Background Report Reference

AP-42 Section Number: 9.9.1

Background Report Section: 4

Reference Number: 43

Title: Particulate Emission Tests on Cyclone Exhaust at Pillsbury Operated Grain Elevator in Currin, Illinois

Industrial Testing Laboratories, Inc.

June 1972

. .. AP-42 Section 9A/ Reference Repon Sect. Reference

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ALLAN M. SIEGEL. Dtrccior

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P a t I SU;F.Y OZ TEST RESaT8

A. HDoe Epissfou Rat06 (9td. a n d . ) , Pomde Per Uour:

(1) Primary-Upper Cyclone .'

Test No. 1 8.5

Test No. 2 7.7 (2) Primry-lowcr Cyclone

Toot No. 3 4.2

5.4 Test No. 4

(3) ~mali Cyclone (rei1-1oadia~) J 2

0*05 + 3 Teet No. 5

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8. Voluwtric Plow &tea, s.c.f.m.

(1) PrImry-Uppcr Cyclone 11,000 (k 100) (2) Rbry-Iavcr Cyclone 9,600 (k 100)

(3) -11 Cyclone 1,760 20)

C. h x h m bliouable L n i s a i a (Ill. P.C.8. Nevslctter $46,

Tablo 2.1 for 1:W Exmi; I! - :.54 x (~9 .534)

(1) W u i n o d Rfmsry Cyclonancse Q 296 ton/hr.

(2) fhnll Cyclone (? 29.6 ton/hr.

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ALLAN M. SIEGEL. D i r e c t ~ r

&port No. 2G-6-171 June 2!j, 1972

Pnrticulnto missPon t ec t a on cyclonee a t Pillsbury Grain Elcvntor in Curten, Illi~oio.

Tho PilLsbuty C O ~ Y 605 Second irveauo South P.0.c Letter 1;-y 24. 1972

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On June 23, 1972, a scrics of d a s i o n t e s t s were conducted on

the cycloncs of tlrc Pillsbury opzrated Groin elevator in Curran,

I l l ino io .

Duplicate par t iculate eclivsion tests vero performed mi the

e x h ~ u 8 t ~ u o e o of three b t c r - D a y cyclonee. shom Jn Photograph6

Xoe. 1 and 2.

opplicdule procoJurc8 of &Si3 Pager Teat Code 27-1957.

Volum omplfng sycteras were w e d in Bcccrdmce with their operating

oao~al~.

Yne tc6Le wrc cmducted in accordance with the

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t-or changes from t h e i r lnetructionn (i.o., the use of

a 0-1” mpchelio g8gC snd the “i‘QlOCitp T&lee”, OtC. ) wero

iocorporoted vheo thcy &dad to tho precision or accuracy 00 the

testr.

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The ea6ta ticro conductcd by bssors, M. Fuller a d D. Dickus ’ of Idustrio1 Tcoting hboratorica, Inc., with tho osaictmce of

elevator poreomel. . . .

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Extcnoions vero d d a d to the cyclonu m.haust or i f i cc s to

provide a o3pling location approxlPately 10 dfrtrestcrs and 2

, diamaters upotrcm from obstruction8 and bends. Thie wag QCCO~II-

pllehed by the addition of 24" ID galvanized dust aud 12" Ul

Ealvanieed duct onto t he Day 65X awl 20 11 cycloma, rospectivcly.

Acccse to ozsi~plos p i n t o vas achfeved through hJ0 4" I D oirury ports

placed 90' apart and tw dfamtc r s fron tho dischmge ond of the

exteneioa ducto.

Velocity Pressure and duct o t s t i c pressure were mnourod with

standard p l t o t tuboa QnJ m ~ p c h a l l c m e a (0-1" e o ) . Cas tempera-

ture &e measured wlth mercury theroometers. Bamsetric pressure s~a8

dotermlael at tho t e s t site with e portable bnronetcr. Orcat analysis

woe not requircd. Tino was meeeured on a watch with a sweep-second

hand. Ran thcse data gas velocf t ics end Ieokinet ic sampltag rates

were c8lcubted from t he cal ibrat ioo cunms suppllerl with the sampler.

rtrs valuoc ~ 1 0 chccked a ~ a i o a t those ~ i v o a i n tho Rcsetarch-Cottrel1,

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A total o f cight smnple points ware uoed in each duct ae

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collected for m e minuto por pint i n the 24" ID duct from the

45 K cyclmea and for 0.5 ninutos per point i n the 12" I D duct on

tho 20 8 cyclono. A blank filter datersinetion 050 run for each

duplicoto tost on 19 cyclone. A Rader Hi-Volum Sa?npler, de shown

i n Piguro 2, uaa used for psrticulotc collection. Type A gloes

fiber Eiltor pode ocre vefchcd m d i e t e l y prior tp and fnscJfotely

after w q l a colloction, U O ~ C e Cirietfan-Decker chain-onetic

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