Application

Most industrial processes generate dust. This

dust may profitably be removed for pollution
abatement and material recovery purposes.
FLS Central Jet Pulse filters are modular bag
filters in which the dust-laden air enters through
the base or side of the casing, and is evenly
distributed between the filter bags. The dust is
deposited on the outside of the needle felt bags,
while the air passes through the felt into the clean
air chamber at the top of the casing before
release in the atmosphere. The bags are cleaned
by the injection of an ultra- short burst of air.
The dust dislodged from the bags either fails
direct into a silo (bunker filter), or into the
bottom-hopper for return to the production
process via an air lock.
The air jet burst cleans each row of bags in turn.
The blast is triggered by the electronic control
unit based on the pressure drop across

Design and operation

the filter. This operating principle causes a constant

flow and pressure drop, and implies that the dustremoving frequency is adapted to the current dustload. This method minimises the risk of clogging in
the pipe system, and also increases the lifetime of
the bags by cleaning only when necessary. The
preset level for jet pulse release is in most cases
l25mm WG but other levels may also be applied.
The filter module comprises 3, 4 or 5 rows, each
with 7 cylindrical bags mounted on wire cages 3 m
in length and 120 mm in diameter. The filtration area
is thus 1.15 m2 per bag.
Dedusting capacity is 80180 m /h per M filtration
area according to dust type and operating conditions.
3

FLS Jet Pulse Filter, Type CE 1 comprises 1, 2,4 or 6

basic modules, Type CE 2, an even number of 8-20
modules and Type CE 3 an even number of 22-36
modules. The three types have individual designs
of air intake.

Type CE 1 has a pyramid-shaped bottom-hopper while Types CE 2 and CE 3 have troughshaped hoppers. In all three types replacement of
bags is effected from the top of the casing (the
clean air chamber).
All types of industrial dust can be handled. Filters
for coal have special features to prevent explosions and fires. The filter is designed to give
trouble-free operation 24 hours a day and requires
a minimum of maintenance.
Filter operati on costs are very often offset by the
value of the material recovered. Further more,
effective dedusting averts shutdowns, while the
reduction in industrial pollution should be
considered in each case.
The type designations are CE 1, CE 2, and CE 3
(CEntral installation) followed by size specification
digits indicating number of modules and number
of solenoid valves, respectively.

Type of dust
A Non-agglomerating dust
(Fly ash, metal oxides)
B Partially agglomerating
dust (Cement, coal, limestone)
C Heavily agglomerating dust
(Gypsum, ground sand).

Type CE 1

Type CE 2
Dimensions mm

Size

A1

C
min.

1120

1440

7450

5925

1-03
1-04

Solution :
FLS Jet Pulse Filter, Type CE 2,
Filtration area 400 m2
Size 10 - 25.

Example
700 m3 min. air (25oC) containing coal dust
particles (dust type B), average size 50u (microns), dust load 40 g/m3, to be dedusted.

Type CE 3

Size

A2
(mm)

Filtra
tion
area
(m2)

Consumption
of compressed
air
(Nm3/h)

8-20

5120

322

70

22-55

11120

886

191

10-25

6120

403

87

24-60

12120

966

208
226

Filtration
area
(m2)

Consumption
of compressed
air
(Nm3/h)

24
32

Size

A2
(mm)

Filtration
area
(m2)

Consumption
of compressed
air
(Nm3/h)

1-05

40

12-30

7120

483

104

26-65

13120

1047

2-06

48

10

14-35

8120

564

122

28-70

14120

1127

243

64

14

16-40

9120

644

139

30-75

15120

1208

260

2-10

81

17

18-45

10120

725

157

32-80

16120

1288

278

4-06

97

21

20-50

11120

805

174

34-85

17120

1369

296

129

28

36-90

18120

1449

312

161

35

193

42

242

52

2-08

4-08

2120

2120

1440

2760

7950

8550

6425

7025

4-10
6-12
6-15

3120

2760

8850

7325

Data in this brochure series is only intended for preliminary project planning. Manufacturer reserves the right to modify equipment details and/or specifications without notice.
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