Downstream devices

Other Considerations In situations where waste gas contains both particulates and gases to be controlled, venturi scrubbers are sometimes used as a pretreatment device, removing PM to prevent clogging of a downstream device, such as a packed bed scrubber, which is designed to collect primarily gaseous pollutants. 

The material flow in an internal mixer is oriented vertically. On top of the internal mixer a more or less sophisticated feeding system can be found. Underneath the mixer a downstream device, such as a sheeting extruder with one or two tangential screws, or two roll mills are placed. 

Energising a downstream switchboard throngh a transformer or plain interconnector. The upstream switching device is closed first. The downstream device is then closed. If either trips on fault then the other may be caused to trip by auxiliary circuits and relays. 

Furthermore the Pt characteristics of any of the downstream equipment must be greater than the fuse, otherwise the equipment will suffer thermal damage. (For a given fault current the fuse clearance time must always be at least several times lower than the corresponding Pt time of the downstream device.)... 

A time delayed 51 N relay may be preferred so that some coordination and back np can be provided to downstream devices. The primary feeder shonld not trip in response to a fanlt in a consumer circuit. The consumer circuit should have its own fast-acting earth fault 50 N relay or element. 

An undesirable characteristic of these t) pes of scrubbers is that if bigh concentrations of organics or hydrocarbons are carried into the bed, as would occur if a liquid were spilled inside the hood, a large exotham will occur in the reaction zone of the bed. This exotherm may cause a fire in the scrubbo. These devices and other downstream devices such as particulate filters should be located to minimize tbe effects of a fire, should one occur. Fires can start in these devices at surprisingly low temperatures due to the catalytic action of the adsorbent matrix. TbCTefore, such devices should be used and operated with care. 

The latest model of Microscal s FMC incorporates the new Calorimetric Digital Output and Sequencer, CALDOS 3, which provides simple access to the output data from the instrument and any downstream devices employed with it. In addition, CALDOS 3 offers control of the fluid delivery devices, the valves which run the experiment, and automated calibration facilities for both flow and for static studies. 

If regulations governing specific emission limit VOC concentrations to the low ppm range then, of course, vapor fractions such as those illustrated by the above tabulation will not be acceptable. It may, however, still be justified to consider VOC condensation as a precursor to a final abatement device such as an adsorption bed. Removing most of the solvent from a vent stream by condensation, can drastically reduce the size and cost of a downstream cleanup system. 

In false twist texturing (FTT), shown schematically in Figure 7, a device twists yam upstream of its location as the threadline passes across a heater, and the yam untwists downstream from the device and is wound up. If the yam is not heated downstream from the twist device, it has bulk and high elasticity (stretch). If the yam is heated downstream from the twist device, it has bulk, but much less stretch. FTT machines initially used two steps to sequentially draw and texture. Later machines combined those steps to simultaneously draw and texture (92). Initial machines used pin spindles as the false twist device. Texturing speeds were about 150 m/min and slowly increased to about 300 m/min. As POY quaUty and stmctural stabiUty improved, new... 

On upstream side of the primary device On downstream side... 

Often the required pressure drop through the downstream particulate removal device is not estabUshed until actual operation, and furnaces are sized assuming Httle or no pressure drop across the particulate removal device to allow adequate furnace residence time under all operating conditions. 

Some drawbacks to the weigh belt are that it is a zero-reference device and thus needs frequent caHbration (re-zeroing). Buildup on the belt and roUers affects accuracy and operation, as does belt tension and dusty or floodable materials. Flexible connections are required to isolate the feeder from upstream and downstream equipment, unless the belt feeder/weigh idler concept is used. 

A process development known as NOXSO (DuPont) (165,166) uses sodium to purify power plant combustion flue gas for removal of nitrogen oxide, NO, and sulfur, SO compounds. This technology reHes on sodium metal generated in situ via thermal reduction of sodium compound-coated media contained within a flue-gas purification device, and subsequent flue-gas component reactions with sodium. The process also includes downstream separation and regeneration of spent media for recoating and circulation back to the gas purification device. A full-scale commercial demonstration project was under constmction in 1995. 

Dry-Throwaway Processes. Dry-throwaway systems were the precursor of processes that removed SO2 iu the ductwork, eg, the BCZ and IDS processes. Here, however, the device is a spray chamber similar to the wet scmbbers such as the three modules of the Colstrip iastallation (Fig. 12). Into the upper portion of the chamber a slurry or clear solution containing sorbent is sprayed. Water evaporates from the droplets, the sorbent reacts with SO2 both before and after drying, and the dry product is removed ia a downstream baghouse or ESP (72). Unfortunately, dry scmbbiag is much less efficient than wet scmbbiag and lime, iastead of the much less expensive limestone, is required to remove SO2 effectively. Consequentiy, a search has been conducted for more reactive sorbents (72—75). 

Fermentation Processes. The efficient production of penicillin, yeasts, and single-ceUed protein by fermentation requires defoamers to control gas evolution during the reaction. Animal fats such as lard [61789-99-9] were formerly used as a combined defoamer and nutrient, but now more effective proprietary products are usually employed. Defoamer appHcation technology has also improved. For example, in modem yeast production faciHties, the defoamers are introduced by means of automatic electrode-activated devices. One concern in the use of defoamers in fermentation processes is the potential fouHng of membranes during downstream ultrafiltration (qv). SiHcone antifoams (43,44) seem less troubled by this problem than other materials. 

Lm. The coarseness results from the relatively low power dissipation per mass on distillation trays. This means that it is relatively easy to remove by a device such as a wire mesh pad. Over 50 percent is typically captured by the underside of the next higher tray or by a turn in the piping leaving an evaporator. Conversely, though small on a mass basis, the smaller drops are extremely numerous. On a number basis, more than one-half of the drops in the lower curve are under 5 [Lm. These can sei ve as nuclei for fog condensation in downstream equipment. 

Complete siftproofness can be had by the tape-over-sewn procedure, whereby the tape is glued onto the finished sewn closure by a device downstream from the sewing head. For siftproofness at high production rates, the pinch-style glued closure is used. The pinch-bag closure has the adhesive preapphed to the open end by the Bagmaker. After the bag has been filled, the closing machine reactivates the adhesive by heat prior to sealing. 

The 1997 edition of the API RP 521 extends the two-thirds rule to include the upstream and downstream system. At a minimum, the inlet and outlet piping up to and including isolation valves must be designed for the two-thirds rule to be able to block in the exchanger. If the upstream and downstream equipment is not designed for the two-thirds rule, relief devices may be required on both the inlet and outlet piping to protect the piping and adjaeent equipment. 

The PHI-TEC II adiabatic calorimeter as shown in Figure 12-17 was developed by Hazard Evaluation Laboratory Ltd. (UK). The PHI-TEC can be used both as a high sensitivity adiabatic calorimeter and as multi-purpose vent sizing device [17,18]. The PHI-TEC employs the principles established by DIERS and includes advanced features compared to the VSP. It also provides important information for storage and handling and provides useful insight into the options suitable for downstream disposal of vented material. 

Booths are often used for work prtKedures with momentum-driven emissions. In such cases the capture devices must be placed to rake advantage of this momentum. For example, a spray paint booth would have the exhaust location downstream of the painting location, most likely at the back of the booth. The capture devices in the back wall should be suitable to reduce the momenriim of the emitted particles in such a way that they are not reflected back into the work area. Floor exhaust should be able to keep the heavier particles dowm so that they cannot be a source for secondary emissions. 

Often the inlet device (air supply) in a ventilated room is geometrically complicated. To resolve the flow around such a device would require a very fine grid. Instead of trying to resolve the complex flow near the inlet device, one can choose to use the box method or the prescribed velocity method.Both methods are based on the observation that downstream of the inlet, the flow behaves like a wall jet. Thus it is important that the bound-... 

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