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ABRASION RESISTANT

CUSTOMER VERIFIED DATA COLLECTION
A customer who installed a dilute phase conveying the valve wore out to the point of only delivering
system handling very fine abrasive material 2,500 lb/hr and would need to be replaced. We
contacted us about supplying an abrasion resistant had to do something more than keep building and
airlock. Due to urgency, a Type 2 was supplied, shipping Type 2 airlocks. The customer purchased
which quickly wore out replaced. It did not take a Type 8.
long to determine that an airlock was not the The good news is that the Type 8 lasted longer
correct solution and a dense phase system was than the Type 2. The bad news is that the dense
recommended and purchased, but we had to keep phase equipment showed up and was installed
the customer running until the dense phase system PRIOR to the Type 8 going to the failure point.
could be fabricated and installed. Shown below is the data from the last 3 Type 2
The customer had a very flexible control system, airlocks VS. the Type 8. The data is plotted with
allowing for data collection to calculate the wear corresponding trend lines. In summary: The Type 2
on the airlock by averaging the lbs/hr the system airlocks were wearing out at a rate of 1,000 lbs/hr
conveyed each time the system ran. A new valve per day. The Type 8 was wearing out at a rate of 50
would start around 7,000 to 8,000 lbs/hr and the lbs/hr per day. A 95% improvement in wear rate.
system would keep ahead of production until

WEAR RATE TYPE 2 VS TYPE 8

70.00

60.00

50.00 TYPE 2 VALVE A
LOSS OF RATE (kg)/min 40.00 TYPE 2 VALVE B

TYPE 2 VALVE C
30.00
TYPE 8
20.00

10.00

0.00
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6

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