Repurposed SURGE BIN
A surge or metering bin is positioned at the material infeed area of the high pressure system. The surge/metering bin discharges product at a specified rate of flow into a feeder which introduces product into the high pressure system. High pressure systems work best when product is fed into the system at a constant rate of flow.
A surge/metering bin has three components, the storage area, the conveying section and a support structure. The storage area is sized to handle a certain volume of product, the storage area sits directly above the conveyor section. The conveyor can be a chain or screw moving product from the storage area to a discharge with a constant mass and volume. A support structure is required as the surge/metering bin is typically feeding a down-stream piece of equipment.
Surge bins vary in size and metering capacity, placed in front of a high pressure system, it allow the high pressure system to operate at higher capacity and when a valve is included in the high pressure system, the surge bin allows the valve to operate correctly.
A surge/metering bin has three components, the storage area, the conveying section and a support structure. The storage area is sized to handle a certain volume of product, the storage area sits directly above the conveyor section. The conveyor can be a chain or screw moving product from the storage area to a discharge with a constant mass and volume. A support structure is required as the surge/metering bin is typically feeding a down-stream piece of equipment.
Surge bins vary in size and metering capacity, placed in front of a high pressure system, it allow the high pressure system to operate at higher capacity and when a valve is included in the high pressure system, the surge bin allows the valve to operate correctly.
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