#Product Trends
Hydrocyclone: the perfect option for mechanical centrifugal pumps
For the separation of heavy particles from the pumped liquid
The hydrocyclone is a simple mechanical appliance used to separate particles from the pumped liquid. Thanks to the perfect balance between the centrifugal and the gravity force, it is generally installed in seawater treatment plants to filter sand.
Its truncated-cone shape allows separation operations. The fluid tangentially enters through the top unit, creating a spiral-shaping flow, which determines a pressure decrease towards the structure centre. As a consequence, the solids fall towards the bottom of the conical cavity, while the liquid rises to the top. The speed of sedimentation follows the Stokes Laws (it is a positive force directed towards the bottom).
ARGAL offers ARCyclon as a tailored-made option for the mech-sealed centrifugal pumps. The hydrocyclone technology can therefore be set on SATURNevo (ZGS, ZMS), ROUTE (ZMR), FRONTIERA (ZMF, ZGF) and ZGE pumps.
