Mechanical Rapping Systems
If you operate ESPs within your facility, one thing is sure, the rising cost of maintenance largely due to damage caused by the mechanical rapping systems.
It is not surprising when you consider that they usually consist of 30 pound piston hammers.
It is not surprising when you consider that they usually consist of 30 pound piston hammers.
However help is at hand via the installation of effective, non-destructive sonic horns, more commonly known as acoustic cleaners.
- On the roof, above each field
- On the inlet ducting
- On the hopper sections
The sonic horns are sounded for a few seconds at pre-determined intervals and when located on top of the ESP, offer the potential for significant reduction in operation, or indeed total elimination of existing rapping system.
On the inlet duct, they prevent material build up on walls and baffles thus maintaining a constant velocity gas stream into the ESP.
When mounted on the ESP hopper section, they prevent particulate build up and plugging of the hopper as well as ensuring that maximum discharge rates are achieved.
The photographs above and right are from a perlite manufacturing plant and they were able to totally eliminate the mechanical rapping system along with its high maintenance, repair and call out costs.
The photographs above and right are from a perlite manufacturing plant and they were able to totally eliminate the mechanical rapping system along with its high maintenance, repair and call out costs.
