Piping for Transfering Powdered Lime
Piping for Transfering Powdered Lime
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I'm using mild steel to transfer powdered lime from a semi to a silo. The lime needs to be lifted by air some 40 ft high, then on to the silo. In the transition from vertical to horizontal the lime goes thru an elbow. Due to the fact that lime is aggressive on the steel the elbow tends to wear out fairly often. Having 4 silo's is causing a big problem for replacements. Any suggestions as to what type of pipe would stand up better than steel?





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What type of rubber are you suggesting? Sorry but what exactly is an a.r. lined flat back elbow?
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A.R. is abrasion resistant steel, most likely the rubber is high durometer neoprene sheet.
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Thanks for the reply. I'll check out K&B.
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By the way, as I recall, softer rubber, i.e low durometer rubber displays better wear resistance than a higher number. The explanation I was given is that the particles tend to "bounce" off the pipe walls.
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Thanks for the reply, I think that now I'm going in the right direction.
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Basically the elbow construction includes a dead zone where the solids (lime) is allowed to accumulate- this dead zone is where the fresh lime impacts as it changes direction- thus the dead lime takes the "wear" rather than the metal of the elbow.
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The foodpowder stays a while in the elbow (decay)
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Yes the 90 elbow is the only area that wears out. I'm trying to picture this in my mind. What causes the dead zone.? Obbviously something is needed to allow the lime to change direction but not take the energy out of the flow.
Please explain this further. I'm very interested, thanks.
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The product being put into the silo is powdered/pebbeled lime, not a food product.
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http://www.abresist.com/KALFLEX.htm
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http://www.kalenborn.de/pdf-files/11_Umlenk_D.pdf
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