Effect of Dust Concentration Upon the Gas-Flow Capacity of a Cyclonic Collector |
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Authors: | Wayne T Sproull |
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Institution: | Western Precipitation Division, Joy Manufacturing Co. , Los Angeles , California , USA |
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Abstract: | The flow rate through an industrial gas-cleaning cyclone at a fixed pressure drop is greater when the incoming gas is dusty than when it is clean. This observation by Briggs for a single cyclone tube was extended to multiple tubes, and ike results compared to observations by Soo and Trezek that the fraction factor for turbulent flow in a pipe is less for dusty gas than for clean. Empirical considerations indicated tJtat both of these observations should be connected with a rather large reduction in gas viscosity due to the dust. This predicted viscosity decrease was later observed. A physical theory accounting for viscosity reduction by a dust cloud is proposed. This effect also offers a means for increasing the heat, transfer coefficient in gas heat exchangers. |
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