Title: cyclone collector
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - cyclone collector
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01503
Status: current

Definition
A dust, grit or droplet separator utilizing essentially the centrifugal force derived from the motion of the gas. The flow of gases containing suspended particles into the device is transformed into a confined vortex from which centrifugal forces tend to drive the suspended particles to the wall of the cyclone body. The agglomerated particles are subsequently removed from the cyclone by gravitational action.

Related Term
- centrifugal force: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C00936

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2183 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'cyclone collector' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01503
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