Study of clogging and cleaning cycles of a pleated cartridge filter used in a thermal spraying process to filter ultrafine particles

Thermal metal spraying or cutting (arc/air) processes produce large quantities of ultrafine particles which cause irreversible clogging of industrial dust collectors in the long-term. This study, conducted on a test system equipped with a pleated filter cartridge confirms the high clogging capacity...

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Published in:Powder technology 2013-01, Vol.234, p.1-6
Main Authors: Bémer, Denis, Régnier, Roland, Morele, Yves, Grippari, Florence, Appert-collin, Jean-Christophe, Thomas, Dominique
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aerosols
air
Applied sciences
Cartridges
Centrifugation, cyclones
Chemical and Process Engineering
Chemical engineering
Cleaning
collectors
cutting
Dust collectors
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
filters
Filtration
Hydrodynamics of contact apparatus
Liquid-liquid and fluid-solid mechanical separations
Materials handling
Metal spraying
Miscellaneous
Plugging
Pressure drop
Solid-solid systems
spraying
Thermal spraying
Ultrafine particles
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Summary:Thermal metal spraying or cutting (arc/air) processes produce large quantities of ultrafine particles which cause irreversible clogging of industrial dust collectors in the long-term. This study, conducted on a test system equipped with a pleated filter cartridge confirms the high clogging capacity of these fumes, and also shows that current pulsed-jet cleaning methods are ineffective. The study has shown that the pressure drop across filters rises during filtration primarily due to the presence of ultrafine particles in the aerosol. This explains why cyclone type pre-separation has proved inefficient in preserving filtration capacity. Filter pre-coating could overcome the problem of ineffective cleaning (if used in off-line mode), but this technique generates large quantities of waste requiring specific handling. Future research should be oriented either towards improving filter cleaning or developing alternative separation techniques. The high filter clogging capacities of the fumes produced by thermal metal spraying or cutting (arc/air) processes have been studied. [Display omitted] ► The electric arc spraying process is a very intense source of ultrafine particles. ► The difficulty in cleaning filter by means of reverse pulse-jets ► The cyclone type pre-separation has no effect on the evolution of pressure drop. ► The efficiency of pre-coating as a cleaning solution, in off-line mode
ISSN:0032-5910
1873-328X
DOI:10.1016/j.powtec.2012.09.035