Talk on An Introduction to A Pneumatic Conveying System, Its Advantages and Practical Selection Guidelines
Venue:
|
Wisma IEM, 04- TUSTD Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, 03- CSETD Lecture Room, 2nd Floor
|
Date & Time:
|
06 Sep 2014 (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
|
CPD: |
2 |
Closing Date Before: |
03-Sep-2014 (Subject to change based on availability of seat) |
Organised By |
Technical Division - Oil, Gas and Mining |
SYNOPSIS
A Pneumatic Conveying system is used to transfer items from one place to another. It is widely found in various industries. In the petrochemical industry, a Pneumatic Conveying system is used to transfer products in the form of powder or pellets into the bagging system for example. There are various types of Pneumatic Conveying system and each type is selected to best suit its applications.
A Pneumatic Conveying system is usually chosen when it has to meet various stringent requirements for a clean environment, having minimum maintenance downtime and needing to operate within a congested plant footprint. It is also very reliable when a long continuous operation is required.
The talk will provide an introduction of the system’s design and selection criteria for different type of systems such as "Open/Close Loop", "Positive or Negative Conveying" and "Dilute or Dense Phase". It will also impart knowledge on equipment selection that makes up the complete system such as blower or screw compressor, cooler (if required), type of diverter valve and type of piping to be used.
On top of the mechanical equipment, the Pneumatic Conveying system is always integrated with the electrical equipment, instrument devices and structures. Their functions in the system will be addressed. Differences between Pneumatic Conveyor compared to a conventional conveyor (belt conveyor) and the advantages/disadvantages will also be discussed to provide clear guidelines on system selection.
BIODATA OF SPEAKER
Ir. Low Chew Eow (Rocky) graduated from the University of Glasgow, UK with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1990. He has more than 24 years of working experience in various roles, of which about 16 years are in the oil and gas industry. He specializes in Pneumatic Conveying System in the food, mining and petrochemical industry where he has been involved from the designing, fabrication, installation and commissioning stages.
He is currently the Head of Package Equipment Department in Technip Consultant (M) Sdn. Bhd. He is also the Member of Expert Network specializing in Pneumatic Conveying System within the Technip group.
|
|