Questions tagged [cyclones]
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How do cyclonic vacuum cleaners maintain collection efficiency with constant motion and changes in orientation?
Anyone used to doing housework has probably noticed that vacuum cleaners come in both "bagged" and "bagless" varieties. If you're of a certain age, you may have noticed when these "bagless" vacuums appeared back in the 1990s. Though I didn't…
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Can cyclonic separators be used to separate heavier and lighter gases?
I'm trying to increase the Helium detection capabilities of a sniffer unit. Could a cyclonic separator, like that used in the oil/gas industry, with enough fluid velocity move the heavier gas molecules in air (O2, N2, Ar, CO2) to the sides of it…
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Hydrocyclone effectiveness vs. absolute pressure
Some sources say that higher pressure in hydrocyclones implies better performance it leads to a finer filtration. But why?
Is it because water is almost incompressible and the particles can be pressured and their density increased?
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Determing the optimal dimensions for hydrocyclone water/sediment separation
OK, let's be clear: I'm a software engineer (retired), not a physicist, hydrologist, or hydraulics person, so please be gentle.
Back Story:
In the process of developing an open source system for monitoring water column
height in our well and of…
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