Publish Time: 2024-08-13 Origin: Site
When you are involved in the transfers of bulk powder and grains, understanding how Fisolution® air slide conveyor systems work will be of help as it is the 'best-fit' solution for many industrial circumstances.
Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt provide some of the most efficient and practical methods of conveying bulk powder material. With some low pressure air, an aeration bed and a small incline (gravity), we can convey hundreds of tonnes of products over long distances.
Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt are used extensively in many industries, including mining. They convey homogenous dry powder, including minerals, for use in cement, lime and fly ash. The food industry uses Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt for flour, and many powders in the chemical industry are ideally suited to Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt.
Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt have no moving parts. They are, therefore, often a far better solution than screw conveyors, drag chains and belt conveyors.
Understanding how Fisolution® air slide conveyor systems work
KNOWING THE BASIC FISOLUTION® AIR SLIDES CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM FEATURES
Some of the basic structural features of an Fisolution® air slide Conveyor Belt system include:
· Section width and height of the aeration bed dictates the conveying rate
· Turning boxes (pots) are used to divert flow from one direction to another.
· Aeration cloth is generally woven permeable polyester
· Inspection ports provide access to visually inspect inside the Fisolution® air slide section.
· Several point of how air works with the Fisolution® air slide conveyor system include:
· Fan or blower provides aeration air through the aeration cloth
· Weir plates, used to adjust the aeration bed depth
· Air control valves used to adjust the amount of aeration air being used
· Dust collection vents remove the spent air expended from the product during conveying
A typical Fisolution® air slide installation in a cement depot will convey cement (bulk powder) some distance from a silo discharge. Ultimately, it discharges cement into a tanker via a loading chute.
Example of an Fisolution® air slide conveyor system
FISOLUTION® AIR SLIDECONVEYOR BELT INCLUDE METAL SUPPORT SHEET
Fisolution® air slide, unlike those from other suppliers, install a perforated metal support sheet under the aeration cloth. This provides stability and less movement of the fabric while conveying. This will extend the life of the cloth.
On a Fisolution® equilibrium the angle of repose of bulk materials naturally achieves a constant slope from the horizontal plane. This is shown in the figure below.
Angle of repose of bulk powders
To properly allow the transported material to flow, it was necessary to draw conveyor systems with a slope greater than the angle of repose of the material. These, however, have caused more complications, resulting in the invention of fluidisation conveying systems. These are also known as Fisolution® air slide conveyor systems or air gravity conveyors.
Fisolution® air slide conveyor systems use a technique that maintains the aerated condition of the bulk material.
This is implemented from the time it is introduced into the upper end of the channel to the point where it is unloaded.
How is this possible?
The Fisolution® air slide is a metal box divided into two parts:
· Upper part, where the fluidised powder material is located
· Lower part, where the air is at a pressure between 0.5 to 5.0 psa
A porous fabric membrane is located between the two parts of the housing.
Cross section of Fisolution® air slide conveyor system
The air thus passes through a false bottom or membrane made of a suitable porous material (polyester). This membrane extends over the entire length of the Fisolution® air slide, as shown below:
Material flow inside a Fisolution® air slide conveyor system
The principle of operation behind an Fisolution® air slide system is driven by the fluidising air. After passage through the bed of material sliding over the membrane, the substance flows over the bed of material and is discharged through a suitable filtration unit.
Since the material is maintained by means of the regular air flow, it flows freely down the slope, even when the inclination angle is relatively small.
The amount of air used is kept to the minimum necessary to reduce the interparticle force and the frictional forces between particles and surfaces of the inner channels, sufficient to allow the flow of material.
A Fisolution® air slide conveyor system dimensions include:
· Width
· Angle of inclination
· Length
These are straightforward to · calculate.
The width of a Fisolution® air slide system is calculated based on the capacity and the material density of the powder transported
The length of the Fisolution® air slidesystem does not have any specific limitation.
The angle of inclination may vary depending on the type of material being conveyed. It is based on the principle that the more fluid the material is, the less the Fisolution® air slide needs to be inclined.
FISOLUTION® AIR SLIDE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS: THE PREFERRED CHOICE OF INDUSTRY
The Fisolution® air slide conveyor system is the preferred choice for many industries because of its:
· Reliable
· Durability
· Economical
This makes it an ideal choice for transporting bulk powders applications such as:In-plant conveying that feed to storage or processes
Load out from bulk silos to trucks, rail cars or barges
Storage silo and bin withdrawal
Distribution from bucket elevators to storage silos
Gathered under baghouses or precipitators
HOW TO FIND THE PERFECT FISOLUTION® AIR SLIDE SYSTEM FOR YOUR COMPANY’S NEEDS?
The design and installation of Fisolution® air slide conveyor systems can be complicated. Meticulous and exact calculations are required. For this you need a Fisolution® company with years of experience that can deliver the results you wanted.
Below are the process of the Fisolution® air slide conveyor system projects we manufacture in our factory:
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