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good pneumatic system efficiently separates material from the flow of
air when it reaches the destination. When the material is of a consistency
and weight suitable for cyclonic separation, a cyclone is used in place
of a filter. The cyclone has no moving parts, no bags to clean, and plant
air and electricity are not needed for operation. Whether you are moving
125 or 6,000 CFM of air, there is a cyclone to meet your needs.
Cyclone
sizes
Inlet sizes range from 2-inch to 20-inch diameters.
Flanged discharge diameters range from 4-inch to 16-inch I.D. To simplify
installation, right-hand or left-hand inlet and exhaust arrangements are
available.
Materials
of construction
Materials of construction include carbon steel, aluminum,
and stainless steel. Stainless steel construction is an excellent choice
for abrasive and/or corrosive material as well as food-grade material.
Filterless
conveying
If the material being conveyed is of a consistency
and weight suitable for cyclonic separation, cyclones can be used as receivers,
including applications where the location does not allow the maintenance
of a cloth-based filter. This, for example, allows the cyclones to be
positioned on top of the destination with a secondary filter remotely
located. The large particles remain in the cyclones, while the product
fines are collected downstream in the self-cleaning filter. This eliminates
the need for filter cleaning and other maintenance at each receiver. Most
maintenance is confined to the filter, which has been conveniently located.
 Complete
separation not required
The cyclone can be used in size classification systems
where material is being passed through a screener and small amounts of
material remain in the exhaust airstream. The cyclone receives the material,
directing the large particles downward through a tangential spiral where
they separate from the conveying air. The small amount of fines that would
have passed through the screener remain in the exhaust airstream to be
reintroduced into the conveying line downstream. This filterless conveying
system eliminates the need for filter bag cleaning and reduces the number
of parts requiring maintenance.
 Material
containing no fines
The cyclone is ideal for handling clean, pelletized
materials without fines. The cyclonic separation of material and air allows
the material to discharge from the bottom of the cyclone while the conveying
air exhausts at the top. For example, this lets the cyclone be used as
a receiver/separator in our single-blower, vacuum/pressure rail unload
system. The cyclone receives the material from the railcar by vacuum,
separating the material from the conveying air and dropping the material
into the pressure side of the system.
For more
information, contact
Premier.
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The
cyclone in operation