Cyclone separators and separator apparatuses including the cyclone separators

A separator device comprising:

• a vessel having a vessel inlet for receiving a particle-contaminated gas stream comprising gas and entrained particles, a vessel gas outlet for discharging a clean gas stream, and a vessel particle outlet for discharging separated particles;
• a first tube sheet disposed within said vessel proximate to said vessel inlet and defining a particle-contaminated gas section within said vessel, said particle-contaminated gas section in fluid communication with said vessel inlet;
• a second tube sheet disposed within said vessel spaced from said first tube sheet opposite said vessel inlet and defining a clean gas section within said vessel, said clean gas section in fluid communication with said vessel gas outlet,
• wherein said first tube sheet and said second tube sheet define a separated particle section therebetween isolated from said vessel inlet and said vessel gas outlet;
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• a cyclone separator for separating gas and entrained particles from the particle-contaminated gas stream, said cyclone separator disposed between said first tube sheet and said second tube sheet and comprising:
• a cyclone body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending therebetween, said cyclone body defining a cyclone gas inlet extending through said first tube sheet adjacent said first end for receiving the particle-contaminated gas stream comprising the entrained particles and a cyclone gas outlet adjacent said second end for discharging the clean gas stream from said cyclone separator through said second tube sheet;
• a centripetal accelerator proximate said cyclone gas inlet to induce centripetal acceleration of the particle-contaminated gas stream;
• wherein said sidewall of said cyclone body defines a discharge opening located between said first end and said second end for discharging entrained particles from the particle-contaminated gas stream into said separated particle section of said vessel, said discharge opening having a leading edge and a top edge in relation to a flow path of entrained particles within the particle-contaminated gas stream, and wherein said top edge extends at an acute angle relative to said leading edge.