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Pneumatic Conveyor Types and Terms


Types of Pneumatic Conveyors

• Abrasive materials conveyors move coarse rough materials at a slow pace. Abrasive materials conveyors often use compressed air to move the material through the system efficiently.
  
• Air conveyors use pneumatic power to transport materials.
  
• Bulk handling conveyors handle a variety of materials for a wide and ever-increasing range of industries. These conveyors fill bags with bulk materials and transport them.
  
• Dense phase conveyors are useful in transporting abrasive, friable or heavy materials, such as sands, soils, minerals and rocks. Dense phase conveyors use an air compressor to generate high pressure levels to move materials slowly through the system.
  
• Dilute phase conveyors move non-abrasive, light materials like powders and grains. Dilute phase conveyors use low pressure air levels during the quick transportation of materials through the system.
  
• Enclosed conveyers are conveyor systems that are completely covered. Enclosed conveyors protect against product contamination, and are particularly useful in applications involving the conveyance of sensitive products, such as for the pharmaceutical, chemical and medical industries.
  
• Food handling conveyors are used in the food processing industry to convey a variety of food products, including beans, nuts, powders and formulas. Because food handling conveyors transfer products that will eventually be ingested, cleaning is very important to avoid product contamination
  
• Mobile conveyors are rolled to and positioned at a desired discharge point. Material can be drawn from a container, a feedbin or a pickup adapter under a bin or process vessel.
  
• Pneumatic conveying uses forced gas to transport solid goods.
  
• Pneumatic conveying systems consist of all of the components used in air-powered conveyors.
  
• Vacuum conveyors are generated by compressed air-driven vacuum pumps that can be controlled automatically. When the material container is full, the vacuum pump is stopped and the bottom valve opens so the material can be discharged.

Pneumatic Conveyor Terms

Air Compressor – The piece of equipment that creates pressurized air above atmospheric level in a dense phase pneumatic conveyor system (http://www.aircompressors.bz).
 
Air Receiver – A tank that holds compressed air obtained from the system’s air compressor in a dense phase pneumatic conveyor system.
 
Atmospheric Pressure – The amount of force the atmosphere exerts upon the earth’s surface. Air in a pneumatic conveyor with pressure greater than 14.7 psi is considered compressed, and pressure below 14.7 psi is considered a vacuum.
 
Bin Vent Filter – In a pneumatic conveyor, the mechanism that removes or filters dust from system components, such as silos.
 
Casters – Wheels that make the conveyor portable.
 
Diverter Valve – A mechanism that changes/diverts material flow in a pneumatic conveyor to a different direction.
 
End Receiver – The mechanism that transfers the conveyed material from the tubing to the receiving bin.
 
Footprint – The total space a conveyor occupies on the production floor.
 
Horsepower (HP) – A measure of the time rate of doing work.
 
Piping – The tubes through which the conveyed material travels to reach the intended destination. Pneumatic conveyor piping is arranged in a network that travels through the facility, avoiding obstacles.
 
Pneumatic Piping System – The entire system of pneumatic conduits used to transfer air or other gases between various operating components of the pneumatic system such as pumps, valves and actuators.
 
Pressure – Force per unit of area.
 
Psi (Pounds per Square Inch) – A unit that measures the amount of pressure applied to an object.
 
Receiving Bin – A pneumatic conveyor component that obtains or receives conveyed material.
 
Relief Valve – A mechanism attached to different pneumatic conveyor components that alleviates built up pressure created by the system.
 
Rotary Valve – A mechanism responsible for releasing pneumatic conveyor materials under gravitational pressure.
 
Silo – A large container in which material is stored prior to conveyance.
 
Tubing Bend – Sections of tubes containing various degrees of curvature to facilitate the efficient maneuvering of pneumatic conveyor pipes, through which conveyed materials are transported.
 
Transporter – A container in a pneumatic conveyor that stores material to be conveyed at a certain rate. Dense phase pneumatic conveyor transporters often accept compressed air into the container to move or transport the material under pressure.