bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Continuous Versus Discontinuous Shipunloading This paper compares the advantages, disadvantages, and status of grab and continuous coal unloading systems for ocean-going ships. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper From Garbage to Gold – Belt Scale Applications made easy even in demanding Environments A heavy-duty, high accuracy, full-frame single idler belt scale, Siemens Milltronics MSI is used for process and load-out control, providing continuous in-line weighing on a variety of products in primary and secondary industries. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Research Paper Latest Developments in Dust Control Technology This paper (publ. 2016) initially summarises the various existing options available for dust control and some of their features, advantages and disadvantages. It then describes some of the new technologies that are being researched, developed and employed to minimise dust emissions by addressing the…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Coal Shiploaders for the Mississippi The author compares various shiploader designs and gives price estimates on the basis of mid 1980 bids covering marine construction and equipment. Three schemes were compared: traveling loader, dual radial loaders and single linear loader. These systems are ranked according to their production rate,…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Pneumatic Unloading Equipment for Bulk Cement Carriers During the last ten years the demand for cement terminals has grown considerably in the whole world. The challenge of the market is mainly related to transloading installations for bulk cement with capacities of 100 to 400 t/h. To a growing extent bulk cement is delivered by river barges or seagoing…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Port Kembla - A State of the Art Coal Port The new Port Kembla coal loader, dedicated on November 22, 1982, was developed to satisfy the following criteria: superior environmental protection, capacity, one hour train tum-around time, environmentally acceptable unloading of 200,000 trucks a year, high reliability, ease of maintenance and clea…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Twist and Run – Europe’s longest Belt Conveyor for French Cement Factory Reducing the number of transfer points in long distance conveying results in lower energy requirements as well as in improved product quality due to lower particle attrition. Due to their patented technology a French supplier was able to install Europe’s longest belt conveyor with both flights run…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Straightforward and Flexible – Mobile Stockyard Equipment for Stockpiling, Reclaiming & Truck Unloading Mobile stockyard equipment can offer a cost efficient alternative to traditional systems, especially when developing new greenfield sites. With no civil requirements/limited planning permission, the equipment is perfect for the initial "start-up phase" of a project. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Leith Coal Outloading Plant Different grades of coal are at present unloaded and outloaded within the esturial ports administered by the Forth Ports Authority. Grabbing cranes unload the coal to road vehicles and railway wagons and the outloading of coal is handled using a modern 3,000 tonnes per hour (t/h) capacity coal outlo…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Pneumatic Ship Unloading Plants for Poorly Flowing Bulk Materials The pneumatic discharge of free flowing materials has been realised for nearly a hundred years. The situation with respect to poorly flowing materials Is rather more difficult; until recently manual labour was used to loosen the product in the region of the suction nozzle. The author considers two l…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Fossil Fuel Supply for India's Coal-fired Power Plants – Equipment for Unloading at Ports and Transportation to the Plant In the current situation of the power sector in India, source of coal and therefore the selection of various handling systems play a very important role. The selection of the best available solution depends on a number of factors, including the quantity to be handled, size, type of the fuel, and the…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper A New Dust-Free Spout for Barge Loading After a thorough discussion of the causes for dust emission and ways and means to reduce dust emission during he loading of barges, details on a new speed regulating device incorporated in the loading spout are given. In practical operations this new loading device showed excellent results. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Digital Weighing in Bulk Handling A general introduction to weighing in bulk handling is given with particular reference to the various methods of weighing bulk materials during and after loading. Several case studies are outlined. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Floating Pneumatic Unloaders The unloading of bulk dry solids from ships is possible in a number of ways. Where fixed dock installations are contraindicated for one of several reasons a realistic solution is the use of floating unloaders, which can be moved from dock to dock and even port to port. This article describes a syste…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Port of Bristol Bulk Handling Terminal In early 1991 Balfour Beatty, one of Britain's major civil construction companies and Birtley Engineering, the country's largest bulk handling contractor, formed a joint venture to tender for the major importation terminals which were planned by the two major power generators in the U.K., National…read more
Case Study BossTek: Busy Port uses Dust Control Cannon for Handling & Storage of Commodities A leader in dust control solutions has helped a port located along the Hudson River control fugitive particle emissions at the dock and in the industrial park using atomized mist technology. The Port of Coeymans employs two DustBoss® DB-60 atomized mist cannons from BossTek® for dust suppression…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Conneaut: An Economical Superport The Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co.'s ore and coal bulk handling facility at Conneaut, Ohio on Lake Erie, Is one of the largest bulk terminals in the world. The author describes the design philosophy and the various construction stages of this superport and shows why and how economical terminal cha…read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Pneumatic Plant for Discharging Ship's Cargo Some special techniques in the field of pneumatic conveying are described and general operational and technological aspects for unloading bulk ships are discussed in detail. Machinery for unloading ships has been known for as long as goods have been conveyed on rivers and canals. One of the mos…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Research Paper Pipe Conveyor Test Rigs: Design, Application and Test Results - Part C This paper is a third part of a publication series devoted to an overview and design analysis of the existent pipe conveyor test rigs with respect to the obtained contact forces. The first two Parts A and B discuss static test rigs configuration, Part C is devoted to dynamic measurements. Particular…read more
Case Study Reliable Energy Supply for Bulk Handling Equipment in the tough Environment of Alumina Production During mining and subsequent storage of bauxite, a sedimentary rock for the production of aluminium oxide, a lot of dust is thrown up, which is a major challenge especially for the moving machine parts of the conveyor units. For this reason, Aluminium Oxid Stade GmbH (AOS), one of the major German a…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Toxic Dust Control – Bulk Bag Unloading System contains Toxic Dust in Fluoridation Plants In water fluoridation plants different chemicals are used, including, for example, the highly toxic silicofluorid. Bulk material handling systems for this application have to meet high dust control requirements. read more
bulk solids handling Journal Technical Article Design vs. Actual – Comparison of Design and Measurement Data of a 12.4 km Overland Conveyor his paper gives feedback on the difference between results expected at the design stage with those obtained from actual field measurements on a long overland conveyor after commissioning. The challenges faced during the project execution, risks identified and the mitigation thereof are also discusse…read more
bulk solids handling Journal Case Study Control and Management of Bristol Port Company's New Bulk Handling Terminal Concol Systems Limited, Chesterfield, U.K., are proud to have provided the comprehensive automation and manage ment information system for the new bulk handling facility at Royal Portbury Dock, Bristol, U.K., as subcontractors to the Balfour Beatty/Birtley Joint Venture. read more
bulk solids handling Journal White Paper Truck Scales: Exactly – Essential Checks for Truck Weighing Scales to Perform Flawlessly Truck scales are the “heart” of many applications in the sand, gravel and aggregates industries - their metering results are used to estimate the producers revenues. To neither lose money nor best the client the scales need to be kept in optimum working conditions. read more