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ROTARY VALVE APPLICATION & SELECTION DATA Many important factors determine the proper size, speed, horsepower and design features of your ACS valve. Answers to the questions below are essential to helping us tailor a proven design specifically for your application. Please review this information with your ACS Representative to assure the valve we ship will be a properly engineered and trouble-free component to your system.
Airlock Unit does not control flow of material. Acts as air seal only
WHAT IS ABOVE ROTARY VALVE ?
SILO HOPPER CYCLONE FILTER RCVR DRYER SHREDDER OTHER: PRESSURE ABOVE VALVE IS: POSITIVE NEGATIVE “
PSI
BAG HOUSE SCREW MIXER
ATMOSPHERIC
“
TEMPERATURE ABOVE VALVE IS: IS THERE A “HEAD” OF MATERIAL ?
H2O F°
YES
Feeder/Airlock Units acts as air seal and controls the flow of material
MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Hg
Feeder Unit controls flow of material. No significant pressure differential
NO
NOTES:
COMMON NAME: CHEMICAL FORMULA: BULK DENSITY, AERATED: BULK DENSITY, SETTLED: MAXIMUM PARTICLE SIZE:
LBS./CU.FT. LBS./CU.FT.
PARTICLE TYPE/SHAPE IS: PELLET POWDER GRANULAR FLAKE OTHER CHIP
LUMP CURL FIBROUS
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS HYGROSCOPIC CORROSIVE-REACTIVE EXPLOSIVE TOXIC-EMITS FUMES STICKY-SMEARS HEAT SENSITIVE FOOD GRADE AERATES - DUSTY PHARMACEUTICAL TENDS TO PACK OTHER:
ABRASIVENESS:
EXTREME
MODERAT E
MILD
IS SAMPLE AVAILABLE ?
WHAT IS BELOW ROTARY VALVE ?
HOPPER BELT TANK OTHER:
SCREW CHUTE VAC. LINE
PRESSURE BENEATH VALVE IS: POSITIVE NEGATIVE PSI Hg TEMPERATURE BENEATH VALVE IS:
AIR SLIDE MIXER PRES. LINE
FLOW RATE MAXIMUM RATE OF FLOW PER HOURS: S-TONS LBS.
Bshls.
IF VARIABLE FEED RATE REQUIRED: YES MAX. RATE: MIN RATE:
ATMOSPHERI C H2O F°
DUTY CYCLE:
CONTINUOUS
LOCATION:
IN-PLANT
NO
INTERMITTENT
OUT DOORS
PORTABLE