Hydrocyclone apparatus for separation of mixture of fluids of varying density and solid particles

Technology: Hydrocyclone apparatus; Industry & Application: Petroleum, Chemical Bio-medical & mechanical Industries ;

Market: The global hydrocyclone apparatus market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during 2024-2034.

In the Conventional design of the hydrocyclone apparatus experienced erosion effect after long period of service operations.
Further, said hydrocyclones after a long period of operation, are found to fail due to leakage.
Moreover, this demands continuous maintenance/replacement of the hydrocyclone causing operation interruption and significant in costlier manner. .
Further, a few solution has discussed herein may prolong the failure of the hydrocyclone, but failure is inevitable. Hence, there is a need to address said issues.

The present invention describes a hydrocyclone apparatus for separation of fluids from solid particles or dense fluids from lighter fluids with enhanced service life & separation efficiency.
The hydrocyclone apparatus includes a cyclone chamber with an upper wall portion & bottom wall portion. Further said hydrocyclone apparatus comprising an upper portion wall with increased thickness compared to a lower portion wall of said hydrocyclone apparatus.
The hydrocyclone apparatus includes an inlet port arranged to introduce a fluid comprising a solid particles or mixture of fluids of different density into the cyclone chamber.
The fluid and the solid particles or mixture of fluids are separated based on centrifugal forces within a vortex formed by a spin of the fluid and the solid particles within the cyclone chamber.
The hydrocyclone apparatus includes an outlet port for removing the fluid flow from the cyclone chamber.
A port is provided to the hydrocyclone apparatus in which the port is positioned tangential to the formed vortex in upper wall portion.
Said cover plate is positioned in upper wall portion to avoid direct contact of cyclone chamber with solid particles.

Technical Perspective:

Said invention can be used standalone unit or add-on unit.
Said hydrocyclone apparatus comprising a port positioned tangential to the formed vortex in the upper wall portion, wherein an angle of the port with outer wall from top of a surface of said apparatus is ranges from 0 to 90 degree.
The port is connected to a closed settling tank & shape of the port may be, circular, elliptical square triangular & hexagonal.
Said hydrocyclone apparatus comprising a cover plate which is made of high-quality anti-corrosive & anti-abrasive material.
The fluids are dispensed from the hydrocyclone apparatus having a non-substantial effect on a vortex strength.

Industrial Perspective:

Facilitates sustainable standalone unit in cost effective manner.
Improved design configuration of the Hydrocyclone.
Provides enhanced service life of the hydrocyclone (present configuration) & separation efficiency.
Applicable in the area of petroleum, chemical, bio-medical & mechanical industries.

Prof. Jitendra S Sangwai

Department of Chemical Engineering,

TRL-4

Proof of Concept ready, tested in lab.

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