Hydrocyclones capital cost

Hydrocyclones are rapidly taking over the functions formerly handled by bowl classifiers because of lower capital costs and floor-area requirements. 

Series connections of separators are a common way of improving the performance of single units. In the case of hydrocyclones, due to their low capital and running costs, multiple series arrangements are quite frequently used. As to which particular layout and arrangement should be used depends on the actual application in question. 

Hydrocyclones operate under pressurized conditions and, where sufficient pressure is not already available in the feed, pumping is required. Capital and operating costs are generally low and hydrocyclones are particularly suitable for classification as well as basic separation duties. 

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