
254 Industrial Air Quality and Ventilation
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TABLE 5.6
Dust Concentration in Air Evacuated from Cowls of Dust-Generating Equipment
Material Type
Aspirated Assembly
Size of Material
Particles d
(mm)
Particle
Temperature
t
M
(° C)
Moisture
Content of
Material,
w(%)
Material
Flow Rate
Gm (t/hr)
Aspiration
Volume, Q
(m
3
/hr)
Specific
Aspiration
Volume (m
3
/t)
Dust Concentration, C (mg/m
3
)
Variation
Range, C Average, C
Percentage of
Cases with
Concentration
C = (0,5 ÷ 1,5)C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Suction from cowl at conveyor loading location
Iron ore (transferred
from conveyors/
feeders/screens)
6–70 20 1–3 50–2000 500–9000 4–70 100–600 ...