Cyclone Flow Rate Calculator
Audit actual timed hydrocyclone collection ledger versus independently measured inlet flow, not Kρv² pressure correlation or nominal vendor capacity. Caller independently verifies units, applicability and matching conditions; no operational recipe, safety certification, causal efficacy or legal/resource classification is inferred.
Description
Timed collected volume gives an observed flow over the measurement intervals.
Timed collected volume gives an observed flow over the measurement intervals.1
An independent inlet reading can be reconciled with that pooled collection.
When to use Cyclone Flow Rate Calculator
Use this tool to calculate or review the supplied observations under the stated rules. Match completed survey or ledger observations by block, segment or stage and confirm their units and boundaries.
How to use Cyclone Flow Rate Calculator and understand its results
- Match completed survey or ledger observations by block, segment or stage and confirm their units and boundaries.
- Enter observedCycloneCollectionVolumesM3, observedCollectionTimesSeconds, observedIndependentInletFlowM3Second, using the field meanings and rules below, then run the tool.
- Read observedCollectedCycloneFlowM3Second, signedInletMinusCollectedFlowM3Second. Inspect nested result fields where present, and review unknown records separately from known matches.
- Correct any reported input issue and run again. Before using a successful result, check the stated units, signs, reference scope and observation coverage.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| observedCycloneCollectionVolumesM3 | Observed cyclone collection volumes m3 | list of number | Required |
| observedCollectionTimesSeconds | Observed collection times seconds | list of number | Required |
| observedIndependentInletFlowM3Second | Observed independent inlet flow m3 second | number | Required |
Use aligned nonnegative volumes and positive collection seconds, plus nonnegative independent inlet flow. Divide total collected volume by total time and return inlet−collected flow; do not average per-interval flow ratios.
flow=Σvolume/Σseconds; discrepancy=inletFlow−flow Use the matching field units and the exact boundary, ordering and reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| observedCollectedCycloneFlowM3Second | Observed collected cyclone flow m3 second | number |
| signedInletMinusCollectedFlowM3Second | Signed inlet minus collected flow m3 second; preserve the subtraction order and sign defined in the mechanics | number |
{
"input": {
"observedCycloneCollectionVolumesM3": [
2,
3
],
"observedCollectionTimesSeconds": [
1,
2
],
"observedIndependentInletFlowM3Second": 2
},
"output": {
"observedCollectedCycloneFlowM3Second": 1.6666666666666667,
"signedInletMinusCollectedFlowM3Second": 0.33333333333333326
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Units, ledger boundaries, survey interpretation and model applicability must be independently established. These summaries do not assign reserve/resource classifications or establish support adequacy, ventilation safety or an operating setting.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types and violated rules return input issues. Numeric values and outputs must be finite. Lists and matrices must be dense, without missing cells. Numeric lists allow at most 10000 entries; ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of 128 UTF-16 units each; numeric matrices allow at most 128 rows and 128 columns, subject to narrower requirements above.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related step, use Cyclone Inlet Pressure Calculator: Pressure gauges can carry calibration offsets that change the inferred drop across a cyclone. For a complementary comparison, use Ventilation Air Velocity Calculator: An air traverse integrates signed normal velocity across sampled duct cells.
References
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Cyclone Flow Rate Calculator — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Cyclone Inlet Pressure Calculator
Pressure gauges can carry calibration offsets that change the inferred drop across a cyclone.
- Ventilation Air Velocity Calculator
An air traverse integrates signed normal velocity across sampled duct cells.