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The results of measuring the parameters of the classification of suspended solid particles by their sizes in a hydrocyclone equipped with a system for additional water injection are considered. The additional injection of water considerably changes the characteristics of the hydrocyclone. A mathematical model that predicts the trend in the change of hydrocyclone characteristics upon the injection of water is described. The mechanisms of the action of radial and tangential injection on classification have been explained. An efficient regime of injection is recommended to attain the required classification characteristics.
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Original Russian Text © J. Dueck, A.V. Krokhina, L.L. Minkov, 2012, published in Teoreticheskie Osnovy Khimicheskoi Tekhnologii, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 342–352.
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Dueck, J., Krokhina, A.V. & Minkov, L.L. Controlling characteristics of hydrocyclone via additional water injection. Theor Found Chem Eng 46, 296–306 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579512030037
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