A surface cleaning apparatus comprising an upstream air treatment stage and a downstream air treatment stage, which is positioned rearward of the upstream air treatment member. The upstream air treatment stage comprises an openable portion which is moveable between a closed position and an open position by a mount that is provided on the downstream air treatment stage.

A particles capturing system includes a venturi filter device, a cyclone filter device, a plurality of first nozzles and air to flow through the system. The venturi filter device has an air intake portion, a neck portion and an air outlet portion. The cyclone filter device, disposed in the air outlet portion, has an entrance and an exit. The plurality of first nozzles, disposed inside the venturi filter device, have a height greater than that of the the neck portion. When the air flows, the air enters the venturi filter device via an air inlet of the air intake portion, then orderly passes through the neck portion and the plurality of first nozzles, then enters the cyclone filter device via the entrance, and finally leaves the cyclone filter device via the exit, such that particles in the flowing air can be captured.

A surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor has a liquid delivery system comprising at least one spray nozzle that delivers at least one liquid and an inverted cyclone comprising, when the surface cleaning apparatus is in a floor cleaning orientation, a lower end, a lower end wall, an upper end and an upper end wall, the lower end having a cyclone fluid inlet and a cyclone air outlet and the upper end has a separated element outlet, wherein the cyclone air outlet comprises a treated air outlet conduit and a liquid blocking collar is provided on an outer surface of the treated air outlet conduit below an inlet to the treated fluid outlet conduit. A solid and liquid collection chamber is in communication with the separated element outlet.

A cyclonic chiller-separator, including a vertically oriented treatment tower defining an interior space and having an exhaust inlet disposed in an upper portion, and a chimney with an exhaust outlet; an exhaust stream conduit in fluid communication with said interior volume of said treatment tower through said exhaust inlet, wherein said exhaust inlet is configured to induce cyclonic fluid motion in an exhaust stream entering said interior volume; a coolant water source; and a plurality of nozzles disposed about interior walls of said treatment tower and in fluid communication with said coolant water source for spraying cooling water into said interior volume above and into an exhaust stream introduced into said interior volume so as to cool, condense, and precipitate volatile organic compounds and organic acids, and to entrain and remove particulates from the exhaust stream.

A surface cleaning apparatus comprising a first cyclonic cleaning stage having a first cyclone chamber and a first dirt collection chamber external to the first cyclone chamber. The first cyclone chamber has a cyclone first end, an opposed cyclone second end, a cyclone sidewall extending between the cyclone first end and the cyclone second end, a cyclone air inlet, a cyclone air outlet, a cyclone dirt outlet in communication with the first dirt collection chamber and a cyclone longitudinal axis extending from the cyclone first end to the cyclone second end. The dirt outlet comprises a plurality of apertures.

Hydrocyclones and related apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for classifying aggregate material. Some embodiments include an inlet head with a spiral inlet having a height and width that vary along the direction of travel of material in the inlet head. Plants incorporating hydrocyclones are disclosed for classifying aggregate material. Some plant embodiments include an overflow container having a weir.

Apparatus for separating grit from a grit-loaded liquid matrix while retaining organic solids in suspension, including an inlet for admitting liquid matrix into the apparatus, an outlet for removing grit-lite liquid matrix from the apparatus main chamber, and a vortex system for removing separated liquid matrix grit from the apparatus. The grit settling main chamber defines upper and lower subchambers communicating with each other through a central aperture. A fluid flow speed gradient is established between the apparatus fluid inlet and outlet. An Eddy type fluid dynamic component is added, providing combined enhanced coarse grit and fine organics discrimination and separation. The Eddy fluid dynamic component may consist of a trio of stationary fresh water supply force fed eductors. Each eductor produces a fresh water fluid flow interacting with the liquid matrix fluid flow inside the upper subchamber, whereby Eddy-type turbulences are generating promoting fine, liquid matrix grit particle separation from the liquid matrix.

There is provided a cyclone collector which can securely collect particles from an intake gas and can prevent discharge of a water mist. The cyclone collector 12 includes a container 21, a liquid-film forming section 23 for forming a liquid film 40 in the container 21, a gas inlet 33 provided in a lid 32, and an exhaust pipe 24b. The gas inlet 33 extends downward at an angle with an orthogonal plane 21B perpendicular to the axis 21A of the container 21. The opening 33a of the gas inlet 33 opens in an area at a distance from the liquid film 40. An intake gas is ejected from the gas inlet 33 toward the liquid film 40.

A dual-airflow cyclone flash drying device includes a feeding device, a fluidizing cyclone generator and a drying cylinder. The fluidizing cyclone generator is connected with the drying cylinder through a central connecting pipe. The tail end of the feeding device is provided with a porous plate doser that is connected with the central connecting pipe. The fluidizing cyclone generator adopts lateral air supply, air forms a cyclone along the circular outer wall to enter the central connecting pipe. A drying cyclone generator is arranged at the lower portion of the drying cylinder. The drying cyclone generator adopts lateral air supply, and after forming a cyclone, air spirally rises to make contact with fluidized granular sludge to evaporate sludge moisture into water vapor. A particle size selector is arranged at the upper portion of the drying cylinder, and an outlet flue is arranged above the particle size selector.

There is provided a cyclone collector which can securely collect particles from an intake gas and can prevent discharge of a water mist. The cyclone collector 12 includes a container 21, a liquid-film forming section 23 for forming a liquid film 40 in the container 21, a gas inlet 33 provided in a lid 32, and an exhaust pipe 24b. The gas inlet 33 extends downward at an angle with an orthogonal plane 21B perpendicular to the axis 21A of the container 21. The opening 33a of the gas inlet 33 opens in an area at a distance from the liquid film 40. An intake gas is ejected from the gas inlet 33 toward the liquid film 40.