How does a cyclone work???

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How does a cyclone work???

Answer 1

Tornados and hurricanes originate with clashing weather systems -- one cold, one warm.  High in the atmosphere, this contrasting energy begins to spin due to the varying differences in the pressure areas. The resulting cone grows in both directions -- up and down, threatening aircraft as well as inhabitants and structures on the ground.  Some think that the electric potential within these systems plays a part in the violence and strength displayed, but regardless, most of these violent systems (USA) occur in the middle of the country where warm moist air from the Gulf meets cooler Canadian air.

Answer 2

cyclones work as a result of the centrifugal forces acting on the particles suspended in the swirling gas stream. This causes the particles, which are denser than the gas, to move outward to the cyclone wall, along which they are transported downward to the dust exit. The cleaned gas leaves near the centerline, in a reverse-flow cyclone through the roof. In a ‘once-through’ or ‘flow-through’ cyclone, the cleaned gas exits out the bottom1.

In some configurations, cyclones may be oriented at an angle to true vertical and, in the limit, may be oriented horizontally. Such configurations do not violate the rules and equations governing vertical cyclones except in certain ‘highly loaded’ cyclones, wherein the force of gravity competes with the radially-directed centrifugal force, which the particles experience. In such latter configurations the designer must be especially careful in scaling-up

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

hot air and cold air create presher in a circle