Filtration

Phenolic Plastic Dust Cutting and Grinding (Fabripulse)


Application

One AAF Design "M" Fabripulse baghouse (336 bags).

Optimization Potential

Emissions back into plant; high housekeeping costs. The non-agglomerative dust would not form a filter cake on Scafatex® polyester felt filter bags. At 10/1 air-to-cloth, emissions through the system were visibly excessive. Downstream filters were installed, but their replacement and maintenance costs were prohibitive. Neither reduced pulse pressure nor extended cleaning intervals corrected the problem.

Solution

Installed GORE® membrane/polyester felt filter bags.

Results

Emissions into the plant have been eliminated. Downstream filter replacement and/or maintenance has been eliminated. Housekeeping costs related to dust-collection performance have been eliminated. The differential pressure across the original set of GORE-TEX membrane filter bags installed in September 1981 is being consistently maintained at 1.6" H2O.



FOR INDUSTRIAL USE ONLY.

Not for use in food, drug, cosmetic or medical device manufacturing, processing, or packaging operations