Method and apparatus for determining hydrocyclone interior wear

Details Method and apparatus for determining hydrocyclone interior wear Method and apparatus for determining hydrocyclone interior wear

1977-05-05

1978-06-06

Woodiel, Donald O.

Measuring and testing

Embrittlement or erosion

33174E, G01N 1700

Patent

active

040928489

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for readily determining the wear experienced in the interior conical section of a hydrocyclone during use of the hydrocyclone.
In the practice of this invention, the apparatus is inserted into the hydrocyclone interior until it is flush with the conical interior section of the hydrocyclone after which the length of the tip of the apparatus protruding from the hydrocyclone is measured. As the conical interior section of the hydrocyclone wears during use, the length of the protruding tip of the apparatus will increase upon measurement. A rejection criteria is developed based on independent measurements while maintaining the desired particle size distribution in the overflow product and the desired flow split ratio of overflow to underflow of the fluid hydrocyclone feed material to determine at what point a hydrocyclone should be rejected as no longer suitable to achieve the desired hydrocyclone separation while maintaining the desired flow split ratio.
This invention further relates to a method and apparatus for readily determining the wear experienced in fluid nozzles, venturis or other orifices subject to wear that are too small to allow for conventional wear measurements.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1469343 (1923-10-01), Strong
patent: 3829977 (1974-08-01), Lambert

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