Dust Control Technology has introduced a new component in its arsenal of custom solutions. The new family of tower mounts for the company’s atomised misting equipment extends droplet hang time and range, while providing more precise aiming capability. Complementing a product line that already includes wheeled carriages and skid mounts, by delivering millions of 50-200micron droplets/minute from above dust-generating activities, tower-mounted units help commercial operations achieve superior particle contro
Dust Control Technology has introduced a new component in its arsenal of custom solutions.
The new family of tower mounts for the company’s atomised misting equipment extends droplet hang time and range, while providing more precise aiming capability.
Complementing a product line that already includes wheeled carriages and skid mounts, by delivering millions of 50-200micron droplets/minute from above dust-generating activities, tower-mounted units help commercial operations achieve superior particle control and prevent dust from migrating off-site.
The tower designs specifically address ongoing operations that generate dust in fixed locations and are said to be well suited for slag handling, aggregate processing, recycling operations and coal handling.
“The tower mounts can deliver a focused mist to the areas where dust is created,” says DCT general manager Laura Stiverson. “This allows the DustBoss units to concentrate virtually their entire output directly to the source of the problem.”
Designed to withstand wind loads of at least 160km/hour, the towers are constructed of carbon steel pipe, hot dip galvanised to resist corrosion.
Three tower sizes are currently available and two options allow the towers to be manually or electrically raised or lowered
In fully-automated systems, the network can be equipped with sensors that track wind and weather details, with customised software and programmable logic control via computer.
Driven by proprietary software, the resulting “intelligent” systems can be programmed to manage start/stop cycles based on dust monitor readings, motion sensors or weather input. The technology allows users of DustBoss equipment to automatically adjust elevation, oscillation range and other features on any number of machines to improve suppression efficiency and free up manpower for other tasks.
