Explain construction and working of cyclone separator with a well labelled diagram.
Construction:
It consists of cylindrical vessel with a conical base.
In upper part of vessel is fitted with a tangential inlet and fluid outlet.
At the base it is fitted with solid outlet.
Working:
In cyclone separator the centrifugal force is used to separate solids from fluids separation depends on particle size and density of particles
The suspension of solid in gas is introduced tangentially at a very high velocity.
The rotary movement takes place within the vessels.
The fluid is removed from the outlet at the top.
The rotatory flow within the cyclone separator causes the particle to be acted on
by centrifugal force.
The solids are thrown out to the wall and fall to the conical base for discharge.