So I have this vacuum blower that's designed to run at 150 CFM and vacuum air at 12" Hg through a 2 1/2" line. I'm trying to figure out the best way to go about it. Because I can calculate the velocity of the air in the line, I was going to try to rearrange the saltation velocity formula to...
Hello all,
Let me start out by saying I'm a chemical engineer by training, so please don't laugh at my lack of electrical engineering knowledge too hard.
The problem I'm encountering at work is that our positive displacement Roots blowers are blowing too much air into our pneumatic...
Hello all,
I have an embarrassing question to ask. I was reading through a post here
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=219324
from around 2008 where someone asked how to calculate the gas lost through a pinhole in a pipe and someone posted a remarkably convenient formula
Q = D^2 * P...
Hello everyone,
Long-time reader, first-time poster.
I have a question regarding how to size an open air (gooseneck) vent on a bulk solids receiving bin.
First some background. I have a receiving bin that gravity feeds a polypropylene feeder. A dilute phase blower blows air at about...
