Cyclone calculation tool
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Cyclone design tool To modify Calculated
Dust stream to separate Control panel
Gas flowrate Vc 22500 m3/h Cyclone diameter Dc (m
Dust load 23 g/m3 1
Gas viscosty μc 2.20E-05 Pa.s Please modify the cyclone d
Gas density 0.8825 kg/m3 Cut off diameter (micron
Solid density 1500 kg/m3 3.1
Pressure drop
7979.3
Selection of Standard Geometry
Please select one standard geometry and copy past the values in the «chosen geometry» table
Standard Geometries for cyclones with tangential inlet
Standard High efficiency
Peterson
Dimensions Lapple Swift Whitby Stairmand Swift
Hc/Dc = KH 0.5 0.5 0.583 0.5 0.44
Bc/Dc = KB 0.25 0.25 0.208 0.2 0.21
Sc/Dc = KS 0.625 0.6 0.583 0.5 0.5
Di/Dc = Ki 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
Lc/Dc = KL 2 1.75 1.333 1.5 1.4
Zc/Dc = KZ 2 2 1.84 2.5 2.5
DS/Dc = KD 0.25 0.4 0.5 0.375 0.4
Calculation of the dimensions of the cyclone
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PLIER FOR DETAIL DESIGN
Control panel
Cyclone diameter Dc (m)
m
Please modify the cyclone diameter until cut off diameter reaches target and low pressure drop
Cut off diameter (microns)
microns
Pressure drop
Pa
ensions of the cyclone
Chosen geometry
Dimensions Copy paste the standard geometry chosen from the table above
Hc/Dc = KH 0.5
Bc/Dc = KB 0.2
Sc/Dc = KS 0.5
Di/Dc = Ki 0.5
Lc/Dc = KL 1.5
Zc/Dc = KZ 2.5
DS/Dc = KD 0.375
Estimate Dc
Dc 1.0 m
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Calculation of the other dimensions
Hc 0.5 m
Bc 0.2 m
Sc 0.5 m
Di 0.5 m
Lc 1.5 m
Zc 2.5 m
DS 0.4 m
Geometrical ratio calculations
Ae/Ai 0.5
Ri/re 0.6
Ae/Ai*Ri/re 0.3
Af/Ai 61.0
Inlet and outlet velocities
Uce 62.5 m/s
Uci 31.8
Striction and friction coefficient
Ce 0.8
Ucc/Uce 1.2
Rec 3105155.2
Cf 0.0
Characteristic velocities
Ucri 1.1 m/s
Uctetai/Uci 2.6 m/s
Uctetai 82.7 m/s
Cut off diameter
dc 0.0 m
0.0 mm
3.1 microns
Pressure drop
Af/PiRi(RCRi)^0.5 43.1
Rc 0.5
Ri/re 0.3
ksice 3.2
ksici 14.6
DPC 7979.3 Pa
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