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Cyclone Separator Design for Air Pollution

The document outlines an end-semester examination for a Master's program in Industrial Chemistry, focusing on air pollution control. It includes two main questions: designing a cyclone separator for dust removal and describing types of industrial filters, specifically a pulse jet type bag-house filter for cement dust collection. The examination requires calculations based on provided data and particle size distribution to determine cyclone dimensions and filter requirements.

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Cyclone Separator Design for Air Pollution

The document outlines an end-semester examination for a Master's program in Industrial Chemistry, focusing on air pollution control. It includes two main questions: designing a cyclone separator for dust removal and describing types of industrial filters, specifically a pulse jet type bag-house filter for cement dust collection. The examination requires calculations based on provided data and particle size distribution to determine cyclone dimensions and filter requirements.

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POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE- UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA

[Link]. Program in Industrial Chemistry


CH546- Environmental Pollution Control- Air Pollution

END-SEMESTER EXAMINATION –

(60 minutes)
Answer both questions

1.
A cyclone separator is to be designed to remove dust from a process air stream having a flow rate
of 0.7 m3/s. Density of air entering the cyclone is 1.0 kg/m3, while the dust particles have a density
of 1200 kg/m3. respectively. Particle size distribution of dust is given in Table Q1. Inlet velocity
of air at the cyclone separator is to be maintained at 16 m/s. Cyclone inlet width (Bc) and height
(Hc) in terms of cyclone diameter, Dc, are 0.25Dc and 0.5Dc, respectively. Viscosity () of air
entering the cyclone is 1.8x10-5 Pa.s.
a. Estimate the diameter (Dc) of the cyclone separator required. [35%]
[Link] the data provided in Table Q1 and Figure Q1, estimate the collection efficiency of the
cyclone separator. [65%]
Table Q1: Particle size distribution dust
Particle size (m) 0-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 >80
Weight% 20 28 20 17 15

40
30

20

10

Figure Q1: Efficiency vs particle size ratio for cyclone separators

Cut diameter [dp]cut) of particles in a cyclone is given by


0.5
9𝜇𝐵𝑐
[𝑑𝑝 ]𝑐𝑢𝑡 = ( )
10𝜋𝑣𝑖 (𝜌𝑝 − 𝜌)

where vi is the velocity of flue gas at the cyclone inlet and all other notations are defined within the
text of Question 1.
2.
(a) With the air of neat sketches, describe two different types of filters used in industrial applications
[40%]
(b) A pulse jet type bag-house filter is to be employed to collect cement dust emitted from a cement
manufacturing facility. The air flow rate at the filter inlet is 0.5 m3/s. Gas to cloth ratio for a pulse
jet filter is 0.005 m3.s-1 per m2 net cloth area. If the dimensions of the available filter tubes are 0.1
m in diameter and 3 m in length, calculate the number of tubes required. Use the data given in
Table Q2 to obtain gross cloth area of the filter bags. [60%]

Table Q2: Multiplication factor to obtain gross cloth area


Net Cloth Area (m2) Factor to obtain gross cloth area
1-400 2
401-1000 1.5
1001- 2000 1.25

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