Big Bag Discharge System Bulk Solid Transfer Equipment

  Big bag discharging systems can be supplied with wide variety of equipment for further conveying of the discharged product depending on type of application.

Rotary Airlock Valves or Blowing Seals

Rotary valves provide controlled product flow from bulk bag discharging station to the down stream system. Dry bulk materials can be fed into mixers, tanks or other mechanical conveyors through rotary airlocks. Blowing seals are used to feed pneumatic conveying systems and ensure sealing of pressurized air in the pipeline.

 
Big bag discharge station rotary valve blowing seals
  Blowing Seals Rotary Valve for Big bag discharging station
 

Screw Feeders

Bulk solids in the big bags can be transferred to other handling systems with the help of screw conveyors installed below the big bag discharging unit. Screw conveyors can be used to transfer products to packaging machines, production lines, mixers or other similar equipment.

 
Big bag discharge station screw feeder conveyor
 

Slidegate Valve

Slidegate valves can be installed below the discharge hopper of bulk bag discharge station. Product flow speed can be controlled by adjustable valve blade. Manual handwheel or pneumatic piston can be used on slidegate valves depending on type of application.

 
Slide gate valve of FIBC bag discharger system
 

Butterfly Valve

Butterfly valves placed on the big bag discharging system are simple valves used to open and close product flow in short time. Butterfly valves can be controlled by manual handle or pneumatic actuator.

 
Butterfly valve for jumbo bag discharging station
 

Batching and Dosing System

Dosing systems feed processes with controlled amount of bulk materials. Depending application requirements, volumetric or gravimetric dosing systems can be installed on bulk bag dischargers. PLC or computer controlled dosing systems are available.

 
Weighing batching dosing unit big bag discharge equipment
 

Pneumatic Conveying System

Instead of mechanical conveyors, pneumatic conveying systems are preferred in processes where the bulk bag discharge stations are far from feeding points. Pneumatic conveying equipment and pipeline are connected to bulk bag discharge systems. Powdered or granular bulk materials are transferred from bigbags to pneumatic conveying system and then conveyed to the required points. Depending on type of application, pressure conveying system or vacuum conveying system can be installed.

 
Big bag discharge stations with batching units and pneumatic conveying system
 

Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying System

Big bag discharge stations with built in dense phase pneumatic conveying systems are used in applications where high conveying capacities and long distances are needed. Big bag unloading hopper is installed above a pressurized tank also known as pressure vessel. Several big bags are unloaded in one time to the pressurized tank. High pressure air is used to pressurize the tank and send the product through the conveying pipeline. Dense phase pneumatic conveying systems are generally preferred for materials like cement, calcium carbonate, PVC, soda and fly ash where high transfer capacities are needed.

 
Dense phase pneumatic conveying and big bag discharge system for silo loading
 

Free Flow

Outlet of big bag discharge station is kept free of any equipment. Unloaded bulk solids move freely to down stream system.

 
Bag dump station with free outlet
 

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