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General Category => Thien Cyclone Separator Lid Discussion => Topic started by: Howard In Toronto on February 02, 2013, 03:33:04 PM

Title: Phil - two new questions
Post by: Howard In Toronto on February 02, 2013, 03:33:04 PM
Thank you Phil.

I like the new idea of 12" walls. But I've got a couple of questions. I'll continue using my existing 6" hose.

1 - my 6" outlet extends 3 inches into my current top hat
with 12" walls how deep should the 6" outlet extend into the new top hat

2 - should my 6-inch inlet be at the top of the 12-inch wall
if not at the top where

Thank you Phil.

Howard 
Title: Re: Phil - two new questions
Post by: alan m on February 02, 2013, 03:46:26 PM
the general rule for the outlet is 1/2 the diameter down but that only applies when the depth of the seperater is the same as the diameter of the inlet. (that also means that it is 1/2 the diameter up from the baffle

that is the key
the outlet pipe should be 1/2the diameter(3" in your case) up from the baffle.


the inlet pipe should be a at the top . that way it has the maximum amount below it to spin around on and seperate.

Title: Re: Phil - two new questions
Post by: phil (admin) on February 02, 2013, 06:26:50 PM
Quote from: alan m on February 02, 2013, 03:46:26 PM
the general rule for the outlet is 1/2 the diameter down but that only applies when the depth of the seperater is the same as the diameter of the inlet. (that also means that it is 1/2 the diameter up from the baffle

that is the key
the outlet pipe should be 1/2the diameter(3" in your case) up from the baffle.


the inlet pipe should be a at the top . that way it has the maximum amount below it to spin around on and seperate.

Exactly.