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Cyclone Applications

  1. Replacing filters too often?
  2. Require local dust collection?
  3. Want to recycle or re-use material before contamination in the filter?
  4. Require a cyclone but not enough room to install?
  5. Require easy to clean cyclone?
  6. High humidity or water content plugging filters?
  7. Abrasive dust requires cooling during dust collection?
  8. Explosive applications?
  9. Tough dust? (Abrasive, sticky, hygroscopic, fibrous)
  10. Need to heat up or cool down during collection?
  11. Any grinder’s dust?

Valve Applications

  1. Rotary valve repairs too expensive due to abrasive dust?
  2. Want to decrease electrical usage?
  3. Too much air leaking into/ or from dust collector hopper?
  4. Large dust/material jamming and/or wearing out airlock?
  5. Need to continue operating dust collector during airlock maintenance?
  6. Control hopper draining
  7. Prevent bridging of material in a hopper

For more information on your specific application, please contact us for further deals and referrals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Point-of-use dust collection is a system design approach where compact dust collectors are installed close to the source of dust generation rather than at a centralized location.

By capturing particles immediately at the source, dust is removed before it travels through long duct runs or enters a central collection system. This reduces particulate velocity in ductwork, limits abrasive wear, and can allow recovered material to remain isolated from other process dust streams.

Key advantages include:

  • Reduced duct erosion by capturing abrasive particles early
  • Extended downstream filter life when used as a pre-cleaning stage
  • Improved material recovery by isolating dust at the source
  • Lower transport load on central dust collection systems

Cyclone dust collectors can help with product reclamation by separating usable material from process exhaust without relying on filter media that may contaminate it.

Because cyclones use centrifugal force rather than fabric filtration, captured particles can be discharged directly into a dedicated hopper. When installed near the source of generation, they can isolate raw materials before they mix with other dust streams or enter downstream filters, making recovery more practical in certain processes.

Product reclamation with cyclones typically involves:

  • Source capture installation to isolate material at the point of generation
  • Dedicated discharge collection to keep reclaimed product separate
  • Reduced cross-contamination risk compared to filter-based systems
  • Lower material disposal volume when usable particles are recovered

Aerodyne offers a GPC (ground plate cyclone) cyclone, a SplitStream cyclone, and a traditional TR cyclone. We also offer horizontal options. These can be customized to your specific application.

  1. The GPC– this cyclone is our compact high efficiency cyclone. Because it has a ground plate, it does not require a long, tapered body for effective dust separation, and its unique compact design is available in horizontal or vertical configurations.
  2.  The SplitStream– this cyclone is best suited for tough dust and the issues that come with it. It’s capable of handling a wide range of materials with no major moving components, horizontal capability, and requires little maintenance.
  3. Traditional TR cyclone- This more traditionally built cyclone allows for the collection of large particles in an airstream when installed as a prefilter, and lowers loading strain on the system. This is a reliable, economic option.

Aerodyne also offers custom cyclones.

Aerodyne offers trickle valves, double dump valves, knife gate valves, and rotary valves. Airlock valves are necessary on dust collection systems to prevent air leakage and pressure changes, which cause a variety of other issues within the system.

  • Trickle Valves like the Vacu-Valve– Trickle valves are passive, non-powered discharge valves. The Vacu-Valve has a rub
  • Double Dump Valve– This is an industrial airlock valve with two tandem doors to discharge material without losing pressure or jamming.
  • Knife Gate Valve – Designed of hopper control, the knife gate is a basic airlock
  • Rotary Valve – Aerodyne offers a high capacity, non-NFPA rotary valve for non-combustible applications.

Aerodyne offers customers the option to send samples of their dust in for testing to determine:

  • Particle size analysis
  • Cyclone removal efficiency
  • Optional third-party testing of combustible/explosive dust samples

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