DYNAMIC AIR INC.

16

Pneumatic
Conveying
Concepts

Dynamic Air Inc. Corporate Headquarters, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Dynamic Air Ltd., Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Dynamic Air Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil

Lets Dispel Some

Myths, Right Away
Everybody Claims That His System
Is The Best For Every Application

Fact: Dynamic Air

is world renowned for its
pneumatic conveying systems.
1. Each Dynamic Air system is
custom-designed, with over
15,000 systems worldwide.
2. Our systems utilize the best
available technology to achieve
the optimum performance
characteristics at the highest
efficiencies.
3. Our systems provide the ultimate
in reliability with capacities as low
as a few hundred pounds (100 kg)
per hour to over 400 tons per hour
and distances exceeding 5000 feet
(1500 m) in length.
4. Dynamic Air has developed
16 different pneumatic conveying
concepts, utilizing both pressure
and vacuum for handling a wide
variety of dry bulk solids and
process applications.
5. Our systems and services are
comprehensive. (Complete systems
can include weighing, batching,
blending, mixing, lump breaking,
storage, complete electronic control
equipment and more.) And we offer
complete layout and design, a stateof-the-art full scale test facility
and the highest caliber of technical
expertise in the business.
This brochure explains how our
systems can improve efficiency,
reliability and overall quality of your
material-conveying process. But keep
in mind that manufacturing the highest
quality systems in the world is only
part of our success story. Dynamic Air
has built its reputation on listening
to our customers, designing custom
systems to fit specific and unique
needs, and providing outstanding field
support services on a worldwide basis.

We are the worlds

dense phase pneumatic
conveying specialists
We are a manufacturer.
Our systems are recognized as
second to none for their reliability
and performance. And they go
beyond pneumatic conveying to
include a full range of components
for a complete material handling
system: air-activated gravity
conveyors, switches, bag breakers,
batch weighing systems, diverter
valves, mixers and blenders, dust
control equipment, automatic bag
openers, lump breakers, aerators,
bin discharge systems, silo blenders,
feeders, rotary spouts, powder
pumps, storage bins and hoppers,
and much more, any of which can
be designed into a Dynamic Air
system.

We provide complete systems.

Any truly high performance system
is more than hardware. Dynamic
Air is a world leader in dense phase
pneumatic conveying because of
our people and the expertise they
can bring to your material handling
design problem.
We are listeners first and foremost.
We never walk into a clients plant
with standardized plans in our
back pockets and off-the-shelf
compromise solutions. Instead, we
merge our bulk handling expertise
with your unique process knowledge
to design a custom system for your
application.

We have a fully equipped

testing laboratory.
If you have a new material that
must be tested or if our knowledge
of your material is limited, we will
test your special material in our full
scale test facility.

Complete systems for storage, conveying, weighing, batching and

blending - including steel structures.

In our testing lab, we determine

conveyability, material-to-air ratios,
material velocities, hygroscopic
effects, build-up tendencies, dust
collector requirements, degradation,
segregation, filling times, conveying
times, optimum conveying pressures,
air volumes, aerated bulk densities
and any other test data that might be
required. Little is left in doubt.

Full scale testing facilities

Multiple conveying lines fit easily into tight spaces.

Weighing/batching and conveying system including storage silos

and steel structures.

A comprehensive installation for conveying carbon black.

Our capabilities include

weighing, batching,
feeding, mixing and drying

Bulk bag and small bag unloaders discharge carbon black into multiple
dense phase Full Line Concept conveying systems.

High density vacuum system conveying

carbon black

Full Line Concept pneumatic conveying

system conveying corn

Mobile Truck Lance TM filling a truck

Mixing & conveying systems

Dense phase pneumatic conveying systems

Multiple 20 cu. ft. (0.6 cu. m) surge bins with

Modu-Kleen 669 bin vent filters

Storage silos are filled by a Full Line

Concept conveying system.

Bin discharging & conveying systems

Batching & conveying systems

HDV TM high density vacuum Full Line

Concept conveying system located inside
a truck unloading building

Dyna-SlideTM high precision feeders convey

material from 200 cu. ft. (6 cu. m) surge bins
to weigh hoppers.

Dense phase transporter with a Vibra-Jet

bin discharger conveying detergent

Storage & feeding systems

When it comes to
pneumatic conveying of
bulk granular materials,
our 16 conveying concepts
are state of the art!
With over 40 years of building
highly efficient dense phase and
dilute phase pneumatic conveying
systems, you can be assured that
Dynamic Air technology is the
latest and the best in the industry.
We have developed many firsts
in the industry, such as our dense
phase Full Line Concept system,
which significantly reduces material
degradation and/or abrasion, lowers
maintenance and has tremendous
energy savings over conventional
pneumatic conveying systems.

Dynamic Air offers 16 different

pneumatic conveying concepts:
Four different vacuum conveying
systems
Twelve different pressure
conveying systems.
Each system has it own unique
set of operating characteristics for
pressure, conveying line velocity,
efficiency and performance. Because
each and every material to be
conveyed reacts differently under a

given set of operating conditions,

it is extremely critical to match the
system operating characteristics
to the material to be conveyed in
order to achieve the most desired
conveying performance and to
provide the best value to you, the
customer.
Our 16 different pneumatic
conveying concepts have the
ability to convey at almost any
conveying velocity desired to suit
a given material to be conveyed.

We can convey many materials

with conveying velocities as low
as 50 feet per minute (0.25 m/sec)
using our HDV 8000 dense phase
pneumatic conveying system and,
using our LDP 2000 dilute phase
pneumatic conveying system, we can
convey at velocities well over 7000
feet per minute (35 m/sec). Plus our
conveying capacities range from
just a few hundred pounds (100 kg)
of material per hour up to 400 tons
per hour and conveying distances
exceeding 5000 feet (1500 m) in
length.

When our DC-5 Air

Saver technology is
employed on lower
pressure systems
using less than
15 PSIG (1 barg),
in many applications
we can lower the
conveying line
velocity well
below the normal saltation velocity.
Depending on the material being
conveyed, we also can reduce energy
requirements and drastically improve
system performance and reliability.

In addition, our pneumatic

conveying systems become highly
efficient when they employ our
unique patented DC-5 Air Saver
technology and are unmatched for
performance and reliability. These
systems can handle even the most
difficult of materials, plus they
significantly reduce the energy
requirements and convey material at
much lower conveying line velocity
with higher conveying line densities
and reduced dynamic loading.

The Result:
Gentle handling of heavy abrasive and
non-abrasive materials that cannot
tolerate degradation. For many fragile
crystalline and granular materials there
is no finer material handling process.
Dynamic Airs 16 different pneumatic
conveying concepts can offer a more
gentle treatment of system components
as well. Because of lower velocities,
system wear and related breakdowns
are minimized.

Dynamic Air pneumatic

conveying systems are:

Energy and labor efficient

More reliable, because of our

DC-5 Air Saver technology

Flexible to design in tight

plant environments

Easy to install with minimum

disruption to existing plant
production

Clean - because the system

totally contains the material
conveyed

Friendly to the environment

Equipped with fewer moving

parts

Lower in initial investment

costs

Lower in maintenance

Typical materials conveyed are:

alumina, aluminum oxide, baby formula, ball clay, barite, bauxite, bentonite,
borax, calcium carbonate, calcium chloride, carbon black, cement, roasted
coffee beans, green coffee beans, cullet, detergent, feldspar, fine coal, flour,
fluorspar, fly ash, foundry molding sand, glass batch, glass beads, ground meal,
gypsum, iron oxide, kaolin clay, kyanite, lime, litharge, magnesium, milk powder,
peanuts, PVC resin, quartz, roofing granules, salt, silica sand, soda ash, sodium
sulfate, steel chips, sulfur, sugar, talc, titanium dioxide and more.

Dynamic Airs exclusive

DC-5 Air Saver technology
is the key to complete control
of your material through
the entire conveying line
One of the secrets of a successful
and highly efficient pneumatic
conveying system, whether it is a
high pressure dense phase system
or a low pressure dilute phase
system, is trying to achieve an
optimum pressure balance. Many
systems operate in what we call an
unstable and/or unbalanced pressure
condition. This means the conveying
system can be using either too
much compressed air or not enough
compressed air, both of which are
undesirable.
When excessive compressed air is
used to convey a given material,
the conveying velocity will be too
high and the result can be material
breakdown or excessive wear on
the system. Also, the system will
use excessive energy, and therefore
maintenance becomes higher and
reliability is reduced. When not
enough compressed air is used, the
convey rate may be too low and its
even possible that conveying line
plugging can occur.

It is also important to understand

that every system must constantly
fight friction, and that this friction
is usually not evenly distributed
throughout the conveying line.
For instance, tubing bends are
a major cause of friction in a
pneumatic conveying system and
they can easily be responsible
for more than 50% of the total
resistance of the pneumatic
conveying system. The straight
tubing in a system, however, has a
much lower level of friction than a
tubing bend.

Other friction factors which must be

considered are components such as
conveying line couplings, diverter
valves, elevation changes, etc. Also,
the shape, density and cohesiveness
of each material to be conveyed
create another variable which adds
to the total friction factor, thus
impeding the conveying process
even further.

Therefore, the frictional resistance

seen in the conveying line will vary
considerably from system to system
and throughout a given system,
depending upon the components used
plus the length of the conveying line
and the conveying velocity. These
varying and unbalanced frictional
forces in a pneumatic conveying
system, if not pressure balanced
properly, can cause unstable and
undesirable pressure and velocity
conditions, resulting in poor
performance and an unreliable and
inefficient conveying system.

The DC-5 Air Saver technology

is adaptable to almost any type of
Dynamic Air pneumatic conveying
system regardless of the conveying
pressure or vacuum. The DC-5 Air
Saver technology is one of the most

unique products ever developed by

Dynamic Air and is another first
in the field, making Dynamic Air
an innovator in the field of high
performance pneumatic conveying
systems.

In order to create the optimum

pressure balance in a pneumatic
conveying system and to counteract
the varying forces of friction, the
compressed air must be properly and
timely distributed for a smooth flow
of material through the conveying
line.
The pressure balance control must
also be precise and instantaneous.
If the pressure balance control reacts
too slowly or overcompensates,
the flow of material through the
conveying line will be disrupted and
the performance compromised.
To effectively counterbalance all the
friction factors normally inherent in
a pneumatic conveying system,
Dynamic Air has developed the
DC-5 Air Saver technology which
accurately controls and pressure
balances the pneumatic conveying
system.
The DC-5 Air Saver technology
achieves the proper pressure balance
because it automatically senses the
conveying system conditions and
reacts instantaneously and accurately
without overcompensation. Thus
material is conveyed through the
conveying line in a smooth controlled
manner and at the desired conveying
velocity, to optimize the conveying
process for higher performance and
reliability.

Benefits of the DC-5 Air Saver technology

Decreased energy consumption

Improved system reliability

Ability to convey very fragile materials

Ability to convey highly abrasive materials

Ability to convey difficult or cohesive materials

Ability to convey heavy materials

Ability to start and stop the conveying process with

a conveying line full of material

Reduced dynamic loading at pipe bends by controlling

the conveying velocity

Reduced dust handling requirements

Reduced material degradation

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HDP 1000 Brute Force ConceptTM
Dense Phase Pressure System
The HDP 1000 Brute Force Concept
Pressure Conveying System is a dense
phase, high pressure, low to medium
velocity, batch conveying system. It is
generally used for conveying medium
to high density, heat sensitive, semiabrasive and/or abrasive materials over
shorter distances. Examples include
silica sand, plastic pellets, salt, quartz,
whole grain, corn, oats and barley.

Bin Vent
Filter

Level
Control

Storage
Silo

Receiving
Bin

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve

Typical conveying velocities are

generally about 1000 feet per minute
(5 m/sec) and the conveying pressure
up to 60 PSIG (4 barg). A pressure
vessel is used to feed material into the
conveying line and the air supply, up to
100 PSIG (7 barg), is supplied from a
high pressure air compressor.

Vent
Valve
Transporter

Conveying
Line

Air Compressor

Air Receiver

HDP 2000 Fluidizing ConceptTM

Dense Phase Pressure System
The HDP 2000 Fluidizing Concept
Pressure Conveying System is a dense
phase, medium to high pressure, low
to medium velocity, batch conveying
system. It is generally used for
conveying medium to high density,
heat sensitive, semi-abrasive and/or
abrasive materials under 100 mesh
particle sizes. Examples include
bentonite, cement, starch, silica flour,
ball clay, kaolin clay, and alumina.
Typical conveying velocities are
generally in the range of 1000 to 5000
feet per minute (5 m to 25 m/sec) and
the conveying pressure up to 60 PSIG
(4 barg). A fluidizing type pressure
vessel is used to feed material into the
conveying line and the air supply, up to
100 PSIG (7 barg), is supplied from a
high pressure air compressor.

Bin Vent
Filter
Switch
Receiver

Storage
Silo

Level
Control

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve
Vent
Valve

Conveying
Line

Transporter

Fluidizing
Air Supply

Air Receiver

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Air Compressor

Receiving
Bin

HDP 3000 Conventional ConceptTM

Dense Phase Pressure System

The HDP 3000 Conventional Concept Pressure

Conveying System is a dense phase, medium to high
pressure, low to medium velocity batch type conveying
system. It is generally used for conveying high to
medium density, heat sensitive, semi-abrasive and/or
very abrasive, cohesive and/or very fragile materials in
almost any particle size range. Examples include silica
sand, glass batch, granulated sugar, powdered sugar,
plastic pellets, bentonite, cement, starch, silica flour,
ball clay, kaolin clay, zinc oxide and alumina.

Bin Vent
Filter

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Switch
Receiver

Storage
Silo

Typical conveying velocities are generally in the range

of 100 to 1000 feet per minute (0.5 m to 5 m/sec)
and the conveying pressure up to 100 PSIG (7 barg)
pressure.

Level
Control

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve
Vent
Valve

This concept uses a non-fluidizing type pressure vessel

to feed material into the conveying line at maximum
density and utilizes DC-5 Air Saver technology to
minimize and optimize the high pressure air which is
supplied by a high pressure - up to 100 PSIG (7 barg)
air compressor.

Receiving
Bin

Conveying
Line

Transporter

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

Air Compressor

Air Receiver

HDP 4000 Full Line Concept

Dense Phase Pressure System

The HDP 4000 Full Line Concept Pressure Conveying

System is a dense phase, medium to high pressure, low
to medium velocity, batch type conveying system. It is
generally used for conveying medium to high density,
heat sensitive, semi-abrasive and/or very abrasive,
cohesive, and/or very fragile materials in almost any
particle size range over long distances. Examples
include silica sand, glass batch, granulated sugar,
powdered sugar, finished breakfast cereal, coffee beans,
plastic pellets, bentonite, cement, starch, silica flour,
ball clay, kaolin clay, zinc oxide and alumina.
Typical conveying velocities are generally in the range
of 100 to 1000 feet per minute (0.5 m to 5 m/sec) and
the conveying pressure up to 100 PSIG (7 barg).
This concept uses a single, non-fluidizing type pressure
vessel to feed material into the conveying line at
maximum density. DC-5 Air Saver technology is used
to minimize and optimize the high pressure air which is
supplied by a high pressure - up to 100 PSIG (7 barg) -
air compressor. This concept does not need diverter
valves but uses valve receivers which provide a distinct
maintenance advantage as they are located on the silo
tops for easy access.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced
Bin Vent
Filter

Valve
Receiver

Storage
Silo

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve

Receiving Bin
Level Control

Vent
Valve
Transporter

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

Conveying
Line

Air Receiver

Air Compressor

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HDP 5000 Full Line Continuous Concept
Continuous Dense Phase Pressure System
The HDP 5000 Full Line Concept Continuous
Pressure Conveying System is a dense phase,
medium to high pressure, very low to medium
velocity, continuous conveying system. It is generally
used for conveying medium to high density, heat
sensitive, semi-abrasive and/or very abrasive,
cohesive, and/or very fragile materials in almost any
particle size range over long distances. Examples
include finished laundry detergent, silica sand, glass
batch granulated sugar, powdered sugar, finished
breakfast cereal, coffee beans, plastic pellets,
bentonite, cement, starch, silica flour, ball clay,
kaolin clay, zinc oxide, pelletized carbon black and
alumina.

Bin Vent
Filter

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Storage
Silo

Level
Control
Air
Operated
Inlet Valve

Receiving
Bin

Vent
Valve
Transporter

Conveying
Line

Typical conveying velocities are generally in the range

of 100 to 1000 feet per minute (0.5 m to 5 m/sec) and
the conveying pressure up to 100 PSIG (7 barg).
Air Operated
Outlet Valve

This concept uses two non-fluidizing type pressure

vessels which operate alternately to feed material
into the conveying line at maximum density. DC-5
Air Saver technology is used to minimize and
optimize the high pressure air which is supplied
by a high pressure - up to 100 PSIG (7 barg ) - air
compressor.

Air
Receiver

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

Air
Compressor

MDP 2000 Pressure ConceptTM

Continuous Dense Phase Pressure System

The MDP 2000 Pressure Concept Conveying
System is a dense phase, low pressure, medium
velocity, continuous conveying system. It is used
for conveying low density, heat sensitive, and nonabrasive materials over shorter distances where
high pressure compressed air is available. Examples
of materials that can be conveyed include plastic
pellets, detergent powder, wheat, barley, corn, oats,
limestone, coffee beans, granulated sugar, ball clay
and boric acid.
Typical conveying line velocities are 2000 to 3000
feet per minute (10 m to 15 m/sec) and the conveying
pressure is up to 15 PSIG (1 barg).
This concept utilizes a high density feeder to control
the feed rate into the conveying line. The air is
supplied by a high pressure - up to 100 PSIG (7 barg) air compressor.

Bin Vent
Filter

Level
Control
Storage
Silo
Receiving
Bin

High
Density
Feeder

Conveying
Line

Air Receiver

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Air Compressor

MDP 4000 Pressure ConceptTM

Continuous Dense Phase Pressure System

The MDP 4000 Pressure Concept Conveying
System is a dense phase, low pressure, low
to medium velocity, continuous conveying
system where compressed air is readily
available. It is used for conveying low
or medium density, heat sensitive, nonabrasive and/or friable materials over shorter
distances. Examples of materials that can
be conveyed include plastic pellets, finished
detergent powder, limestone, coffee beans,
granulated sugar, ball clay, boric acid,
finished breakfast cereals and pelletized
carbon black.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Bin Vent
Filter

Level
Control

Storage
Silo

Receiving
Bin
Conveying
Line

Typical conveying line velocities are 1000 to

2000 feet per minute (5 m to 10 m/sec) and
conveying pressure is up to 15 PSIG
(1 barg).

High
Density
Feeder

This concept utilizes a high density feeder

to feed the material into the conveying line
and DC-5 Air Saver technology to minimize
and optimize the high pressure air which is
supplied by a high pressure - up to 100 PSIG
(7 barg) - air compressor.

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

Air Receiver

Air Compressor

LDP 2000 Pressure ConceptTM

Continuous Dilute Phase Pressure System

The LDP 2000 Pressure Concept Conveying
System is a dilute phase, low pressure, high
velocity, continuous conveying system. It is
generally used for conveying low to medium
density, and non-abrasive bulk solids where
degradation of the conveyed material is not a
concern. Examples of materials include flour,
sugar, salt, grain, malt and plastic pellets.

Bin Vent
Filter

Conveying
Line

Level
Control

Storage
Silo

Typical conveying velocities are generally

in excess of 4000 feet per minute (20 m/sec)
and conveying pressure is up to 15 PSIG
(1 barg).
This concept utilizes a rotary airlock feeder
to control the feed rate into the conveying
line. A low pressure positive displacement
blower is used for the air supply.

Receiving
Bin

Rotary
Airlock
Feeder

Positive Displacement
Pressure Blower

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LDP 4000 Pressure ConceptTM

Continuous Dilute Phase Pressure System

The LDP 4000 Pressure Concept Conveying
System is a dilute phase, low pressure,
medium velocity, continuous conveying
system. It is generally used for conveying
low to high density and/or non-abrasive
materials where degradation of the conveyed
material is somewhat of a concern.
Examples include iron oxide, coffee beans,
pinto beans, flour, fine chemicals, grain,
malt, plastic pellets, sugar and salt.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Bin Vent
Filter

Level
Control

Storage
Silo
Receiving
Bin

Typical conveying velocities are generally

about 2000 feet per minute (10 m/sec) and
conveying pressure is up to 15 PSIG
(1 barg).
This concept utilizes a rotary airlock feeder
to control the feed rate to the conveying
line. DC-5 Air Saver technology is used to
minimize and optimize the low pressure
supply air which is supplied by a low
pressure positive displacement blower.

Rotary
Airlock
Feeder

Positive
Displacement
Pressure
Blower

Conveying
Line

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

LDP 6000 Pressure ConceptTM

Batch Dilute Phase Pressure System
The LDP 6000 Pressure Concept Conveying
System is a dilute phase, low pressure,
medium velocity batch conveying system.
It is generally used for conveying low to
high density, fluidizable, mildly abrasive
materials that are not heat sensitive.
Examples include sea coal, silica flour,
bentonite, soda ash, cement, fly ash,
alumina, and hydrated lime.
Typical conveying line velocities are
generally about 2500 feet per minute
(12.5 m/sec) and the conveying pressure
is up to 15 PSIG (1 barg).

This concept uses a pressure vessel to feed
the material into the conveying line while
air is supplied by a low pressure positive
displacement blower.

Bin Vent
Filter

Level
Control

Storage
Silo

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve
Vent
Valve
Transporter

Conveying Line
Air Operated
Outlet Valve
Positive Displacement
Pressure Blower

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Receiving
Bin

LDP 8000 Pressure ConceptTM

Batch Medium Phase Pressure System
The LDP 8000 Pressure Concept
Conveying System is a medium phase,
low pressure, low to medium velocity, batch
conveying system. It is generally used for
conveying medium to high density, semiabrasive, fluidizable materials which can
be somewhat difficult to convey. Examples
include coffee beans, powdered chocolate,
ground limestone, calcium carbonate,
alumina, iron oxide, cement and silica flour.

Level
Control

Storage
Silo

Air
Operated
Inlet Valve

Typical conveying velocities are generally

about 1500 feet per minute (7.5 m/sec) and
the conveying pressure is up to 15 PSIG
(1 barg).
This concept utilizes a pressure vessel to
feed the material into the conveying line
and DC-5 Air Saver technology to minimize
and optimize the low pressure supply air
which is supplied by a low pressure positive
displacement blower.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Bin Vent
Filter

Receiving
Bin

Vent
Valve

Conveying
Line

Transporter

Air
Operated
Outlet Valve
Positive Displacement
Pressure Blower

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

LDP 10,000 Full Line Pressure ConceptTM

Continuous Medium Phase Pressure System
The LDP 10,000 Pressure Concept
Conveying System is a medium phase,
low pressure, low to medium velocity,
continuous conveying system for longer
distances. It is generally used to convey
medium to high density, semi-abrasive,
fluidizable materials which can be
somewhat difficult to convey. Examples
include coffee beans, powdered chocolate,
ground limestone, calcium carbonate,
alumina, iron oxide, cement and silica flour.

Level
Control
Storage
Silo

Manual
Gate

Air
Operated
Inlet
Valve

Typical conveying velocities are generally

about 1500 feet per minute (7.5 m/sec) and
the conveying pressure is up to 15 PSIG
(1 barg).
This concept uses a pressure vessel to feed
the material into the conveying line and
DC-5 Air Saver technology to minimize
and optimize the low pressure supply air
which is supplied by a low pressure positive
displacement blower.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Bin Vent
Filter

Receiving
Bin

Vent
Valve

Transporter

Positive
Displacement
Pressure Blower

Air
Operated
Outlet Valve

Conveying
Line

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

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LDV 2000 Vacuum ConceptTM

Continuous Dilute Phase Vacuum System

The LDV 2000 Vacuum Concept Conveying
System is a dilute phase, high velocity, low
pressure, continuous vacuum conveying system
for shorter distances. It is generally used to
convey low to medium density and non-abrasive
materials. Examples include flour, kaolin clay,
plastic pellets, grain, malt, corn, starch and
plastic resin.

Vacuum
Filter/Receiver

Rotary
Airlock
Conveying
Line

Filter

Typical conveying velocities are generally in

excess of 4000 feet per minute (20 m/sec) and
vacuum conveying pressures of up to 15 inches
(381 mm) of mercury (hg).
The material is fed into the conveying line on a
continuous basis by vacuum which is supplied
by a low pressure positive displacement
blower. The system includes a vacuum pickup
nozzle, vacuum conveying line, a vacuum filter
receiver, a rotary airlock feeder and a positive
displacement blower.

Vacuum
Return
Line

Storage
Silo

Level
Control

Hopper
Bottom
Rail Car

Pickup
Nozzle

Positive
Displacement
Blower

Flexible
Hose

LDV 4000 Vacuum ConceptTM

Continuous Dilute Phase Vacuum System

The LDV 4000 Vacuum Concept Conveying
System is a dilute phase, medium to high
velocity, low pressure, continuous vacuum
conveying system for shorter distances. It is
generally used to convey low to high density,
non-abrasive and semi-abrasive materials.
Examples include iron oxide, titanium dioxide,
silica flour, cement, and limestone.

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced
Vacuum
Filter/Receiver

Conveying
Line
Filter

Typical conveying velocities are 1000 to 3000

feet per minute (5 m to 15 m/sec) and vacuum
conveying pressures of up to 15 inches (381 mm)
of mercury (hg).
The material is fed into the conveying line on
a continuous basis by vacuum. DC-5 Air Saver
technology is used to minimize and optimize
the low pressure supply air which is supplied
by a low pressure positive displacement blower.
The system includes a vacuum pickup nozzle,
a vacuum filter receiver, a rotary airlock feeder
and a positive displacement blower.

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Rotary
Airlock

Storage
Silo

Vacuum
Return
Line

Hopper
Bottom
Rail Car

Positive
Displacement
Blower
Pickup
Nozzle

Flexible
Hose

DC-5 Air
Saver Control

HDV 6000 Vacuum ConceptTM

Continuous Dense Phase Vacuum System

The HDV 6000 Vacuum Concept Conveying
System is a dense phase, medium velocity, high
pressure, continuous vacuum conveying system.
It is generally used to convey low to high density,
granular or pelletized, and semi abrasive materials.
Examples include plastic pellets, granulated sugar,
salt, coffee beans, pinto beans, and peanuts.
Typical conveying velocities are 300 to 1000
feet per minute (1.5 m to 5 m/sec) and vacuum
conveying pressures of up to 29 inches (737 mm)
of mercury (hg).
The material is fed into the conveying line on a
continuous basis by vacuum which is supplied by
a high pressure vacuum pump. The system includes
a vacuum pickup nozzle, a vacuum conveying
line, a vacuum/filter receiver, a secondary filter
and a vacuum pump. For continuous conveying
applications, a gatelock hopper with an inlet and
outlet valve is installed at the discharge of the
vacuum receiver.

Vacuum
Filter/Receiver

Air
Operated
Valve

Conveying
Line

Gatelock
Hopper
Vacuum
Return
Line

Filter

Storage
Silo

Hopper
Bottom
Rail Car

Secondary
Filter

Vacuum
Pump
Pickup
Nozzle

Flexible Hose

HDV 8000 Vacuum ConceptTM

DC-5 Air Saver

Pressure Balanced

Continuous Dense Phase Vacuum System

The HDV 8000 Vacuum Concept Conveying System
is a dense phase, low to medium velocity, high
pressure, continuous vacuum conveying system. It is
generally used to convey low to high density, friable,
and abrasive materials and/or other materials where
degradation or abrasion is a concern. Examples
include plastic pellets, breakfast cereal, granulated
sugar, salt, coffee beans, pinto beans, finished
detergent, pelletized carbon black and silica sand.

Vacuum
Filter/Receiver

Air
Operated
Valve

Conveying
Line

Gatelock
Hopper
Vacuum
Return
Line

Filter

Storage
Silo

Typical conveying velocities are 50 to 800 feet per

minute (0.25 m to 4 m/sec) and vacuum conveying
pressures of up to 29 inches (737 mm) of mercury (hg).
The material is fed into the conveying line on
a continuous basis by vacuum. DC-5 Air Saver
technology is used to minimize and optimize the
pressure supply air which is supplied by a high
pressure vacuum pump. The system includes a
vacuum pickup nozzle, a vacuum conveying line,
DC-5 Air Saver controls, a vacuum filter receiver,
a secondary filter and a vacuum pump. For continuous
conveying applications, a gatelock hopper with an
inlet and outlet valve is installed at the discharge of
the vacuum receiver.

Level
Control

Level
Control

Secondary
Filter

Hopper
Bottom
Rail Car

Vacuum
Pump
Pickup
Nozzle

Flexible
Hose
DC-5 Air
Saver Control

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System Applications
Foundry shakeout sand, bond
premix and molding sand
delivery system

SHAKEOUT SAND
STORAGE SILO
CONVEYING
LINE

SHAKEOUT SAND
VIBRATORY SCREEN
FEEDER

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
PREPARED
MOLDING SAND
SURGE HOPPER

PREPARED
MOLDING SAND
MULLER

BATCH HOPPER

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

AUTOMATIC
MOLDING
MACHINE

INLET
CHUTE
BOND PREMIX
SURGE BIN

VIBRA-JET
BIN AERATOR

BELT
FEEDER

MULLER
DISCHARGE
DOOR

TRANSPORTER

ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE RATE
SCREW FEEDER

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

WEIGH
HOPPER

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

Carbon black rail car unloading,

vacuum conveying and dense
phase pneumatic conveying

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT
FILTER

SURGE BIN
CONVEYING LINE
CARBON BLACK
STORAGE
SILO

ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE RATE
SCREW FEEDER

HIGH DENSITY
VACUUM FILTER
RECEIVER

WEIGH
HOPPER

HOPPER BOTTOM
RAIL CAR

TRANSPORTER

BANBURY
MIXER

LIFT-MATE
RAIL CAR UNLOADER

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

HDV 8000 SYSTEM

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Carbon black bulk bag and small bag

unloading and weighing system to a
Banbury mixer
CONVEYING
LINE

SURGE BIN

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT
FILTER

ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE RATE
SCREW FEEDER

BULKBUSTER
BULK BAG
UNLOADER

BULK
BAG

BAGBUSTER
BAG BREAKER
WITH CRUNCHER
BAG COMPACTOR

WEIGH
HOPPER

BANBURY
MIXER

TRANSPORTER
AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 2000 SYSTEM

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

Small bag and bulk bag unloading to a

weighing, mixing and silo homogenizing
system to a bagging machine
BULKBUSTER
BULK BAG
UNLOADER

STORAGE
SILO

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
SERIES 669

SWITCH
RECEIVER

BLENDCON
SILO BLENDER

STORAGE
SILO

CONVEYING
LINE
VIBRA-JET
BIN AERATOR
BULK
BAG
WEIGH
HOPPER

DYNA-SLIDE
HIGH PRECISION
AIR-ACTIVATED
FEEDER
BELLA
TWIN SHAFT
FLUIDIZED
ZONE MIXER

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

BAGBUSTER
BAG BREAKER

BLENDCON AIR
BLENDING HEAD

TRANSPORTER

MANUAL
HOSE SWITCH

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

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System Applications
Direct sanding system
for railroad industry

TRUCK UNLOAD
CONVEY LINE

STORAGE
SILO
VALVE RECEIVER

CONVEY LINE

LOCAL
ELECTRICAL
CONTROL PANEL
RECEIVING
BIN

VENT LINE

LEVEL
CONTROL
TRANSPORTER

LOCOMOTIVE

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

HDP 4000 SYSTEMS

MAIN
ELECTRICAL
CONTROL PANEL

Foundry bond unloading, storage,

premixing and weighing system to
a muller

TRUCK
UNLOAD
LINE

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
SERIES 669
WESTERN
BENTONITE
STORAGE
SILO

SOUTHERN
BENTONITE
STORAGE
SILO

SEA COAL
STORAGE
SILO

SHAKEOUT
SAND
SILO

FIRE CLAY
STORAGE
SILO

BOND
PREMIX
STORAGE
SILO

BULK
PNEUMATIC
TRUCK

DYNA-SLIDE
HIGH PRECISION
AIR-ACTIVATED
FEEDER
BLENDCON
AIR BLENDER/
TRANSPORTER

MANUAL
HOSE SWITCH

20

CONVEYING
LINE
SURGE
BIN

SAND
MULLER
ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE RATE
SCREW FEEDER

WEIGH
HOPPER
AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

TRANSPORTER

HDP 2000 SYSTEM

HDP 2000 SYSTEM

Automatic bag breaking, weighing

and delivery system of chemical
ingredients to reactor vessels
15 DEGREE 2-WAY
SWITCH

VACUUM LIFT
STATION
AUTOMATED
BAG BREAKER
TUFFER AERATOR/
LUMP BREAKER

SURGE
HOPPER
ACCU-FLO
SCREW FEEDER
CONVEYING
LINE

VIBRA-JET
BIN AERATOR
WEIGH HOPPER

REACTOR
VESSEL
MODU-KLEEN
DOWNDRAFT
DUST COLLECTOR

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

TRANSPORTER

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

Bulk bag unloading of hazardous

chemicals with precision mixing,
storage and loadout to trucks

CONVEYING LINE

RECEIVER BIN

MODU-KLEEN
DUST FILTER

VIBRA-JET BIN
DISCHARGE SYSTEM

ROTARY AIRLOCK
FEEDER

REACTOR

WEIGH HOPPER

STORAGE
SILO

DRUM
DUMPER

BULKBUSTER
HOIST STYLE
BULK BAG UNLOADER
BELLA FLUIDIZED
ZONE MIXER
PROTECTIVE
CONTAINMENT BOX
LOADOUT
SPOUT

ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE
RATE SCREW
FEEDER

TRUCK

TRANSPORTER

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

WEIGHING
PLATFORM

MODU-KLEEN
DOWNDRAFT
DUST COLLECTOR

TRANSPORTER

21

System Applications
Bag breaking and mixing of
dry chemicals to three surge bins
MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
MIXER
SURGE BIN

SWITCH
RECEIVER

END
RECEIVER

LEVEL
CONTROL

BELLA
FLUIDIZED
ZONE MIXER

SURGE BIN

EXHAUSTER
BAGBUSTER
BAG BREAKER

TRANSPORTER
CONVEYING
LINE

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

MINI-TRANSPORTER

Rail unloading with gain-in-weight

weighing and in-plant delivery
system

CONVEYING
LINE

INTERVENT
MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
LEVEL CONTROL
SWITCH
RECEIVER

STORAGE
SILO

HOPPER BOTTOM
BULK RAIL CAR

TRANSPORTER

MANUAL
HOSE SWITCH
BLENDCON
AIR BLENDER
TRANSPORTER

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

STORAGE
SILO

DYNA-SLIDE
HIGH PRECISION
AIR-ACTIVATED
FEEDER
WEIGH
HOPPER

AIR CONTROL MODULE

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

22

END
RECEIVER

Central dust collector unloading,

dense phase pneumatic conveying
and agglomeration to truck disposal

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT
FILTER

CENTRAL DUST COLLECTOR

DUST
COLLECTOR
FINES
STORAGE
SILO
CONVEYING
LINE

VIBRA-JET
BIN DISCHARGE
SYSTEM
BELLA
FLUIDIZED
ZONE MIXER

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT
FILTER

DUMP
TRUCK

VIBRA-JET
BIN DISCHARGE
SYSTEM

MINIPUSHER

TRUCK LOADING
SPOUT

HDP 2000 SYSTEM

Bulk bag unloading with loss-in-weight

weighing and batching system

BULK BAG

BULKBUSTER
FORKLIFT STYLE
BULK BAG UNLOADER
WITH INTERNAL
DUST COLLECTION
AND BAG CLOSERS

MIXER

LOAD CELLS
(LOSS-IN-WEIGHT)
MDP FEEDER

CONVEY LINE

MDP 4000 SYSTEM

23

System Applications
Dust removal system
without a screw conveyor

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
END
RECEIVER

CENTRAL DUST COLLECTOR

STORAGE
SILO

MODU-KLEEN
DUST COLLECTOR

ELECTRICAL
CONTROL
PANEL
AIR CONTROL
MODULE

TRANSPORTER

HDP 2000 SYSTEM

COMMON
CONVEYING LINE

Rail unloading and in-plant

delivery system

HOPPER BOTTOM
BULK RAIL CAR

90 DEGREE
DIVERTER

INTERVENT

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
LEVEL
CONTROL

DYNA-SLIDE
AIR-ACTIVATED
CONVEYOR

TRANSPORTER
AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

24

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

SWITCH
RECEIVER

END
RECEIVER

Rail unloading and in-plant

delivery system

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
END
RECEIVER

LEVEL
CONTROL

HOPPER BOTTOM
BULK RAIL CAR
BATCH
HOPPER
CONVEYING
LINE
DYNA-SLIDE
AIR-ACTIVATED
CONVEYOR
PORTABLE
CAR UNLOADER

LOW PROFILE
TRANSPORTER

MANUAL
HOSE SWITCH

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

Vacuum-pressure rail unloading

utilizing both dilute and dense
phase systems

TRANSPORTER

AIR CONTROL
MODULE

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

SILO
RECEIVER

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
LEVEL
CONTROL
SWITCH
RECEIVER

END
RECEIVER

HOPPER
BOTTOM
BULK RAIL
CAR

HDP 3000
SYSTEM
LIFT-MATE
RAIL CAR CONNECTOR

LDV 2000 SYSTEM

MANUAL
HOSE
SWITCH
AIR
CONTROL
MODULE

DYNA-SLIDE
AIR-ACTIVATED
CONVEYOR

CONVEYING
LINE

TRANSPORTER

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

VACUUM
BLOWER

25

System Applications
Gain-in-weight weighing and
batching and conveying system
STORAGE SILO

STORAGE SILO
MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
CONVEYING
LINE

SURGE BIN
LEVEL
CONTROL

SLIDE GATE
ACCU-FLO
VARIABLE RATE
SCREW FEEDER

AIR
CONTROL
MODULE
TRANSPORTER
ON LOAD CELLS

BELLA
TWIN SHAFT
FLUIDIZED ZONE
MIXER

ELECTRICAL
CONTROL
PANEL

HDP 3000 SYSTEM

Weighing and batching

STORAGE
SILO

STORAGE
SILO

STORAGE
SILO

SWITCH
RECEIVER

END
RECEIVER

LEVEL
CONTROL

SURGE
BIN

DYNA-SLIDE
HIGH PRECISION
AIR-ACTIVATED
FEEDER

WEIGH
HOPPER
AIR CONTROL
MODULE
ELECTRICAL
CONTROL
PANEL

BLENDCON
AIR BLENDER
TRANSPORTER

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

26

CONVEYING
LINE

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER

Silo blending and in-plant

delivery system

EXHAUSTER

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER

END
RECEIVER

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER

LEVEL
CONTROL

BLENDCON
SILO BLENDER

45 DEGREE
DIVERTER

BLENDCON
SILO BLENDING
HEAD
AIR
CONTROL
MODULE

BAGGING
MACHINE

TRUCK
LOADING SPOUT

ELECTRICAL
CONTROL
PANEL
TRUCK

HDP 4000 SYSTEM

Continuous in-plant delivery system

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER

LEVEL
CONTROL

STORAGE
SILO

MODU-KLEEN
BIN VENT FILTER
END
RECEIVER

SLIDE GATE
TRANSPORTER
AIR
CONTROL
MODULE

ELECTRICAL
CONTROL
PANEL

HDP 5000 SYSTEM

27

Process System &

Pneumatic Conveying Components

Bella Fluidized Zone

Batch Mixer

Bella Continuous Mixer

Bella Portable Mixer

Bella Dryer/Cooler

Bella Mixer/Dryer

Bella Portable Mixer/

Dryer/Agglomerator

Blendcon Silo Blending

Head, 10-port, Series 618

Blendcon Silo Blending

Head, 12-port, Series 812

Blendcon Silo Blending

Head, 16-port, Series 685

Blendcon Silo Blending

Head, 16-port, Series 816

Modu-Kleen Bag Type

Bin Vent Filter, Series 250

Modu-Kleen Downdraft
Cartridge Type Dust
Collector, Series 681

28

Modu-Kleen Cartridge
Type Vacuum Filter/
Receiver, Series 674

Modu-Kleen Cartridge
Type Bin Vent Filter,
Series 343

Modu-Kleen Modular
Type Bin Vent Filter,
Series 669

Modu-Kleen Modular
Type Bin Vent Filter,
Series 725

Transporter, Model J
Series 496

Transporter, Model JT
Series 614

Mini-Transporter,
Series 353

Transporter, Model L
Series 720

Mini-Pusher, Model 236

Portable Mini-Pusher,
Model 272

Vacuum/Pressure
Unloader, Series 120

Quik-Vent Pressure
Relief Valve, Series 684
29

Process System &

Pneumatic Conveying Components

BulkBuster TM Bulk Bag

Unloader, Model F100

BulkBuster TM Bulk Bag

Unloader with Internal
Filter, Model F2400

BulkBuster TM Bulk Bag

Unloader with Scissor Lift

Bulk Bag Slitter,

Model F400/H400

BagBuster Bag Breaker

Series 319 with Cruncher
Bag Compactor Series 693

BagBuster Bag Breaker

Series 319 with Vibrating
Screener, Series 491

Scruncher TM Screw Type

Bag Compactor, Series 385

PLC Control Panel

Quiet-Pac Positive
Displacement Blower,
Model 457

Quiet-Pac Positive
Displacement Blower,
Model 457

DC-5 Air Saver Control

DC-5 Stainless Steel

Air Saver Control

30

Direct Sanding Module

Little SandyTM Portable

Locomotive Sanding
System, Series 714

Locomotive Loadout Spout, HeftyTM Load-Out Spout

Series 339

SpoutMasterTM Adjustable
Fill Spout, Series 182

Lift-MateTM Truck & Rail

Car Connector, Model 26

Lift-MateTM Truck & Rail

Car Connector, Model 89

Rail-Kart Vacuum
Unloading Device,
Model 25

Inflatable Seated Knife

Gate Valve, Series 476

Pipe Couplings

Rail-Kart Portable Vacuum Posi-flate Inflatable

Rail Car Unloader, with
Seated Butterfly Valve
Lump Breaker, Model 39

31

Process System &

Pneumatic Conveying Components

Vibra-Jet Bin Aerator,

Series 264 Model D and
Series 683 Model K

Vibra-Jet Bin Discharger, Tuffer Aerator/Lump

Breaker, Series 329
Series 256

Tuffer Aerator/Lump
Breaker, Series 697

End Receiver,
Series 106

Switch Receiver,
Series 344

Valve Receiver,
Series 412

Silo Receiver,
Series 107

Dyna-SlideTM Air-Activated
Gravity Conveyor

Dyna-SlideTM High
Precision Air-Activated
Feeder

Accu-FloTM Variable Rate

Screw Feeder, Model 549

Accu-FloTM Pivoting
Screw Feeder, Model 644

Level Controls

Mobile Truck LanceTM Truck

Filling System, Series 616

Oil Weigh System for

Accu-FloTM Flexible
Screw Conveyor, Series 420 Rubber Mixers, Series 723
32

SuperslikAbrasion
Resistant Tubing Bends

Plain, Hard Iron and

Ceramic Tubing Bends/

Long Radius Ceramic

Lined Tubing Bend

Expansion Joint,
Model 15

Automatic Sampler,
Series 494

View-X Sight Tubes,

Series 497

Multi-Port Switch,
Horizontal Series 676

Multi-Port Switch,
Vertical Series 676

Rotary Spout, Series 128

Model 407

Explosion Proof Rotary

Spout, Model 333

90 Degree Diverter,
Series 237

Crossover Switch,
Series 671

2-Way Sliding Switch,

Model 101

3-Way Sliding Switch,

Model 161

15 Degree 2-Way Switch,

Series 259

15 Degree 3-Way Switch,

Series 417
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