SilentFlow® Bin Discharger Application and Design
Application
SilentFlow® Bin Dischargers are used to solve the problem of handling and discharging difficult flowing bulk materials. Bulk materials that are cohesive but fluidize, like white pigments, carbon black and calcium separate, can be reliably and effectively discharged into your process.
SilentFlow® Bin Dischargers can be furnished as part of a bin or silo and can be supplied for new or existing storage vessels. Cone angles of 60°, 45°, 30° as well as special designs can be supplied to match your requirements.
SilentFlow® Bin Dischargers are used to solve the problem of handling and discharging difficult flowing bulk materials. Bulk materials that are cohesive but fluidizable, like white pigments, carbon black and calcium stearate, can be reliably and effectively discharged into your process.
SilentFlow® Bin Dischargers can be furnished as part of a bin or silo and can be supplied for new or existing storage vessels. Cone angles of 60°, 45°, 30° as well as special designs can be supplied to match your requirements.
Design
The SilentFlow® Bin Discharger consists of a hopper cone with the interior fully lined with Trans-Flow® aeration media. This media uniformly distributes and controls low-pressure air or gas and fluidizes the stored powder product. The media top surface also produces an evenly distributed bed of air that significantly reduces the coefficient of friction between your bulk material and the cone surface.
The material is partially or completely fluidized by the Trans-Flow® media. The fluidizing air or gas homogenizes with the bulk material changing the response of the solid to the response of a liquid. This results in positive flow of the stored material.
