In an industrial plant, whatever the sector it belongs to, several problems can arise; some of them are common and therefore easily solved. In other cases, however, may occur problems which are more complex to solve.
This is the case of granular materials: we are talking about that dust, which is formed during the industrial process and which can damage the equipment.
As it often happens, in these situations we tend to postpone a problem that doesn’t seem imminent or whose consequences are not immediately visible.
But it is exactly in these cases that, over time, develop encrustation which risk to compromise the proper working of industrial boilers, silos, furnaces, bag filters, heat exchangers, industrial fans, scrubbers, ducts and bag filter housing.
The industrial fields involved are the most different, just think about:
- Dust from ceramic industry;
- Steel dust from foundries or steelworks;
- Gypsum from cement industry;
- Dusty substances from food, chemical, or pharmaceutical sector;
- Combustion ashes from power plants;
The incrustations that form are the result of the presence of unburned powders or stored powders which, if not correctly removed, tend to solidify, risking damaging the machinery or jeopardizing its functioning.
Let’s see some examples together:
- in industrial fans, the accumulation of deposits on the blades can unbalance the rotor and cause dangerous vibrations.
- ash deposits in boilers and heat exchangers can clog the pipes;
- in silos the materials risk depositing and creating blockage.
In all these cases, we erroneously think that the dust removal entails expensive, bulky, solutions, also difficult to install/remove or even worse, that interrupts the production cycle.
New Componit has developed SAFEFON® horns, a sound cleaning system, which, unlike more traditional systems, such hammers, air blowers and mechanical retractors, it is versatile and efficient in removing dust.
The low-frequency and high-intensity sound waves create some internal vibrations, that affect the residual deposits and have a fluidifying effect.
The sound impulses are emitted by a pneumatic generator, their frequency is then modulated by a diffuser which can have different shapes and sizes depending on the application requirements and installation needs.
The Safefon® sound cleaning system:
- doesn’t cause secondary effects to structures
- is easy to install;
- works in a fully automated way;
- has no unwanted stops;
- guarantees a reduction in operating and maintenance costs.
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