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To separate fine particles from waste water, a novel hydrocyclone was designed which features two cone sections. It is expected that flowrate can be increased at high separation efficiency without additional demand of pressure drop. This paper presents experimental investigations on its pressure drop characteristics. In this paper, influences of flowrate, split ratio, protrudent length of vertex finder, inlet area, vortex finder diameter, and inlet type on pressure drop are comprehensively discussed. It is evidenced that proper operation range falls within q=5 similar to 10m(3)/h, and that the flowrate of the novel two-cone hydrocyclone can be increased by 50 similar to 60%. Pressure drop decreases with vortex finder diameter. Experimental data prove that pressure drop can be significantly affected by split ratio, which has not been explicitly pointed out in literatures on conventional single cone hydrocyclones. Especially, it has been found that protrudent length of vortex finder influences pressure drop in a complex way so that there is a maximum value in pressure drop-protrudent length curve. It is demonstrated that reduction of the inlet area by a half will make pressure drop increase by about 78%. In comparison, involute form of fluid flow channel of inlets makes pressure drop lower than cycloid form.
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6TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MULTIPHASE FLOW, HEAT MASS TRANSFER AND ENERGY CONVERSION
ISSN: 0094-243X
Year: 2010
Volume: 1207
Page: 125-132
Language: English
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