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InnovativePipeConveyors:Effective,Efficient,andEnvironmentallyFriendly
InnovativePipeConveyors:Effective,Efficient,andEnvironmentallyFriendly
04/01/2015|JosefStaribacher
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Therearesafetydevicesthatprotecttheconveyingsystemagainstdamage.Oneofthemisthefirstpanelafterthebeltformingstation.Thesesecuritypanelsare
designedtobeseparable.
Thepipeconveyorisavolumetricconveyor,thatis,asystemwithalimitedvolumeflowrate.Thismeansthattheloadneedstobelimited.Iftoomuchmaterial,oversized
particles,orforeignmaterialisfed,thesecuritypanelsopenandreleasethebelt.Thispreventsbeltdamage.Theopeningofthebeltactivatessafetyswitches,andthe
pipeconveyorisimmediatelystopped.
ProjectDesign
Toplanandestablishdimensionsforthepipeconveyorlayout,thesystemparametersaswellasthecorecomponentshavetobedeterminedandspecified.Theprocess-
oroperation-relatedrequirementsserveasentrydata.Functionalandoperationalreliabilityaretheprimaryobjectiveswhenplanningasystem.
Inordertoassessthecapitalcost,decision-makersmustconsidernotonlytheconveyoritself,butalsoalloftheothercostfactorsthataredetermined,oratleast
influenced,bythedesignofthesystem.Thisincludesthesteelstructure,thenecessaryreconstructionmeasuresonthefacilitysuchasonsystems,buildings,ortraffic
routesandearthworks.Theoperationalcostsnotonlyincludethesystemoperation,maintenance,andwearparts,butalsoenergycostsandsystemavailability.Useof
standardcomponentscanminimizetheprojectexpenditureandrisks.
Efficientwastedisposalisamajorconcerntoday.Highquantitiesofwasteareaccruedclosetobigcities.Atthesametime,thesecitiesrequirepowerandheatingsupply.
Thecombinationofwastecombustionforpowergenerationclosetobigcitiesisanidealsolution,whichiswhythesecombinedheatandpowerplantsareoftensituated
closetotheirconsumers.
Pipeconveyors,however,arenotusedonlyforalternativefueltransport.Theyarealsobeinginstalledforremovalofcombustionresidues,suchasflyashorstabilized
ashbothbeinggeneratedincaloricpowerplantsaswellasfluegasdesulfurizationgypsum.Sothepipeconveyorapplicationfitsintovariouspowergeneration
processes.Additionally,thewaste-to-energyprocessisnotonlyusedinthepowerbusinessbutalsoinotherindustrieswherecheapfuelisrequiredfortheproduction
process,suchasthecementindustry.
ProvenSystemAvailability
LinzAGhasbeenusingapipeconveyorwithacenterdistanceof475meters(m)forthelastfouryears.Itconveysupto40metrictonsofmaterialperhour.Thesystemis
runningaroundtheclock,sevendaysaweek.Duetothesystemdesignandtherequiredcapacity,thepipeconveyorhasadiameterof300mm.Thedifferenceinheight
betweenthefeedinganddischargingpointis24m.
Abigadvantageofthepipeconveyoristhereducednoiseemissionthatthesystemprovides.Thisisachievedbyusingspecialidlers,low-noisebearings,andthecorrect
conveyingspeed.Thisimprovesthequalityofemployeesday-to-dayworkenvironmentandensuresthatpeoplelivingneartheconveyorlinearenotdisturbedbythe
noise.
Whileconveyingwastecanbeamessybusiness,usingapipeconveyorsystemhasproducedsomepositiveresultsforLenzAGnomaterialloss,nounpleasantsmell,
andmostimportantly,nopollutiontotheenvironment.
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