Zyklonabscheider

English translation: cyclone separator

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German term or phrase:	Zyklonabscheider
English translation:	cyclone separator
Entered by:	Ian M-H (X)

14:18 Apr 10, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Granulationsverfahren

German term or phrase: Zyklonabscheider

A list item without much context, except that the company is involved with processing granular materials.

To my non-engineering eye this looks to be the same animal as a "cyclonic separator", which I've found on one or two pages via Google, but expert confirmation (or otherwise!) would be very much appreciated.

Ian M-H (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 93 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 452 United States
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cyclone separator

Explanation:

... slow setting within a settling tank, the pump and cyclone separator system ... A hydrocyclone is a cyclone separator that uses water as the bulk fluid. ...
www.engr.pitt.edu/chemical/undergrad/ lab_manuals/cyclone_separator.pdf

Cyclone Separator Article, Team 2
... a cyclone separator is fairly simple to build and inexpensive. OPERATING PRINCIPLES Particles that enter a cyclone separator are acted on by two forces, ...
www.wsu.edu:8080/~gmhyde/433_web_pages/ cyclones/CycloneRptTeam2.html - 8

Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:57

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Thanks Edith and Andrej!
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cyclone separator

Edith Kelly

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cyclone separator

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:57
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Thanks Edith and Andrej!

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