Ebook: Hydrocyclones: Analysis and Applications

It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that we introduce this volume which comprises the papers accepted for the 4th International Conference on Hydrocyclones held in Southampton from 23rd to 25th September 1992. As the name implies, this is the fourth Conference in the series, with the previous ones held in Cambridge in 1980, Bath in 1984 and Oxford in 1987. The papers cover a wide span of activities, from fundamental research to advances in industrial practice and, as in the earlier volumes, make a significant contribution of lasting value to the technical literature on hydrocyclones. Hydrocyclones continue to widen their appeal to engineers; besides their traditional role in mineral processing they now attract a lot of attention in chemical engineering, the oil and gas industry, power generation, the food industry, textiles, metal working, waste water treatment, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and other industries. The reason for this continuously increasing attention is, as David Parkinson (General Manager of Conoco (UK)) said recently, that" ... a hydrocyclone is an engineering dream, a machine with no moving parts." Yet as this Volume clearly shows, the hydrocyclone can do so many things and do them well, whether the application is in solid-liquid, liquid-liquid or liquid-gas separation.

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This volume contains papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Hydrocyclones, held at Southampton, U.K., on 23-25 September, 1992.
Cyclonic devices, as a means of separating different fluid phases, are truly coming of age. Considerable fundamental research has been carried out leading to better design information which, together with advances in materials technology and broader fields of application, has resulted in much wider market acceptance.
The volume provides a unique international forum for operators, suppliers, manufacturers and designers of equipment for the mineral processing, petroleum and process industries to present the theory, design and application of cyclonic devices in industry.
The papers are divided into several main sections: fundamentals and new areas; design and operation; practical applications; and development.
The volume is the most up-to-date review of current developments in the technology.

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This volume contains papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Hydrocyclones, held at Southampton, U.K., on 23-25 September, 1992.
Cyclonic devices, as a means of separating different fluid phases, are truly coming of age. Considerable fundamental research has been carried out leading to better design information which, together with advances in materials technology and broader fields of application, has resulted in much wider market acceptance.
The volume provides a unique international forum for operators, suppliers, manufacturers and designers of equipment for the mineral processing, petroleum and process industries to present the theory, design and application of cyclonic devices in industry.
The papers are divided into several main sections: fundamentals and new areas; design and operation; practical applications; and development.
The volume is the most up-to-date review of current developments in the technology.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Bradley Hydrocyclones: Design and Performance Analysis....Pages 3-13
The Characteristics of Hydraulic Interaction between Adjacent Hydrocyclones....Pages 15-30
An Evaluation of Formal Experimental Design Procedures for Hydrocyclone Modelling....Pages 31-49
The Effect of the Air Core on the Flow Field within Hydrocyclones....Pages 51-62
An Evaluation of the Plitt and Lynch & Rao Models for the Hydrocyclones....Pages 63-72
Determination of Phase Behaviour in De-Watering Hydrocyclones Using Resistivity Measurements: Feasibility Study....Pages 73-93
Fluid-Flow Model of the Hydrocyclone for Concentrated Slurry Classification....Pages 95-108
Prospects for the Use of Hydrocyclones for Biological Separations....Pages 109-119
A Parametric Evaluation of the Hydrocyclone Separation of Drilling Mud from Drilled Rock Chippings....Pages 121-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
A New Method of Testing Hydrocyclone Grade Efficiencies....Pages 135-145
Effect of Solids Feed Grade on the Separation of Slurries in Hydrocyclones....Pages 147-175
A Cylindrical Hydrocyclone....Pages 177-189
Prediction of Underflow Medium Density in Dense Medium Cyclones....Pages 191-214
The Effect of Rheology on the Performance of Hydrocyclones....Pages 215-227
Development of a Cyclonic De-Gassing Separator for Use in a Roadside Fuel Dispenser....Pages 229-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Revolutionary Metal/Ceramic and Polymer Composite Technologies to Form Net Shape Erosion/Corrosion Resistant Hydrocyclone Apexes and Liners....Pages 245-262
LARCODEMS Separator — Development of Three-product Unit....Pages 263-274
Liquid Hydrocyclone Separation Systems....Pages 275-293
Testing of the Vortoil Deoiling Hydrocyclone Using Canadian Offshore Crude Oil....Pages 295-308
A New Method of Starch Production from Potatoes....Pages 309-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Separation of Liquid-Liquid Solids Mixtures in a Hydrocyclone -Coalescer System....Pages 329-358
LDV Measurements in the Vortex Flow Created by a Rotating Wall Dewatering Cyclone....Pages 359-376
In-Line Free Vortex Separator Used for Gas/Liquid Separation within a Novel Two-Phase Pumping System....Pages 377-396
Three — Product Hydrocyclone for Simultaneous Separation of Solids Both Heavier and Lighter Than Liquid Medium....Pages 397-404
Operational Parameters of Hydrocyclones in the Urea Crystals Thickening....Pages 405-413
Back Matter....Pages 415-421

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This volume contains papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Hydrocyclones, held at Southampton, U.K., on 23-25 September, 1992.
Cyclonic devices, as a means of separating different fluid phases, are truly coming of age. Considerable fundamental research has been carried out leading to better design information which, together with advances in materials technology and broader fields of application, has resulted in much wider market acceptance.
The volume provides a unique international forum for operators, suppliers, manufacturers and designers of equipment for the mineral processing, petroleum and process industries to present the theory, design and application of cyclonic devices in industry.
The papers are divided into several main sections: fundamentals and new areas; design and operation; practical applications; and development.
The volume is the most up-to-date review of current developments in the technology.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Bradley Hydrocyclones: Design and Performance Analysis....Pages 3-13
The Characteristics of Hydraulic Interaction between Adjacent Hydrocyclones....Pages 15-30
An Evaluation of Formal Experimental Design Procedures for Hydrocyclone Modelling....Pages 31-49
The Effect of the Air Core on the Flow Field within Hydrocyclones....Pages 51-62
An Evaluation of the Plitt and Lynch & Rao Models for the Hydrocyclones....Pages 63-72
Determination of Phase Behaviour in De-Watering Hydrocyclones Using Resistivity Measurements: Feasibility Study....Pages 73-93
Fluid-Flow Model of the Hydrocyclone for Concentrated Slurry Classification....Pages 95-108
Prospects for the Use of Hydrocyclones for Biological Separations....Pages 109-119
A Parametric Evaluation of the Hydrocyclone Separation of Drilling Mud from Drilled Rock Chippings....Pages 121-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
A New Method of Testing Hydrocyclone Grade Efficiencies....Pages 135-145
Effect of Solids Feed Grade on the Separation of Slurries in Hydrocyclones....Pages 147-175
A Cylindrical Hydrocyclone....Pages 177-189
Prediction of Underflow Medium Density in Dense Medium Cyclones....Pages 191-214
The Effect of Rheology on the Performance of Hydrocyclones....Pages 215-227
Development of a Cyclonic De-Gassing Separator for Use in a Roadside Fuel Dispenser....Pages 229-241
Front Matter....Pages 243-243
Revolutionary Metal/Ceramic and Polymer Composite Technologies to Form Net Shape Erosion/Corrosion Resistant Hydrocyclone Apexes and Liners....Pages 245-262
LARCODEMS Separator — Development of Three-product Unit....Pages 263-274
Liquid Hydrocyclone Separation Systems....Pages 275-293
Testing of the Vortoil Deoiling Hydrocyclone Using Canadian Offshore Crude Oil....Pages 295-308
A New Method of Starch Production from Potatoes....Pages 309-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Separation of Liquid-Liquid Solids Mixtures in a Hydrocyclone -Coalescer System....Pages 329-358
LDV Measurements in the Vortex Flow Created by a Rotating Wall Dewatering Cyclone....Pages 359-376
In-Line Free Vortex Separator Used for Gas/Liquid Separation within a Novel Two-Phase Pumping System....Pages 377-396
Three — Product Hydrocyclone for Simultaneous Separation of Solids Both Heavier and Lighter Than Liquid Medium....Pages 397-404
Operational Parameters of Hydrocyclones in the Urea Crystals Thickening....Pages 405-413
Back Matter....Pages 415-421
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