PANBLASTTM PRESSURE BLAST POTS

Pressure Blast Pot Layout - Configuration

BLAST POTS
The purpose of a blast pot is to store and
provide a means of transferring the abrasive
into the compressed air stream prior to delivery
to the blast nozzle and onto the substrate.
Blast pots are available in a variety of
sizes and storage capacities, most
common being 600lb,300lb,110lb and
50lb. PanBlast manufacture all of the
above being, BP600, BP300, BP110 and
BP50 respectively. Multiple outlet bulk
blasters are also available for high multi-
operator production applications.
PanBlast Standard Blast Pot Sizes
The size of the blast pot has no bearing
on the blasting speed, but determines
how long the blasting operator can
abrasive blast before having to refill the
blast pot with abrasive media.
APPROXIMATE BLASTING TIMES FOR
VARIOUS BLAST POT SIZES – USING A
10mm  NOZZLE
POT SIZE BLASTING TIME -
MINUTES
600lb 40
300lb 20
110lb 10
50lb 5

As illustrated, the blast pot size and blast nozzle

diameter are intricately linked. Larger blast
nozzles should only be used with higher volume
blast pots.
WARNING: Blast Pots supplied for open
blasting applications are usually mounted on
wheels to enable ease of relocation. Under no
circumstances should a blast pot filled with
abrasive be attempted to be moved manually.
A 600lb blast pot can contain up to 300kg of
Garnet Abrasive.
Regardless of the manufacturer all
blast pots produced should comprise
of the following conforming
components, ensuring maximum
production, with no compromise to the
operators health & safety
BLAST POT COMPONENTS
PanBlastTM Pressure Blast Pot
 MOM CERTIFIED
PRESSURE VESSEL
 Most countries require the pressure vessel (blast pot) to
be manufactured to prevailing required standards and
are supplied with certification stating compliance to
required standards (i.e. MOM, ASME, CE and AS1210).
 Blast pots are usually rated at 125psi and tested to 50%
more than the working pressure, 188psi. The working
pressure of 125psi should never be exceeded, and
should always be fitted with a safety pressure relief
valve.
 Pressure vessels should never be modified or welded on.
CONCAVE HEAD AND
CONICAL BOTTOM
 The concaved head allows storage of reserve
abrasive and permits abrasive to flow freely
into the blast pot.
 The conical bottom of the blast pot ensures
complete uninterrupted flow of abrasive into
the abrasive metering valve. The “angle of
repose” of most granular abrasives is 32.
Therefore pot should be fitted with a conical
bottom of no less than 35.
 Light abrasives, i.e. fine glass beads, plastics,
wheat starch and fine aluminium oxides,
have a higher “angle of repose”. Pots for
these abrasives should be fitted with a
conical bottom of no less than 60.
Concave Head for ease of abra
media loading

Conical Bottom ensuring

consistent abrasive media
flow
POP UP VALVE
The Pop Up Valve is used to automatically seal
the pot when required to allow pressure to build
up inside to operating pressure.

The Pop Up Valve automatically drops when

blasting is ceased to allow the pot to be re-filled
with abrasives.
 Pop Up Valves should be designed without
restrictions so as to permit fast
pressurization of the blast pot and thus
not permitting abrasive blow back through
the Abrasive Metering Valve and cause
excessive wear on the valve.

 Pop up Valves are generally manufactured

from urethane or rubber coated aluminium
for longevity and light weight features.
 Pop Up Valves start
and stop the blasting
process via the remote
control system
Typical BP600 Blast Pot Features
INLET AND OUTLET VALVES
REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS
• To start blasting, the “Deadman” control handle is
activated; the Inlet Valve will open, thus permitting
compressed air into the blast pot and blast hose,
and the Outlet Valve will close, thus sealing the
blast pot and activating the blasting process.
• To cease blasting the “Deadman” Handle is simply
released by the blasting operator. This will close
the Inlet Valve and stop air supply to the blast pot
and open the Outlet Valve to depressurize the blast
pot.
• PanBlast most common automatic systems are:
– The PanBlastTM UniFlo Valve consists of a combination
inlet/outlet valve, controlled by an AirFlo Deadman Handle.
The PanBlastTM AirFlo Remote Control Handle is
positioned at the end of the blast hose to allow for
remote control of the blast pot by the blasting operator.
• PanBlastTM AirFlo remote Handles are an “air bleed”
type handle, whereby when not activated air
continuously discharges from the handle. Advantage –
Handle has appearance of being live, therefore anyone
untrained is unlikely to press or try to activate the
twin stage safety lock-out.
• The “Deadman” Handle is inter-connected to the
Inlet/Outlet Valve by a dual control hose. One hose to
supply control air to the handle; one hose to return
control air to the valve when required for activation.
• Pneumatic controls are recommended for use of up to
40 meters. If this length is exceeded electric remotes
should be used to avoid delays in valve actuation.
 Remote Control Handle Set Up
•Compressed air signal bleeds from remote handle while
pot is de-activated

•Signal air bleeds to •Air supply into remote

atmosphere while handle from UniFlo remote
handle is open valve via twinline

•When the remote handle is closed, the air signal

returns to the UniFlo remote valve via the twinline
•Air supply into remote handle
from UniFlo remote valve via
twinline

•Air supply returns to UniFlo remote

valve via twinline hose
 UniFlo Remote Valve Operation
•Compressed air signal passes through the UniFlo
Valve, and bleeds from the remote handle while pot
is de-activated

•Compressed Air To Remote

•Compressed Air In
Handle
 UniFlo Remote Valve Operation

•Air bleeds to
atmosphere

•Compressed Air In
 UniFlo Remote Valve Operation
When the compressed air signal returns from the remote handle, the air enters the
UniFlo Valve below the diaphragm, lifting the piston which closes the exhaust
chamber, and lifting the lower seat, and opening the air flow into the blast pot for
operation

Diaphragm Lifts Piston And Seals

The Exhaust Line

Return Signal From Remote

Handle

Compressed Air To
Compressed Air In
Remote Handle

Compressed Air Supply To

Blast Pot And Pusher Line
 UniFlo Remote Valve Operation
When the compressed air signal returns from the remote handle, the air enters the UniFlo valve below
the diaphragm, lifting the piston which closes the exhaust chamber, and lifting the lower seat, and
opening the air flow into the blast pot and pusher line

Airflow enters internal piping, lifting

Handle closed, returning the pop up valve
signal to UniFlo Valve

Compressed Air
Supply

Airflow enters the blast pot

& pusher line With the pop up valve
closed, the pot now
pressurizes, and abrasive
enters the Fina valve

Abrasive and compressed air

enters the blast hose
UniFlo Remote Valve Operation
When the operator releases the remote handle, the signal air again bleeds to atmosphere, which
allows the UniFlo Valve spring to open the exhaust line and close the inlet line to the blast pot. The
pot de-pressurizes, allowing the pop up valve to drop open.

Air bleeds to
atmosphere

Compressed Pop up valve drops open

Air Supply

UniFlo Valve closes

Air exhausts to
atmosphere
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANY OTHER TYPE
OF “DEADMAN” HANDLE BE USED FOR OUR UNIFLO
REMOTE VALVE.
THIS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF THE
BLAST POT AND RISKS SERIOUS INJURY TO THE
BLASTING OPERATOR.
• Advantages of using an remote control system include:
• The blasting operator is in control of the starting and stopping of
the process and not dependent on another operator to stop the
blasting system. Safety advantages are obvious.
• Activation of the blast pot without an operator being present is
possible without remote controls, thus endangering personnel in
the immediate vicinity.
• Only one operator is required for each blast pot in use.
• Abrasive and compressed air is not wasted whilst waiting for a
second operator (pot tender) to shut down the system.
• In many countries it is illegal to operate a blast pot with-out
remote controls in place – Including Australia
PIPE WORK
Internal Piping
The End