Article | REF: AG7510 V2

Pneumatic conveying of bulk products

Author: Thierry destoop

Publication date: October 10, 2013, Review date: December 14, 2021

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Pneumatic conveying can be used for all powder or granulate handling operations, with throughputs ranging from a few hundred kg/h to several dozen t/h, or even several hundred t/h in the case of ship unloading. Conveyor circuits can be several hundred meters long (up to 2,000 m).

Pneumatic handling not only provides solutions to technical problems, but also to those of occupational health and safety.

The main advantages of this mode of transport include :

  • the elimination of all dust emissions;

  • elimination of product loss;

  • small footprint;

  • the possibility of passing under the ceiling;

  • the possibility of winding routes;

  • ease...

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