Dust Collection System Design for Engineers

What you will receive:

• In-person training from experienced industry professionals
• 5 PDH credits with certificate
• Training materials
• Lunch and refreshment throughout the day

What you will learn:

• Essential terminologies, formulas and calculations for dust collection system design
• Design criteria, specification recommendations, and examples of proper design specific to hoods, ducts, dust collectors, fans, and electrical controls
• Regulatory compliance considerations

Info: Importance of dust collection, contaminant characteristics, ambient vs source, basic terminology/calculations, total cost of ownership

Info: Design goals, hood location, capture velocity, calculating airflow at the hood, types of hoods, calculating hood static pressure, recommendations and mistakes to avoid

Info: Design goals, minimum convey velocity, measuring airflow, duct types and when to use each, calculating total duct losses, common mistakes to avoid

Info: Design goals, cartridge collectors/filters, baghouse collectors/filters, specialty collectors, specification recommendations, collector sizing

Info: Design goals, reading fan curves, common fan types and arrangements, fan mounting, inlet and discharge designs, sound levels, fan sizing, common mistakes to avoid

Info: What controls can do, control types/options, specification recommendations based on collector cleaning method, where to start when developing specifications

Info: OSHA, EPA, NFPA

Info: We will be available after class to answer additional questions as needed

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