Amtech ADT Dust Collector Series User Manual

5. THEORY OF OPERATION

5.1 The ADT dus t collector is factory a ssembled and designed t o en hance t he air q uality fo r plan t personnel . Durin g norm al operation, air flows through the d u ct and i nto t he c ollecto r plenum . An abrasive i nle t is a vailable a s a n option . Dirtied air ca n t hen flow t hrough the spark baffles (if so equipped ) a nd t hen moves between t he ca rtridge filters and t owards t he blower. A p ortion o f t he d us t will co lle ct on t he surfac e of t he ca rtridge m ed ia as the air passes t hrough t he filte r media, a nd in to the b lowe r. The d us t that co llects o n t he ca rtridge me d ia will periodically be dislodged by t he r everse j e t pulse cle anin g system . This system is electronically controlled and is usually configured t o mon ito r the d ifferentia l p ressure b etween across t he f ilte r media . When t he d ifferentia l p ressure reaches t he a djustable se t point, a brief b urs t of co mpressed air will b e released into t he co re o f t he ca rtridge fil te r to dislodge the dus t from t he fil ter surf ace. The dislodged dus t gradually migrates towards t he s ett ling chamber fo r subsequen t manu al removal through t he d us t tray o r hopper.

6. FEATURES

6.1 Standard

6.1.1 DUST TRAY –The d us t tray p rovides a n a re a where d us t can a ccumulate a nd eas ily b e removed. 6.1.2 FIRE RE TARDANT CARTRIDGE FILTERS –The fil ters h ave b een t reated with a ch emic al to “retard” a gains t chemi cal combustion ; h owever, t he ca rtridge fil ters a re N OT “ fire p roof”, t hat is , u nde r certain t he fil ters w ill co mbust. 6.1.3 INTEG RAL BLOWE R L INE D W ITH SO UN D DAMPE NING MATERIAL – The co llecto r h as a built- in b lowe r wh ich is surr ounded b y sou nd d ampenin g mat eri al. This d es ign results in a s ma ll f oo t prin t with quie t operation. 6.1.4 MET AL CONSTRUCTION – The un it is co nstru cted of 14 ga uge ca rbon ste e l m eta l. T his fabrication t echnique r esults i n a r obus t un it capable o f wit hstandin g t he r igors o f r everse j e t cleaning. 6.1.5 PREMIU M EFFICIENT M OTOR – Premium e fficien t moto r coupled with a n a irfo il f anwhee l delivers co s t effective p erformance. 6.1.6 REVERSE JE T CLE ANING – The u n it is equipped with a co mpressed air man ifold a nd eith e r 1" o r 1-1/2" v alves which upon a ctivation b y t he p ulse co ntro l b ox, o pens t he v alve a nd d elivers a short burs t of air in to t he cle an si de of t he filter. The t emporary r everse flow o f air d islodges a ccumulated d us t on t he filte r wh ich slowly mig rates t owards t he s ett ling chamber. 6.1.7 TUR BO DI GIT AL PULSE C ONTROL – This electron ic d evice co nstantly mon itors t he differentia l p ressure a cross t he ca rtridge f ilters a nd, when t he p rogrammable set poin t is met, automatically r everse p ulse cleans t he ca rtridge filters . The un it also o ffers a cy cle d own f eature, wh ereby the fil ters a re cl eaned on shu tdown. 6.2 Optional 6.2.1 AFH/AFS - Afte r filte r housings a re a vailable with eith e r HE PA o r Safety fil ters . HE PA filters are 99.97 % e fficien t at specified flow /pressure r ates and Sa fety fil ters a re 9 5% efficien t at specified flow/pressure r ates.

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