The cyclone separator cannot be cleaned and has dead corners – what to do?
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This post was last edited by jmdc on 2017-6-6 22:12. The cyclone separator cannot be cleaned – there are dead corners. What should be done? We introduce tap water from the top, but this creates dead zones; does anyone have a better design for making improvements?
There is no other good solution; one can only make an opening on the side to install a manhole.
An annular pipe is installed outside; from this annular pipe, several branch pipes extend into the cyclone separator for cleaning via water spraying
Apart from manholes or equipment flanges, try steam purging if conditions permit and it is feasible
Install an additional nozzle in areas with dead corners
All the cyclones we design come equipped with cleaning nozzles in the middle; if you use the approach you described, water will just flow past the equipment, and there will definitely be dead zones
There must also be dead corners in the middle design. Could you show the image?
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