Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

dust taper

English answer:

cyclone, dust separator cone

Added to glossary by Ken Cox
Sep 20, 2005 17:37
18 yrs ago
English term

dust taper

English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial
***this is an industrial vacuum cleaning system and it is translated from german to english***

The separator system consists of the following components:
• Filter separator as total separator with:
• Hose filter with compressed-air filter cleaning, filter area 36 m2
• Cover swivel mechanism for filter change from the treated gas side untreated gas inlet DN 150
• Material discharge DN 250
• Dust taper of 60° inclination
• Treated gas outlet DN 200
• 4 supporting feet
• Dimensions:
Diameter: 1800 mm
Overall height: approx 7000 mm
Change log

Sep 20, 2005 21:38: JCEC changed "Term asked" from "\"Dust taper\"" to "dust taper"

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cyclone, dust separator cone

Probably what it should be (as a mistranslation of Staubkegel).

Sample refs:

PROCESS online - Fachportal fuer Chemie und Pharmatechnik: Auf ...
Das in den Filter eintretende Rohgas wird abwärts in den Staubkegel gelenkt, der zugleich die Funktion eines Zyklons hat und die groben Partikel aus dem ...
www.process.de/fachartikel/pr_fachartikel_1729633.html

According to the English glossary at the above site, the conical chamber (Staubkegel) is called a 'cyclone'. (The entire filter is called a cyclone filter, so there may also be other names for the conical chamber). Incidentally, 'inclination' should perhaps be 'cone angle'.

[PDF] On-Site Incineration: Overview of Superfund Operating Experience
[see Fig. 3 and compare with the description in the above document]
207.86.51.66/download/techdrct/tdincin.pdf

[PDF] Conditional Test Method 040 December 3, 2002 METHOD FOR THE ...
components from the cyclone/filter. Refer to the following summaries for more ... Cone Angle, θ. (degrees). Outside taper,. φ (degrees). Straight inlet ...
www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/ctm/ctm-040.pdf

[PDF] Hesse Compressed Air as an Energy Carrier
principle for the cyclone filter. 1 Air inlet. 2 Air outlet. 3 o-ring. 4 container. 5 cyclone insert. 6Separating cap. 7 Securing screw. 8 filter element ...
a1989.g.akamai.net/.../__C1256D56002E7B89.nsf/ html/BD_Druckluft_en_150.pdf/$FILE/BD_Druckluft_en_150.pdf

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Note added at 5 hrs 23 mins (2005-09-20 23:00:23 GMT)
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Of course, what I meant is that 'dust taper' appears to be a mistranslation...
Peer comment(s):

agree Dave Calderhead
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