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Article: Energy-efficient dust collection: optimizing factors such as a dust collection system's hood and ducting can enable the use of smaller, more energy-efficient motors.(special section: brick & clay record)
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- Ceramic Industry
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- August 1, 2007
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For environmental and worker safety reasons, among others, effective dust collection is a must. Mechanical and media filtration dust collectors are designed primarily for "dry" industrial dusts, but some tolerate a minimal amount of liquid contaminants. The most common mechanical dust collector is the cyclone collector. Typical media filtration collector types include media fan/filter, cartridge filter and bag house.
Cyclones are the oldest type of dust collection device. They operate by spinning the collected material within the device using centrifugal force to direct the dust to the outside wall of the separator. Gravity and ...