Originally Posted by
Phil Thien
So if you work your #'s backwards to try to compute the pressure loss of a conventional cyclone (by subtracting the values I've highlighted in red because a conventional cyclone doesn't use them), you arrive at a pressure loss of 1.0 VH? .....
And considering that many users build my separator using tangential inlets, or (even easier) modify the rings of their DC w/ a baffle, it isn't unreasonable to think that the pressure loss of baffle-based separators may well be lower than most conventional cyclones.