Title

Application of Traditional Cyclone with Spray Scrubber to Remove Airborne Silica Particles Emitted from Stone-crushing Factories.

Authors

Bahrami, Abdulrahman; Ghorbani, Farshid; Mahjub, Hossien; Golbabei, Farideh; Aliabadi, Mohsan

Abstract

The article presents information on a study conducted to evaluate the efficiency of traditional cyclones with spray scrubber for removing airborne silica particles which are emitted from stone crushing factories. It states that traditional cyclones with spray scrubber remove high percentage of silica particle from local exhaust ventilation (LEV) and it requires less amount of electricity.

Subjects

SILICA dust; SCRUBBER (Chemical technology); ELECTRICITY; EXHAUST systems; CRUSHING machinery

Publication

Industrial Health, 2009, Vol 47, Issue 4, p436

ISSN

0019-8366

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.2486/indhealth.47.436