An idealized "perfect" hydrocyclone is characterized as follows: R = 0.2. Sharpness of classification m is very large (i.e., use m = √50).
i. Sketch the recovery to undersize graph which characterizes this hydrocyclone [5].
ii. If the solids feedrate F = 100 kg/min, the feed percent solids is 25%, and the feed size distribution is Pr = 200 μm, calculate the underflow solids flowrate U kg/min, the overflow 80% passing size sov, and the underflow 80% passing size &ou [20].
F = 100 kg/min, XF = 25%, PF = 200 μm.