Summary

Up to 50% increase in minerals processing throughput

The new Weir Minerals Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone is designed to achieve up to 50 per cent higher throughput in comparison with any other competitor cyclones in the 26 inch diameter range due to its larger inlet and vortex finder configuration: delivering substantial productivity and cost benefits to customers.

Cavex® hydrocyclones have been highly-regarded for their proven efficiency and high capacity performance for decades. The CVX hydrocyclones are designed to withstand severe abrasion caused by the rotational flow of solids and slurry.

The unique shape of the Cavex® hydrocyclone range features a laminar spiral inlet geometry that allows the slurry to follow a natural path without encountering any shelves, edges or corners. This reduces turbulence inside the hydrocyclone which helps maximise separation efficiency, hydraulic capacity and wear life, while minimising localised wear in the feed chamber and vortex finder.

The hydraulic design of the Cavex® 700CVX inlet head, with its smooth spiral laminar shape, reduces turbulence, which when coupled with the largest inlet open area, and largest maximum vortex finder available, results in a product providing substantial efficiency gains.

In addition to new installations, the Cavex® 700CVX hydrocyclone has also been designed to fit into existing cyclone clusters for easy retrofitting. This enables existing customers to benefit from its increased productivity with minimum impact to their operations.