Stockpile Dust Suppression
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Stockpile Dust Suppression
In addition to the dust control for bulk material Handling plants, the yard of storage area is a major zone of dust control. The challenges are manifold due to the vast open area and the wind factor which can blow dust causing wide spread dust nuisance, if not controlled.
In addition to the dust nuisance, there lies a safety hazard for self ignitable materials eg. Coal if not wetted periodically.
Stockpile dust control
The Process
In addition to the dust nuisance, ther lies a safety hazard for self ignitable materials eg. Coal if not wetted periodically.
Hence, the most effective solution applied in tackling both dust nuisance and the posibility of self ignition, Stockpile sprinklers are installed along the yard for uniform wetting of the stockpiles. These can even be installed on top of the stockpiles too, in case of Gantries or Closed Piling areas. Depending on the coverage area and optimizationof the system and sprinklers may be static or having a rotation of 180 / 360 .
These systems are at present being specified to be operated in semi automatic or fully automatic modes with the inclusion of sophisticated weather monitoring instrumentation and devices, and is designed for sequential auto operation of each other sprinkler based on the contour of the stockpile and the rate of evaporation of moisture from the stockpile surface.
The stockpile sprinkling is done mainly with plain water, and in special cases through dosing with Compound MST.
