The material was dry, and the equipment supplier had chosen the permeable dense phase mode to convey the pellets at a low velocity. There were no unusual bends, pipe diameter changes or other issues that would cause the material to plug. The conveyor was handling small polymer pellets in a 700-foot-long pipeline, but the line was plugging at approximately two-thirds of the way along the conveying pipe. However, a thorough understanding of the software and its limitations are required to ensure accurate results.Ī recent study involving a pneumatic conveyor (designed by a third party) is a good case in point. The software makes it easier and faster to “see things” that would otherwise require a great deal of manual calculation. Pneumatic conveying system software is an engineering accelerator and dashboard that shows how a system should behave under a set of assumptions and conditions. Every good engineer has a bunch of in-house spreadsheets for specialized calculations, right? It is essential when working on designing transfer points with discrete element modeling, designing BMH equipment, troubleshooting pneumatic conveyors and numerous other applications. Specialized software is an important part of every bulk materials handling (BMH) engineer’s toolkit.
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