Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems
Pneumatic conveying of powders is an engineering process used for conveying dry granulate or powder material where energy consumption is a significant cost factor and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. In this RD&I project, work was conducted to model pneumatic conveying and bulk character...
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| author | Adriano Gomes de Freitas Ricardo Borges dos Santos Luis Alberto Martinez Riascos Jose Eduardo Munive-Hernandez Shibo Kuang Ruiping Zou Aibing Yu |
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| description | Pneumatic conveying of powders is an engineering process used for conveying dry granulate or powder material where energy consumption is a significant cost factor and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. In this RD&I project, work was conducted to model pneumatic conveying and bulk characteristics of the particulate product being conveyed. Because pneumatic conveyance is highly empirical, general models are difficult to establish. Due to these limitations, evaluating energy efficiency is usually limited to a specific experimental range of conditions. This work is based on engineering optimization of a workflow with data from an industrial operation commanded by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) with a control algorithm, performing logical, sequential, and timed tasks for plant control. The PLC communicates with a Human–Machine Interface and a Supervision and Control System, which are the means of interaction through a graphical environment interface with the process operator. By applying mathematics to introduce a systematic method to select the gas (air) pressure and flow necessary to operate a pneumatic conveying system in dense phase mode, it has been shown, on an industrial scale of 10 t/h, the feasibility of controlling an efficient pneumatic conveying system manipulating only two input parameters. This allows operation at pre-determined conveying rates with lower operational expenditures. The same methodology can be explored for several other systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d94a91db4a745e38f060d3e94c6300b2023-06-20T04:20:08ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472023-09-019387400Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systemsAdriano Gomes de Freitas0Ricardo Borges dos Santos1Luis Alberto Martinez Riascos2Jose Eduardo Munive-Hernandez3Shibo Kuang4Ruiping Zou5Aibing Yu6Graduate Program on Energy, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, 09210-580, Brazil; Department of Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering, The University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom; ARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Australia; Corresponding author at: Industrial Academic Doctorate (DAI), & Graduate Program on Energy, Av. dos Estados, 5001, Santo André, São Paulo, 09210-580, Brazil.Zeppelin Systems GmbH, Graf-Zeppelin-Platz 1, 88045 Friedrichshafen, GermanyGraduate Program on Energy, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, 09210-580, BrazilDepartment of Mechanical and Energy Systems Engineering, The University of Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, United KingdomARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, AustraliaARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, AustraliaARC Hub for Computational Particle Technology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Australia; Southeast University-Monash University Joint Research Institute, Suzhou, 215123, ChinaPneumatic conveying of powders is an engineering process used for conveying dry granulate or powder material where energy consumption is a significant cost factor and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. In this RD&I project, work was conducted to model pneumatic conveying and bulk characteristics of the particulate product being conveyed. Because pneumatic conveyance is highly empirical, general models are difficult to establish. Due to these limitations, evaluating energy efficiency is usually limited to a specific experimental range of conditions. This work is based on engineering optimization of a workflow with data from an industrial operation commanded by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) with a control algorithm, performing logical, sequential, and timed tasks for plant control. The PLC communicates with a Human–Machine Interface and a Supervision and Control System, which are the means of interaction through a graphical environment interface with the process operator. By applying mathematics to introduce a systematic method to select the gas (air) pressure and flow necessary to operate a pneumatic conveying system in dense phase mode, it has been shown, on an industrial scale of 10 t/h, the feasibility of controlling an efficient pneumatic conveying system manipulating only two input parameters. This allows operation at pre-determined conveying rates with lower operational expenditures. The same methodology can be explored for several other systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723010144Energy efficiencyEngineering designIndustrial applicationOptimizationPneumatic conveying |
| spellingShingle | Adriano Gomes de Freitas Ricardo Borges dos Santos Luis Alberto Martinez Riascos Jose Eduardo Munive-Hernandez Shibo Kuang Ruiping Zou Aibing Yu Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems Energy Reports Energy efficiency Engineering design Industrial application Optimization Pneumatic conveying |
| title | Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_full | Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_fullStr | Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_short | Experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| title_sort | experimental design and optimization of a novel solids feeder device in energy efficient pneumatic conveying systems |
| topic | Energy efficiency Engineering design Industrial application Optimization Pneumatic conveying |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484723010144 |
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