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Commercial Series Cyclone Owners Manual
April 2012
Features
Performance
The capacity to remove particles via centrifuge separation is directly proportional to the average diameter and
weight of the particles. The efficiency of separation of this type of Cyclone Separator is influenced by many fac
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tors including the following:
• size of the suspended solid particles
• average weight of the solid particles
• humidity content of the fumes
• ambient air temperature
• temperature of the fumes
The Cyclone Separator is designed to remove dust deriving from the biomass combustion fumes in special heat
generators. The term "biomass" in generic terms, refers to a number of products of plant origin that, often
times, only have one thing in common, that is, that they contain a mass of plant fibres and a more or less el
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evated humidity content.
Biomass products may include those with low moisture content, such as dry wood, sawdust, wood chips, pel
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lets, nutshells, nuts etc. or products that have an average humidity content including pruning, branches, corn
etc. of products with high humidity content such as grass, leaves, and grape-seeds etc.
During combustion, each of these products produces fumes that contain solid particles with varying quantities
and dimensions.
Particle removal efficiency is determined using the ratio of the weight of the dust entering and that exiting; the
removal tests carried out with the test fuel have shown an average efficiency that exceeds 50% for particles of
dimensions exceeding 0.002”.
Since it is not possible to predict all operation conditions with
regard tothe combustible used, the removal efficiency de
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clared by the Manufacturer refers to the test combustible as
established by table 8 of Law EN 303-5 included in part C “com
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pressed wood” (pellets).
