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Resolution of the operating variables of a small hydrocyclone
Author(s) -
Pilgrim R. F.,
Ingraham T. R.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450400410
Subject(s) - hydrocyclone , viscosity , constant (computer programming) , body orifice , differential pressure , mechanics , volume (thermodynamics) , function (biology) , differential equation , mathematics , physics , materials science , mathematical analysis , thermodynamics , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language
Application of dimensional analysis and experiment to the operation of a hydrocyclone yielded an equation of the form:This equation shows that the volume throughput Q is a function of the pressure differential P, the density δ and the viscosity μ of the medium. The constant K 1 and the coefficients of the pressure differential, density and viscosity were shown by statistical analysis to be relatively simple functions of the dimensions of the body and orifices of small glass hydrocyclones used with liquid media.