Pneumatic Conveying of Solids (Powder Technology Series)

Written from experience this book gives an even spread between the theoretical and practical aspects of pneumatic conveying technology and should have relevance to practising engineers, researchers, graduate students and plant operating personnel. It describes in depth an important technique used in the handling of materials in the process industries, involving the transportation of fine-powdered and granular solids in an air or gas stream through pipelines. The method protects the material from the environment and visa-versa and thus is suitable for the handling of hazardous chemicals and foodstuffs. It also covers issues pertaining to the design of air-activated gravity conveyors, a number of practical system design problems and an attempt has been made to alert the reader on such issues as silo and hopper design, wear and attrition and ancillary equipment.