
269Engineering Solutions for Dust Release Containment and Air Dedusting
© 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
TABLE 5.12
Dust Release for Aspirated Bentonite Bin
Bentonite
Flow Rate
(kg/s)
Fall Height
(m)
Moisture
Content of
Bentonite (%)
Flow Rate of
Evacuated Air
(m
3
/s)
Airborne
Dust Content
(g/m
3
)
Specific Dust
Carryover
Rate (g/kg)
0.125 3.0 1.5 0.185 3.77 5.60
0.060 2.0 7.1 0.180 3.26 9.78
0.230 2.1 7.1 0.180 5.62 4.40
0.260 3.9 2.1 0.180 28.56 19.77
0.052 3.5 2.1 0.180 11.81 40.90
0.610 3.0 2.1 0.180 13.33 3.93
0.220 3.2 1.4 0.180 7.57 6.19
0.400 3.0 1.4 0.180 9.80 4.41
0.480 2.7 1.4 0.180 14.13 5.30
0.068 3.4 3.4 0.180 9.19 24.30
0.395 2.9 3.4 0.180 15.92