PLC Pie Guy
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Hey folks.
I have a need for a device to sense the amount of dust in the air. This is inside a flour delivery system room. Normally there is a minimal amount of dust if the system is in good working order. Some dust on a measured scale of 4 -20 can mean its time to clean the space. The larger issue here is that I need to know when there is a lot of dust in the space, higher scale.
The unfortunate event that led to this is during a delivery recently, one of the couplings that connect the delivery pipes together let go and filled the room with flour.
My system is set up with high and low pressure alarms when pumping so I know if I have a blockage or an open line somewhere, but the delivery system aboard the flour carrier is not monitored as well.
I can block off the delivery line from the truck and cause him to shutdown on over pressure, however, I need to know that the room is filling with flour. Hence the want for a device to detect dust in the air. It looked like a snowstorm in there!!! Really, some big drifts!
I would think there is a dust sensing device out there that somebody has used. I do have to keep anything in this room explosion proof.
Any suggestions!!
Thanks
I have a need for a device to sense the amount of dust in the air. This is inside a flour delivery system room. Normally there is a minimal amount of dust if the system is in good working order. Some dust on a measured scale of 4 -20 can mean its time to clean the space. The larger issue here is that I need to know when there is a lot of dust in the space, higher scale.
The unfortunate event that led to this is during a delivery recently, one of the couplings that connect the delivery pipes together let go and filled the room with flour.
My system is set up with high and low pressure alarms when pumping so I know if I have a blockage or an open line somewhere, but the delivery system aboard the flour carrier is not monitored as well.
I can block off the delivery line from the truck and cause him to shutdown on over pressure, however, I need to know that the room is filling with flour. Hence the want for a device to detect dust in the air. It looked like a snowstorm in there!!! Really, some big drifts!
I would think there is a dust sensing device out there that somebody has used. I do have to keep anything in this room explosion proof.
Any suggestions!!
Thanks