STANDARD DESIGN
Figure .
These curves can be transformed to other cyclone sizes and
operating conditions by use of the following scaling
equation, for a given separating efficiency:
(1)
3 or 4
A performance curve for the proposed design can be drawn up
from Figures 3 or 4 by multiplying the grade diameter at, say,
each 10 per cent increment of efficiency, by the scaling factor
given by equation 1; as shown in Figure 5 below.
Figure 5.
(2)
6,
6,
(3)
Figure 6.
EXAMPLE 1
1a
1,
The performance calculations, using this scaling factor (1.42)
and Figure 2a, are set out in the table below:
(Figure 3)
The collection efficiencies
shown in column 4 of the
table were read from
Figure 3 at the scaled
particle size, column 3.
The overall collection
efficiency satisfies the
specified solids recovery
(80%). The proposed
design with dimension in
the proportions given in
Figure 2a is shown in
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Pressure-drop calculation:
6,
(2)
GENERAL DESIGN PROCEDURE
Figure 8.
HYDROCYCLONES (LIQUID-CYCLONES)
(4)
The equation gives the chamber diameter required to separate the so-
called d50 particle diameter, as a function of the slurry flow rate and the
liquid and solid physical properties. The d50 particle diameter is the
diameter of the particle, 50 per cent of which will appear in the overflow,
and 50 per cent in the underflow. The separating efficiency for other
particles is related to the d50 diameter by Figure 10, which is based on a
formula by Bennett (1936).
(5)
The method applies to hydrocyclones with the proportions
shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9.
Figure 10. Determination of d50 from the desired particle separation
Figure 11. Determination of DC
EXAMPLE 2
10
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