IHydrocyclone iyisisetshenziswa sokuhlukanisa uketshezi oluwuketshezi oluvame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni zikawoyela. Isetshenziswa kakhulukazi ukuhlukanisa izinhlayiya zamahhala zikawoyela ezimiswe oketshezini ukuze kuhlangatshezwane namazinga okukhishwa adingwa yimithethonqubo. Isebenzisa amandla aqinile e-centrifugal akhiqizwe ukwehla kwengcindezi ukuze kuzuzwe umphumela wokushwiba ngesivinini esiphezulu oketshezini olukushubhu lesivunguvungu, ngaleyo ndlela ihlukanise izinhlayiya zikawoyela ngecentrifugaly nge-gravity ethize elula ukuze kuzuzwe injongo yokuhlukaniswa koketshezi noketshezi. Ama-Hydrocyclones asetshenziswa kakhulu ku-petroleum, embonini yamakhemikhali, ekuvikelweni kwemvelo nakweminye imikhakha. Angakwazi ukuphatha kahle uketshezi oluhlukahlukene olunamandla adonsela phansi ahlukile, athuthukise ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza futhi anciphise ukukhishwa kwezinto ezingcolile.