Product Information

Pneumatic Conveying

Faster Trailer Unloading

According to Cyclonaire Corporation the company’s Turbo-Inductor System is a fast, efficient new way to unload bulk materials at high rates over long distances from pneumatic bulk trailers. When trailers cannot discharge close to storage facilities, the longer distance results in longer unloading times. Cyclonaire’s Turbo-Inductor overcomes the problem by enabling trailers with standard conveying lines to be unloaded at much higher rates, without any modifications to the trailers. The bulk trailer’s standard 4-inch material discharge hose is connected to the Turbo-Inductor, which balances flow and mixes additional air into the conveyed material as it enters 6-inch, 8-inch, or larger lines for conveying to the destination point or points. By adding a controlled volume of air to the conveyed bulk material, the system delivers more product down the larger diameter conveying line.

The Turbo-Inductor System also introduces greater flexibility in utilization of the existing physical plant layout and provides opportunities for adding multiple unloading locations. Plant capacity, use of parking areas, and traffic flow are enhanced without the need for new construction. Trailers can park farther away from the facility. The system can also be used to speed up railcar unloading.

The demand on operator time is largely limited to making hose connections and cycling through the hoppers, as in any standard unloading operation. Another advantage is that all affected elements of the unloading operation are accounted for in the design phase. Blower capacity, air pressure in the lines, and dust collection are balanced, increasing operating efficiency and eliminating overloading of undersized dust collectors and escape of dust from silo relief hatches.

The system is self-contained and comes mounted on a modular skid that includes the inductor, a blower sized specifically for the application, hose connections, and a NEMA-4 panel that automatically controls airflow based on line pressure. Each system is engineered to fit the demands of a particular facility. Line size and airflow are adjusted for such factors as the convey line length, number of elbows, and the desired unloading rate of the product to be transferred.