| Okay,
it's not very high-tech,
but when airlock blow-by air and fine powders cause bridging in your
pneumatic system, about all you can do is "burp" it with a broom
handle.
Or, you
can all but eliminate bridging
with Smoot systems and components.
A Smoot
pneumatic handling system solves the bridging problem with a double
whammy: our patented cavity air purge plus
a rotary airlock feeder you won't believe.
By
configuring a "T" and orifice, we create contrasting air
pressures: higher pressure in
the cavity
between the
rotor end plate and airlock end plate, lower pressure
in the convey line. This prevents product-laden air from entering the
cavity and reduces wear on the rotary airlock feeder which is already
ruggedly designed.
Two amazing
alloys go into a Smoot Type 6 rotary airlock feeder: the cylinder is made
of NiHard, the rotor wear surfaces are Stellite© The combination of these
two abrasion-resistant metals produces a rotary airlock feeder lifespan
measured in years, not
months.
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THE PROBLEM
Excessive
rotary airlock blow-by air will cause bridging problems that result in
reduced unloading and transfer rate.
Or, to put it less technically,
you're dead in the water.
© 2004 Smoot
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