Ball Sales and Engineering, the Monitor rep in CA, OR, WA, AZ, NM, NV, was working with a large company who supplies high quality titanium metal products. Titanium is used in hundreds of diverse aerospace, industrial and emerging applications where no other metal is as reliable or economical, especially on a lifecycle costing basis.
The customer was looking for a level control to be successfully used as a plugged chute detector; the customer had experienced problems with RF probes from another manufacturer. Plugged chute detection is critical to make sure that material is flowing properly through a process; a plugged chute condition can cause problems with transfer rates, mix ratios and production “down stream”. Monitor offers several options for plugged chute detection, click here for more information.
The target materials are Rutile Ore with a bulk density of 150 lbs per cubic foot and Petroleum Coke with a bulk density of 53 lbs per cubic foot. The material characteristics of the Rutile Ore can be described as having a “sand texture” and the Petroleum Coke is “granular”.
This application is made even more challenging due to the extremely high temperatures involved, the ambient temperature ranged from 100 degrees F to 150 degrees F and the internal process temperature could be as high as 750 degrees F. But wait, this gets even better; the internal air in the feed pipe being monitored for a plugged chute condition is a gaseous chlorine, which if combined with moisture of any kind creates Hydrochloric Acid!
The Sales Engineers with Ball Sales worked with the customer by gathering additional details and suggested that the best solution would be for the customer to install a high-temperature SafePoint rotary paddle bin indicator. The hi-temperature SafePoint unit can be used in applications up to 750 degrees F.
The SafePoint will not be challenged by the fluctuating dielectric constant of the target material or the possible changing temperatures that caused the issues with the RF probe they first tried.
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Scott Bonine
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