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    Cyclonic separation uses rotational forces and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids without filters. In a cyclone separator, the fluid mixture enters from the top and spirals downwards, where the centrifugal forces cause heavier particles to impact the outer walls and collect at the bottom while the purified fluid exits through the center. An alternative design introduces a secondary airflow to keep particles from abrading the walls and allow horizontal mounting. Cyclones are widely used in industrial applications like oil refining, cement production, and kitchen ventilation as well as household vacuum cleaners.

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    Cyclonic separation uses rotational forces and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids without filters. In a cyclone separator, the fluid mixture enters from the top and spirals downwards, where the centrifugal forces cause heavier particles to impact the outer walls and collect at the bottom while the purified fluid exits through the center. An alternative design introduces a secondary airflow to keep particles from abrading the walls and allow horizontal mounting. Cyclones are widely used in industrial applications like oil refining, cement production, and kitchen ventilation as well as household vacuum cleaners.

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    Cyclonic separation uses rotational forces and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids without filters. In a cyclone separator, the fluid mixture enters from the top and spirals downwards, where the centrifugal forces cause heavier particles to impact the outer walls and collect at the bottom while the purified fluid exits through the center. An alternative design introduces a secondary airflow to keep particles from abrading the walls and allow horizontal mounting. Cyclones are widely used in industrial applications like oil refining, cement production, and kitchen ventilation as well as household vacuum cleaners.

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    Cyclonic separation uses rotational forces and gravity to separate mixtures of solids and fluids without filters. In a cyclone separator, the fluid mixture enters from the top and spirals downwards, where the centrifugal forces cause heavier particles to impact the outer walls and collect at the bottom while the purified fluid exits through the center. An alternative design introduces a secondary airflow to keep particles from abrading the walls and allow horizontal mounting. Cyclones are widely used in industrial applications like oil refining, cement production, and kitchen ventilation as well as household vacuum cleaners.

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    Cyclonic separation

    A simple cyclone separator

    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
    liquids, a hydrocyclone is used; while from gas, a gas cyclone
    is used. Rotational 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.

    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 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
    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.

    Airflow diagram for Aerodyne cyclone in standard


    vertical position. Secondary air flow is injected to
    reduce wall abrasion.

    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.

    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.

    Large scale cyclones are used


    in sawmills 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
    kiln preheaters. Cyclones are increasingly used in the household, as the core technology in
    bagless types of portable vacuum cleaners and central vacuum cleaners. Cyclones are also used
    in industrial and professional kitchen ventilation for separating the grease from the exhaust air
    in extraction hoods.[1] 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.

    Similar separators are used in the oil refining industry (e.g. for Fluid catalytic cracking) to
    achieve fast separation of the catalyst particles from the reacting gases and vapors.[2]

    James Dyson has become a billionaire from developing and marketing bagless vacuum cleaners
    based on cyclonic separation of dust, initially inspired by seeing sawdust separator at a sawmill.

    Analogous devices for separating particles or solids from liquids are called hydrocyclones or
    hydroclones. These may be used to separate solid waste from water in wastewater and sewage
    treatment.

    From Wikipedia

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