Cyclone Separator Principle Cyclone separator is a device used to separate solid or liquid particles from a gas or liquid stream. It operates based on the principle of centrifugal force, which causes the particles to move towards the outer wall of the separator, while the clean gas or liquid flows through the center.
How Cyclone Dust Collectors Work? The incoming dirty air enters the cyclone and spins quickly as it moves down and then back up the unit on its way to the exiting through the outlet. The centrifugal force generated by spinning the air and it changing directions repeatedly causing the larger dust particles to be flung outwards where they strike the side of the unit and then fall down towards the discharge. The most common style cyclone creates a dual vortex, a main downward vortex to disperse the coarser matter, and a secondary upward vortex to remove the finer particles on the return to the outlet to the duct system.