Pneumatic Conveying at 18 m/s: How Much Granule Survives the Fifth Elbow
Two identical batches of 30/60 mesh granules went into the same silo system from different ends of the plant. One arrived with 1.2 percent fines below 150 microns and flowed perfectly. The other arrived with 6.8 percent fines, dusted the bag dump station, bridged in the feeder and produced gel balls…