Mathematical Modeling of Cyclones - Dust Collectors for Air Pollution Control

Abstract

Cyclones are used in the field of air pollution control with small cyclones for ambient and source sampling and large ones for industrial particulate control. Their simple design, low capital and maintenance costs, and adaptability to a wide range of operating conditions have made cyclones one of the most widely used industrial dust collectors. The main objective of this paper is building a generalized mathematical model for describing cyclones, at laboratory and industrial environments, concerning Stairmand and Lapple families and also unusual configurations, covering a wide range of pressure and flow rates, cyclone diameters and particle sizes.