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Pneumatic Conveying |
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| The cohesiveness of the material is determined first. |
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| Can you classify your material as cohesive? |
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Yes
No |
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| Can you classify your material as sticky? |
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No |
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The Geldart classification of powders is employed to assess the ease of fluidization. Note that the boundary values of A/C and A/B are also given. |
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| Select the Geldart Classification |
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C
A/C
A
A/B
B
D
Unknown |
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| The next screen will determine if there are solids actually flowing in the system. |
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Either by visual observations or instrumentation you
must find out whether the solids were being conveyed. |
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| Which of the following best describes your situation: |
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Solids coming out at the collector in a steady
stream.
Solids coming out very erratically in slugs.
No Solids coming out. |
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| The next few screens will determine the characteristics of the material being conveyed. These properties are an integral part of the troubleshooting strategy. |
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How would you classify the abrasiveness of your
material?: |
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Very Abrasive
Mildly Abrasive
Non-Abrasive |
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| This screen will determine the frequency of the operation. |
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Does your system run O.K. for small periods of time and
then plugs? |
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Yes
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| The surface moisture is another parameter of significance in the conveyability of solids. The next screen will determine this parameter from the user. Note the value of 1% has been chosen for this example. |
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Measure the current surface moisture content of the
solids. |
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| Report this in %:
1 |
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Enter a positive number.
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| When the material has been conveyed is changed, even though it may appear to be the same, this could cause operational problems. |
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Is the supplier of your material different now or has
your product line changed? |
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Yes
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| Screen 8 |
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| The next information item is if there has been a requirement to change the usual process demands for solids. |
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Has the solids throughput been changed recently to meet
the process demands? |
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Yes
No |
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