Dedusting Equipment

Design Engineering Guidelines

 General theoretical design engineering
• Filtration velocity
• Air to cloth (A/C) ratio
• Can velocity
 Dust collecting system
• Amount of dust sources to vent
• Venting air volume
• Venting hood design
• Ductwork design
 Dust collector construction
 Cleaning control

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Design Engineering Guidelines
 Dust collector construction
• Gas flow/dust distribution
• Clean gas plenum/housing
• Dust hopper
• Filter bag dimension
• Distance between the bags
• Number of bags per row
• Venturies
• Bag cages
• Filter cloth
• Airlocks
 Cleaning control

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 Cleaning control
• Pulse sequence
• Pulse cycle
• Diaphragm and solenoid valves
• Purge valve

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General Theoretical Design Engineering
 Filtration velocity, max allowable depends on the flow resistance of
the bag pulse filter cake and cleaning ability of the filter bag and
the cleaning method. The pressure diff. across the filter increases:
• The higher filtration velocity
• Thicker filter cake (residual dust layer after cleaning) and the
quicker it builds up
• The finer dust (high blaine)
• The more compressible or sticky dust

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General Theoretical Design Engineering
 Air to Cloth (A/C) Ratio, rule of thumb to measure the amount of
filtering cloth area available to filter a given volume of air at a given
flow rate.

1.2 m3/m2 x min for slag, coal & clinker dust

1.5 m3/m2 x min foe limestone and cement

 Can velocity is the theoretically calculated raw gas velocity

between the filter bags at the bottom area.

Vertical upward vector of the gas flow

velocity of gas flow velocity should be < 1m/s

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 Amount of dust sources to vent, max 6 to 8 dust source to vent
should be connected to one dust collector.

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 Venting air volume, recommended standard base on HOLCIM
volumetric requirement for the venting of typical applications in
ambient air are shown below,

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 Venting hood design, at pick up points should provide ventilation of
the dust point without capturing product from the main material
flow
V2 ~ 18m/s

V1 ~ 1.4m/s

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 Ductwork design, a general rule for good ductwork design is to
size the duct cross-sectional area for a velocity of 15 to 18m/s, for
explosive dust the air velocity between 18 to 24m/s.

 Up and downward sloping for dust laden air shall have minimum
slope 60o for limestone and 45o for clinker to avoid dust
accumulation.

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 Gas flow/dust distribution, indicate more even dust distribution.

Typical design Recommended design

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 Gas flow/dust distribution, indicate more even dust distribution.

Typical design Recommended design

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 Clean gas plenum/housing.
• Better gas tightness because it has one door per compartment
only
• Casing insulation shall be provide, min thickness 50mm
 Dust hopper.
• The corner of the hoppers should be rounded
• Corner angles of the hopper should not be lower than 55o in all
application and 70o for coal, separator and by pass duct.
Typical design Recommended design

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 Filter bag dimension, diameter usually between 120 to 160mm
• The following bag lengths are recommended not to be
exceeded

 Distance between the bags

50mm Bag filter

Inside wall/stiffener
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 Number of bags per row, max not more than 16 bags

 Venturi, integral component of most pulse jet collectors. It directs

the blast compressed air into the center of the filter bag to prevent
abrasion caused by misaligned blowpipe and turbulent airflows.

 Bag cages, have to provide with longitudinal wires. Single piece

design and shall be corrosion-resistant (galvanized, stainless steel
or epoxy coated).
• 8 to 12 for filter diameter < 160mm
• 16 to 20 for filter diameter > 200 mm

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 Filter cloth,
• Materials

• Anti Hydrolysis, breakdown the molecular chain of the

polymerization caused by moisture. Intensified by heat, acids
and alkali.

 Airlock, several type of airlock system min. size shall be

250x250mm
• Rotary lock
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• Double valve damper
Cleaning Control
 Pulse sequence, important part in lessening the re-entrainment
material.
Typical design Recommended design

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Cleaning Control
 Pulse cycle
• Pulse duration set to fire for 0.1-0.15 sec
• Frequency is adjusted by means of a potentiometer on the
timer panel 7 to 30 second. Keep press diff across the
collector ranges from 75-150 mmWG
• Install a pressure switch gauge and put low set point at about
10-12.5 mbar

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Cleaning Control
 Diaphragm an solenoid valve, work together for an efficient
operation of the bag filter cleaning system.

 Purge valve, are designed to eliminate moisture build-up in the

compressed air before entering the unit.

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Practice

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Step 1: Determination of Pick-up Points

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Step 2: Determination of Venting Air Volume on each Pick-
up Point
 Material: Cement

 System Capacity: 300 t/h

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 Airslide width: 500 mm, total
air volume 900 m3/h
5 6  Bucket elevator: Belt type,
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bucket width 800 mm
7  Belt Conveyor: Belt width 1000
mm
 Point 7: It is required 3’000
m3/h
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Step 3: Calculation of Ductwork Diameter
 What is the recommend gas
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velocity in the duct for cement
12 dust?
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each pick-up point (1-7)?
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4  What are the diameters on
remain sections of the
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ductwork system (8-12)?

Remark: The calculated diameters do not match to the standard sizes. For construction
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Step 4: Calculation of Filtration Area
 What is the filtration area required to handle 14’850
m3/h? (refer to page B1/12 of the TDS Manual)
 How many filter bags are required? (The plant where
this unit will be installed has standard size of filter bags
of Ø 140 mm x 3.2 m length – 1.42 m2)

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 Step 4: Calculation of Filtration Area (Solution)
 What is the filtration area required to handle 14’850
m3/h? (refer to page B1/12 of the TDS Manual)
 Recommended A/C Ratio is 1.5 m3/m2*min (or 90 m3/m2*h)
for cement dust
 Filtration area (A) is:
Fan Capacity _14’850
=> A = [m 3
/h ]_ A = 165 m2
A=
A/C Ration 90 [m3/m2*h]

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 How many filter bags are required? (The plant where
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this unit will be installed has standard size of filter bags

of Ø 140 mm X 3.2 m length – 1.42 m2)
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 Total Filtration Area / one bag filter area = 117 bags

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Step 5: Fan Specification

 What is the fan capacity for venting of the system?

(refer to page B1/20 of the TDS Manual)
 What should be the minimum fan static pressure?

 What should be the fan speed?

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Step 5: Fan Specification (Solution)
 The required venting air for the system is 14’850 m3/h
 Consider ca. 15% safety margin
 Therefore, the fan capacity is:
Required Volume + 15% of required volume =>
14’850 [m3/h] + 2’250 [m3/h] = 17’100 [m3/h]
 Minimum static pressure should be 28 mbar

 The fan speed should not exceed 1’800 rpm

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