Mark: thanks a lot for your comments, as I find them most helpful.
Paul: I shall contact you at your website to obtain further info.
Best regards,
J.V. Gomez
Yes, the tank is partially filled with water (anything between 30-50% of the tank's volume)prior to the chemical being dumped from the bags into the tank. However, as the mixing system (1,500 RPM propeller)is subsequently turn on, I am concern splashy surface waves might rise fines (eventually...
Thanks, Mark, for your comments.
No, no there is not a chance of explosions of the podwer fines in this case. Indeed, for those cases (in which the concern is to have enough area for proper relieving of the released energy) there are a number of articles that provide guidance.
I referred to...
Is anyone aware of a sizing criteria/procedure for vents in tanks/vessels that handles fine powders?
I am currently reviewing one vendor's proposal for a given conditioning package aimed to inject certain chemical aqueous solution into the main process.
The chemical (fine powder form) comes...
