Consulting and Testing Services
Consulting Services
Bin design recommendations
Conceptual bin design recommendations for reliable flow, retrofit and
new designs. Report
describing recommendations along with sketches is provided.
Feeder design recommendations
Volumetric and gravimetric feeder designs are provided, including,
screws, belts, vibratory,
loss-in-weight, and gain-in-weight systems.
Silo Loads
Calculate loads on silo walls due to initial flow and dynamic loading
conditions imposed by bulk solids flow.
Transfer chute design
Determine proper configuration of chutes to ensure uninterrupted chute
flow and limit premature wear.
Site visits
Conducted to observe equipment, analyze flow problems, and meet with
interested personnel.
A trip report is provided upon completion.
Seminars on solids flow
Valuable information on solids testing, analysis, and design technique
is discussed. One and
two-day courses offered.
Pneumatic conveying
Association with pneumatic conveying expert to provide unbiased design
and troubleshooting of pneumatic conveying systems.
Structural analysis
Association with structural engineering expert with vast experience
determining loads on silos.
Testing Services
Cohesive properties
Predict opening sizes to prevent bridging and ratholing, by determining
your material’s cohesive strength as a function of consolidation
pressure.
Wall friction
properties
Determine wall slopes for mass flow, by measuring the friction that
develops between a bulk solid and any hopper wall material.
Compressibility properties
Measure a material’s bulk density as a function of consolidation
pressure, which is required in the analysis of bridging, ratholing, and
hopper angles.
Flow rate
evaluation
Determines the limiting discharge rate of a solid by measuring its
permeability to air or gas. Also used in the design of air injection
systems.
Segregation testing
Determines the degree of segregation due to sifting and/or fluidization.
Information contains the potential for segregation to occur.
Chute testing
Measures chute angles required to ensure reliable flow through chutes.
Pneumatic conveying parameters
Provide recommendations and air flow/pressure parameters to be used in
the design of pneumatic conveying systems (in association with a
reputable pneumatic conveying testing laboratory).
On site testing
Sometimes required to ensure exposure to representative environmental
conditions.
© 2001- 2008
Solids Handling
Technologies, Inc.
1631 Caille Court
Fort Mill, SC 29708
Telephone: 803-802-5527
Fax: 803-802-0193
Email:
info@solidshandlingtech.com