Powder blowing system for loading sea containers
Veenstra has secured an EPC contract for a blowing system that enables sea containers to be loaded with powder in a dust-free manner. This system has a capacity of 34 tonnes per hour, loads the shipping containers from the rear and is fed from a silo via a loading bellows. Following the successful handover of the system, a further 3 to 4 identical systems will be deployed.
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Veenstra is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the air-blowing system. The functional design has now been finalised and the result can be seen in the images accompanying this article.
The system consists mainly of the following components:
- A mobile blower, comprising
– 1 x 75 kW Roots blower
– 1x 3 4.5M3 Intermediate hopper with product inlet for loading bellows
– 1x electrically driven rotary valve
– 1x Air-to-air cooler
– 1x Inlet air filter
– 1x Return filter installation
– 1x Siemens outdoor PLC control system
– 1x Light signal tower; - A mobile blow-off frame for attachment to a shipping container;
- A portable cyclone for cleaning the system.
