2.2.4 Total efficiency
Besides grade efficiency, total efficiency is the
another important parameter in evaluating the
performance of hydrocyclones. Three typical sets of
experimental results are given in Table 1.
As shown in Table 1, the total efficiency under
different conditions are all higher than 95 percent,
indicating that liquid/solid hydrocyclone, as a kind of
compact, highly efficient separator, is very suitable to
be applied to remove sand particles from liquid
mixture on platforms.