• DocumentCode
    19678
  • Title

    Pneumatic Conveying System Optimization

  • Author

    Toomey, Christopher G.

  • Author_Institution
    FLSmidth, Inc., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Nov.-Dec. 2014
  • Firstpage
    4319
  • Lastpage
    4322
  • Abstract
    Pneumatic conveying has many advantages over other material transport options, including flexibility in design, fewer wear parts, lower maintenance costs, minimized dust problems, and higher system availability. However, pneumatic conveying systems typically require more energy than mechanical systems, particularly when the system is not optimally designed. It is possible to significantly reduce energy consumption and operating costs by implementing small system improvements that increase efficiency.
  • Keywords
    conveyors; energy consumption; pneumatic systems; energy consumption reduction; material transport; operating cost reduction; pneumatic conveying system optimization; Elbow; Energy consumption; Fasteners; Maintenance engineering; Materials; Optimization; Pipelines; Energy efficiency; maintenance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.2014.2346695
  • Filename
    6874512