Hydrocyclone is device contain no moving parts and use
theory of centrifugal force to achieve solids-liquid separation. It uses in
various industries such as oil drilling and waste water management to
achieve purpose of environmental protection.
Field operators in various fields are being introduced hydrocyclone by discovered
as engineers and project supervisors become familiar with the Hydrocyclones’
versatility in liquid/solids separation, classification, and operation.
Hydrocyclones
can be defined as fixed wall solids-liquid separator
devices that separate particles according to density and mass by
use centrifugal force. Unlike other kind of centrifugal-concept separators, the
liquid mixture rotates within the chamber, it have a tangential feed inlet
leading into the cylinder portion of the cyclone body. There are two axial
outlets: one at the tip of the cone, referred to as the “apex”, and a second
outlet at the top of the cyclone, known as the “vortex finder”.
The hydrocyclone is a bottle-like container with cylinder
part, the cylinder part of upper cone is mud inlet room; the outboard install a
tangential stock inlet; the under-part of cone is open mouth, the size of
caliber is changeable and uses it for discharging the solid particles. There is
a down inserted overflow pipe on the top center of close vertical cylinder, and
extend to below the stock inlet tangent location. The structure is made by
cylinder, mud inlet pipe, overflow pipe, sand settling tube.
Hydrocyclones
can be construct of metal (mostly steel), ceramic or plastic (such as
polyurethane, polypropylene). Metal or ceramic hydrocyclones are used for
situations that requiring more strength, or durability in terms of heats and/
or pressure. When there is an occurrence of much abrasion (such as occurs with
sand particles) polyurethane performs better than metals or ceramics. Metal
lined with polyurethane is used in cases of combined abrasion and high
pressure.
