Hydrocyclone

Listing ID #6709156

Sand washing consists of a separation by size of the unwanted particles. The separation is made at a size of 65 microns, where fines and clays are concentrated that reduce the quality of the sand. Although this cut size is adjustable.

Feed the sand to a receiving tank, adding the necessary water to wash previously. Well in the previous screen or in the own conduit of feeding to the tank.

From this tank, a pulp composed of dirty sand and water, in the proper proportion, is pumped to cyclone. In which, in a controlled way, a separation of the fines from the sand is made, which are eliminated as dirty water to the water recovery system.

While the clean sand that exits the apex of the cyclone is sent to a dewatering screen. At the exit of which the sand is obtained clean and with low percentage of water.