Key calculations for designing a combined dense- and dilute-phase system
Building on the information presented in his first series of columns, Paul E. Solt -- a private consultant with more than 36 years experience installing and troubleshooting pneumatic conveying systems -- presents a second series of columns discussing pneumatic conveying basics and how to apply them when designing a pneumatic conveying system.
In this seventh column, we'll look at practical pneumatic conveying. So far, these columns have been based on the premise that you know whether your conveying system is operating above or below the saltation velocity, in either stream [dilute-phase] flow or two-phase [dense-phase] flow.