Equipment Spotlight The latest dust collection and suppression systems on the market Staff Report REMBE BOSSTEK Dust Safety Innovative technology makes it possible to divert combustible dust explosion shock waves and flames in a controlled manner so the required safety area is reduced, valuable usable area is increased and personnel/equipment are protected from the explosion’s effects. Explosion vents are an economical form of explosion pressure relief but require extensive safety areas that become unusable space. Rembe’s Targo-Vent is an opening angle limiter developed especially for Rembe explosion vents. Targo-Vent guides pressure relief into areas where there is no danger to infrastructure or personnel. It absorbs the enormous repulsive forces of explosion energy and guides the flames/shock wave in the desired direction so usable area is increased. www.rembe.us IEP TECHNOLOGIES With a throw of 200 feet (60 meters), the DustBoss DB-60 features an adjustable elevation angle and user-defined oscillation for precise aiming of a powerful dust-capturing mist, comprised of millions of droplets per minute 50-200 microns in size – proven to be the most efficient size for most project needs. The direct drive motor and 30,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) fan deliver up to 125,000 square feet of coverage area – more than two American football fields. www.bosstek.com AIREX INDUSTRIES The SmartDS Dynamic Explosion Detector System by IEP Technologies is designed for demanding process applications requiring leading edge rate-of-rise explosion pressure sensing. Its unique ability to analyze rate of pressure rise and differentiate it from non-explosion pressure provides maximum explosion protection with minimal false alarms. Typical applications include dust collectors, drying systems, pneumatic conveying systems and reaction vessels. The SmartDS is designed as part of an explosion suppression system. www.IEPTechnologies.com FIKE Many people working in industrial companies are exposed to various airborne contaminants. When leaving their stations, those workers must inevitably dust off before moving to a clean area. As such, they will undergo a decontamination process between every break and shift change; otherwise they would contaminate the rest areas, meal areas and change rooms. The DASHX series air shower developed by Airex Industries provides workers with the ability to clean themselves independently, quickly and efficiently. Also, this booth is able to capture even the finest particulates during the dust-removal cycle. The particulates are then eliminated from the work environment rather than just moved. www.airex-industries.com BAUM PNEUMATICS When an ignition source such as an ember from a dryer or smoldering material from a conveyor reaches a biomass dust collection system, a devastating explosion may occur. Fike’s NFPA-and ATEX-certified explosion suppression systems are designed to both detect and chemically suppress these deflagrations in their earliest stages, within hundreds of milliseconds. These systems also weaken the deflagration into interconnected pipes and vessels, which supports accompanying explosion isolation systems installed on the dust collector’s inlet. Fike’s patented container and nozzle design minimize flow restrictions and maximize speed. www.fike.com This explosion isolator from Baum Pneumatics is bolted to a stand with a high-pressure pneumatic conveying tee-injector system. Other identical isolators are used as airlocks only, under low pressure cyclones or bag houses. Isolators are very heavy-duty pieces of equipment, built with industry-standard top and bottom flanges. The dimensions of Baum Pneumatic isolators are interchangeable with common chip feeders, and all of the isolators are rebuildable. Baum Pneumatics builds isolators to NFPA 69 specifications and stocks two sizes, 20x25 inches and 25x35 inches, as bare shaft units in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Drives can be added according to customer’s requirements and voltage. New chip feeders are also available, and customers’ feeders can be rebuilt to order. www.baumpneumatics.ca SUMMER 2020 22 Canadian BIOMASS
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