The selection of the cyclone depends on the particle size, flow rate, and percent solids loading.
Liners can be elastomeric , hardened steel , or ceramic .
Remove Sand from Plant Intake Water Industrial plants using water from rivers with heavy sand loading experience serious pump and valve erosion problems if they don't take steps to remove the sand from the water. Settling ponds are one solution but they require a lot of space and must be regularly dredged. Hydrocyclones for sand removal, on the other hand, take up little space and the sand separator discharge can be put into a much smaller settling pond. Also, government agencies have established a minimum amount of solids that an industrial plant can discharge into wastewater facilities. Hydrocyclones can be used to remove a good deal of the settleable solids to meet these requirements.