A hydrocyclone (often referred to in the shortened form cyclone) is a device to classify, separate or sort particles in a liquid suspension based on the ratio of their centripetal force to fluid resistance. This ratio is high for dense (where separation by density is required) and coarse (where separation by size is required) particles, and low fo...
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a device that separates sand, silt and suspended solid particles from a liquid using centrifugal forces generated by the liquid flow
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