A cyclone is designed to collect dusts. Increasing gas flow rate at the inlet can increase the efficiency without changing the cyclone. How much must the flowrate increase in volume flow if the critical particle diameter is reduced to half?

A cyclone is designed to collect dusts. Increasing gas flow rate at the inlet can increase the efficiency without changing the cyclone. How much must the flowrate increase in volume flow if the critical particle diameter is reduced to half?

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