Pneumatic Transport

Pressure loss of conveying line

Company: Installation:
Plant: Todays Date: 06/18/20
HAC Code: Visa:

Altitude H 300 [m] Air temperature in line Te 35.0 [C°]

Ambient pressure pa 978 [mbar] Ambient air density ra 1.164 [kg/m3]
Ambient temperature Ta 20.0 [C°] Air density line amb. pr rai 1.108 [kg/m3]

Number of sections 2 Type of material Rice Husks

Calculation for the first section of pipe Start calculation for second pipe section
Pressure at line end pe 0 [mbar] Pressure drop line end pe2 30 [mbar]
Air density line end re 1.108 [kg/m3] Air density line end re2 1.142 [kg/m3]
Transport capacity Q 20.0 [t/h] Transport capacity Q 20.0 [t/h]
Loading Loading
kg material /kg air mc 3.82 [kg/kg] kg material /kg air mc 3.82 [kg/kg]
kg / m3 (ambient) m 4.45 [kg/m3] kg / m3 (ambient) m 4.45 [kg/m3]
kg / Nm3 air mn 4.95 [kg/Nm3] kg / Nm3 air mn 4.95 [kg/Nm3]
kg / m3 (20°C, 1 bar) ms 4.61 [kg/m3] kg / m3 (20°C, 1 bar) ms 4.61 [kg/m3]
Air mass flow rate m 5236 [kg/h] Air mass flow rate m 5236 [kg/h]
Volumetric air flow rate Volumetric air flow rate
ambient V 4497 [m3/h] ambient V 4497 [m3/h]
normal (Nm3) Vn 4043 [Nm3/h] normal (Nm3) Vn 4043 [Nm3/h]
standard (20°C, 1 bar Vs 4339 [m3/h] standard (20°C, 1 bar Vs 4339 [m3/h]
Transport line diameter D 234 [mm] Transport line diameter D2 180 [mm]
Air flow rate line end Ve 4727 [m3/h] Air flow rate line end Ve2 4586 [m3/h]
Transport velocity line e v0 30.5 [m/s] Transport velocity line v1 50.1 [m/s]
Total length straight line L 129.0 [m] Total lenght straight lin L2 100.0 [m]
Conveying height DH 23.0 [m] Conveying height DH2 10 [m]
Type of turns Bend r/D=10 Type of turns Bend r/D=5
Number of Bend r/D=10 i 4 [-] Number of Bend r/D=5 i2 2 [-]
Type of turns Diverting0.00
pot Type of turns Bend r/D=2
Number of Diverting pot j 0 [-] Number of Bend r/D=2 j2 0 [-]

Pressure loss first sect. Dp1 500.6 [mbar] Pressure loss sec. sect. Dp2 1109.3 [mbar]
Power efficiency factor h 0.80 [-]
Whole line pressure los Dps 1609.9 [mbar] Required power at shaft P 251.4 [kW]

p2 v1
Ta, a p1
Te
V D D2
pe2
Q, first section pe second section
Comments: L, H L2, H2

480663120.xls Version: 04 - March 28, 2006 - bge Holcim Group Support Ltd / MS - MPT
480663120.xls Version: 04 - March 28, 2006 - bge Holcim Group Support Ltd / MS - MPT