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General Category => Thien Cyclone Separator Lid Discussion => Topic started by: gregs on August 03, 2008, 02:40:46 PM

Title: Baffle location question
Post by: gregs on August 03, 2008, 02:40:46 PM
Hi,
I am in the process of installing you baffle design into a HF 2hp DC and had a question regarding the exact location. I am trying to determine the optimum location for the 120 degree area, the inlet hole location is about 45 degrees from begining to end for the pipe and I dont know if I should center it in the 120 degree area or rotate it to the leading or trailing edge of the inlet pipe hole. I found another post saying it should be about 1" below the inlet.
Thanks, Greg
Title: Re: Baffle location question
Post by: phil (admin) on August 03, 2008, 06:34:31 PM
If you look at the third pic in Mr. Romano's post here:

http://www.jpthien.com/smf/index.php?topic=29.0

Let me know how it works!
Title: Re: Baffle location question
Post by: gregs on August 03, 2008, 07:40:28 PM
I didnt know if you had a specific area the inlet should line up with. Maybe more area to the front or back?

Is there any way to contact Mr. Romano? I would like to see if he had tried to add the outlet tube like he talked about.

Thanks
Title: Re: Baffle location question
Post by: phil (admin) on August 06, 2008, 07:25:57 AM
Just line it up like the pic in the post.  You want the front  edge a little before the edge of the inlet, to keep turbulence down.
Title: Re: Baffle location question
Post by: ironhat on August 19, 2008, 10:11:29 AM
I believe that you are over-thinking this and, by now, have settled on an arbitray position within the the parameters of the various pics floating around the web.  I know that I'm like that and I just have to decide to go for it and make adjustments accordingly.  I hope that it worked out for you and if you have a dimension that worked why not post back with it as well as a pic!?