Flow Measurement - Solids In Gas Stream

Posted in: , on 8. Aug. 2005 - 09:51

Hi All,

I would like to know if there are off the shelf instrucments to measure solid tonnage rate in a pipeline.

Data is

pulversised fine coal about 6pth in a steel pipe - pneumatic conveying line from milling circuit to main burner

We do not need to measure the air (gas) portion, we need the solids rate in tph.

Thanks

James

Re: Flow Measurement - Solids In Gas Stream

Posted on 8. Aug. 2005 - 06:56

Hello James

Check out the following link for one.

What accuracy are you looking for?

http://www.thermo.com/com/cda/produc...,15334,00.html

Regards,

Gary

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Solids Flow Measurement In Conveying Lines

Posted on 12. Aug. 2005 - 09:23

James,

In my opinion, presently there is no device that can measure the flow rate of solids in dilute phase conveying lines. In dense phase the flow rate could be measured if the line runs almost full but in other types of dense phase conveying accuracy will be very low because of changes in the shape and number of slugs as the solids travel through the pipe line.

Regards,

Amrit Agarwal

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