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did you learn about VAC-U-MAX?
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What is
the product?
Common Name:
Trade Name:
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Bulk density
in #/cubic foot or g/cc
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What are the major
characteristics of the material? (check all that apply)
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What are the flow
properties of the material?
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Are you concerned
about?
Segregation
Breakage
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What are your conveying
distances?
Vertical (feet):
Horizontal (feet):
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8. |
How many bends are
required?
(NOTE: Convey lines should be routed to minimize bends. See item
28) |
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From how many pickup
points will material be conveyed?
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10. |
Is our system being
fed by a continuous process?
Yes
No
At what rate
#/HR
What is the Process? (describe)
If "NO", what is feeding our system? See #11 |
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11. |
What is the Material
in?
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Do you want automatic
feed into system or have an operator available to handle a pickup
wand?
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What is the process we are feeding? (Describe)
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What is the required feed rate?
#/minutes
#/hour |
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Does the process we are feeding require continuous feed?
Yes
No |
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16. |
If application is transfer of a batch:
How large is the batch?
# or
kg.
16a. How often does a batch need to be transferred?
Per Hour,
Per Day
16b. Within what time frame is the batch to be transferred?
minutes |
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If transfer system is feeding a continuous process on demand (Example: Refilling Screw Feeder Surge, Filling Machine Hopper, Tablet Press, Etc.), what is the maximum use rate of the process?
#/HR or
kg/HR |
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18. |
How many discharge points will material be delivered to?
What equipment is to be fed? (Indicate manufacturer and type)
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What is the size of the opening on the equipment to be fed?
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How much headroom do you have over equipment to be fed?
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21. |
Will the equipment to be fed withstand 20" Hg vacuum?
Or can it be made to hold that vacuum so it can be used as a primary vacuum receiver?
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Will our equipment be subjected to fumes, heat or vapor emitted from the equipment being fed?
Yes
No
If "Yes" Describe:
(a) Only during loading operation
or (b) continuously
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23. |
Our equipment is to be located:
indoors
outdoors
If outdoors, is it under roof?
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24. |
Geographically, where is the plant site?
Height above mean sea level?
feet
meters |
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Do you require a specific construction material for system components in contact with product?
Please explain:
Carbon Steel
304 SS
316 SS
Other
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What power is available in plant?
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What is the electrical classification of the area where our equipment will be located?
Class:
Division:
Group:
or Unclassified:
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What type of enclosure is required for control panel & junction boxes?
General purpose dust-tight (NEMA12)
Water-tight (NEMA4); Carbon steel painted white enamel
Water-tight (NEMA4);
Stainless steel
Fiberglass
Explosion-proof (NEMA7/9); Specify Class, Division,
& Group of the area
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29. |
What type of motors
are required for the vacuum pump?
Totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC)
Explosion-proof (NEMA7/9)
Confirm Class, Division & Group of the area
Other
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How far will the control panel be from the vacuum receiver?
From the vacuum power unit?
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How far away from the receiver will the vacuum power source be located?
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32. |
What experience have you had in handling this product?
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Have you handled this product pneumatically?
Dilute phase positive?
Vacuum?
(a) What problems if any?
(b) Did one particular filter medium work better than the other?
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