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Dust on dirty tube sheets can make it difficult to isolate the source of dust leaks. Be sure to thoroughly clean tube sheets before doing black light testing.

Dust on dirty tube sheets can make it difficult to isolate the source of dust leaks. Be sure to thoroughly clean tube sheets before doing black light testing.

When baghouse differential pressure falls, you lose efficiency. Baghouse pressure drop effectively means that less air is pushed through your filters, reducing your baghouse capacity and restricting your productivity potential.

A six page article on the use and benefits of high temperature membrane filter media at the Tuscaloosa Steel Corporation.

Learn about three developments that have reduced maintenance effort and cost at steel mills in Europe, Mexico, and the United States.

Gore’s filtration solutions keep you running longer, more efficiently and with greater particulate capture. Our filters are constructed using advanced materials, including expanded PTFE, a highly versatile material that is chemically inert, durable and resistant to extreme temperatures. These attributes make our filters reliable in harsh conditions, over time and when interacting with harmful chemicals.

The bag life improved, while baghouse down-time, maintenance costs, and stack emissions have all been drastically reduced. Bags have survived several acid upsets which would have completely destroyed the previous bags.

GORE Membrane Filter Bags improved bag life to three to four years, while baghouse down-time, maintenance costs, and stack emissions have all been drastically reduced. Baghouse emission rates are lower than the required regulatory limits and draft at the blast furnace is adequate for the operation. The hygiene conditions inside the plant have improved as a result.

The baghouse differential pressure decreased resulting in increased gas flow without expanding the baghouse. This was achieved even though the plant installed considerably less GORE^® Membrane Filter Bags than they had used when operating with non membrane bags. They closed the dilution air damper so that all the baghouse capacity is applied to the furnace. The frequent bag failures stopped and the inside of the baghouse is much cleaner.

By removing the U Tube cooler pressure loss the plant was able to open the canopy hood dampers more. This allowed increased secondary flow from the shop. With less flow resistance through the DEC system the primary evacuation has also increased with better fume capture at the furnace.