The process
Packing plants raise cement dust at the packer spouts, bag loading and truck loading points. Dust extraction fans pull the air into bag filters, and air slide blowers feed the packers from the silos.
The gas at the fan
Ambient air carrying light dust from the surroundings, enough to settle on blades over months but not to erode them. Inlet screens and a wheel that sheds deposit are the usual precautions.
Selection for this duty
| Blade form | Backward inclined or backward curved; the residual dust does not justify a radial wheel |
| Material of construction | Mild steel |
| Drive and bearings | Direct coupled or belt driven; belt drive where the duty point may need tuning at site |
| Density at the fan | At about 35°C the gas density is close to 1.15 kg/m³, 95% of standard air. Pressure developed and power drawn fall in the same ratio, so the selection is made at this density and the motor is checked at cold start. |
Pulls the process gas through the filter bags and discharges the cleaned gas to the stack. Works on the clean side, so the blade can be chosen for efficiency, with the filter pressure drop added to the duty. Client-stated blade types for the Bag Filter Fan in general: Backward curved and radial tipped.
Industries
Other fans in cement packing and dispatch
Bag Filter Fan in other processes
Bagasse Fired BoilersRice Husk Fired BoilersAFBC BoilersCFBC BoilersPulverised Coal Fired BoilersWaste Heat Recovery BoilersBiomass Fired BoilersCement Preheater KilnsVertical Roller Raw MillsBall Mill Raw GrindingCement Grinding MillsClinker Grate CoolersCement Plant Coal MillsRotary Lime KilnsVertical Shaft Lime KilnsGypsum Calcining PlantsSponge Iron Rotary KilnsSinter PlantsCoke Oven BatteriesElectric Arc Furnace SteelmakingInduction Furnace Melt ShopsLadle Furnaces and Secondary MetallurgyFerro Alloy Submerged Arc FurnacesAluminium Smelters and Cast Houses
Services on this fan
Fan and System Performance TestingFan Energy AuditRetrofit of Low Efficiency FansDynamic Balancing and Vibration AnalysisInstallation, Commissioning and After-sales Support
Information needed to select or quote
- Duty point. Volume flow and static pressure at the fan inlet, with the gas density and temperature or the conditions to derive it.
- Operating conditions. Site altitude, normal operating temperature and continuous or intermittent duty.
- Gas stream. Dust loading and particle size, corrosive species, moisture, upset temperature and any tendency of the material to deposit on the impeller.
- Mechanical. Rotation viewed from the drive end, discharge orientation and motor power.