An experimental study of hopper evacuation effects on multitube cyclone performance

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/08940630.1989.10466655· OSTI ID:6706077

Tucker, A R; Carr, J F; Peters, J E ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana (USA)

An experimental multitube cyclone facility was constructed and experiments conducted to investigate the influence of hopper evacuation on multitube cyclone performance. The effects of the amount of hopper evacuation and the location of hopper evacuation on individual cyclone tube velocities and particle collection efficiency were determined. Cyclone tube velocities increased with increasing hopper evacuation although hopper evacuation location had little effect on the velocities. Particle collection efficiencies were increased from 89.5% to approximately 95% with 14% hopper evacuation from a location near the center of the hopper. Other hopper evacuation locations were not as effective in increasing collection efficiency. These results suggest that, while the increased velocity in the cyclone tubes is an important effect in the improvement of multitube cyclone performance with hopper evacuation, other factors such as redistribution of gas flow within the hopper are also important.

• OSTI ID: 6706077
• Journal Information: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (USA), Vol. 39:12; ISSN 1047-3289
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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