1958 年 74 巻 835 号 p. 29-36
In attacking the problem, the author has measured the flow velocity distributions end pressure distributions in the cyclone by using a direction-finding pitot tube with a single hole under the various operating conditions.
Then it was understood that the diameter of vortex finder and dimension of inlet nozzle are the important factors.
From the above experimental results, it could be explained that the flow in the cyclone would be of Rankine's vortex consisting of a free vortex combined with a sink.
In additions, the traces left by spiral flow of liquid on the conical wall were examined and the three-dimentional spiral curve thus obtained was developed in one plane. From the results, it is apparent that the main stream of helical flow is of equiangular spiral.