/industries/otherindustries/metals-mining/b/weblog/posts/optimizing-hydrocyclone-separation-processesDiagram of a hydrocyclone: 1. the liquid-solid mixture enters, 2. heavy solids leave, 3. cleaned liquid leaves. Photo credit: “hydrocyclone” by VanBuren is licensed under CC BY 3.0 In the mining industry, hydrocyclones are mineral processing equipmenten-USTelligent Community 13