Continuous dust measurement in malt filling
The continuous dust monitoring in malt filling protects employees and the production facility from the dangers of a high dust concentration. APPLICATION
In an Estonian brewery, beer is produced from yeast, hops, malt, and water. Delivered by trucks, the malt is stored in silos before further processing. When it is needed in production, the malt is being filled into big bags and transported to its place of use in the brewing process.
During the filling, it might occur that big bags are not properly attached, or that they tear. In this case a dust cloud arises and above a certain dust concentration it results in an explosive mixture. Electrical equipment and other ignition sources are in close proximity to this dust cloud, leading to a potentially dangerous situation for employees and the production facility. Therefore, the employees would shut down electrical equipment manually.
PROCESS DATA
* Customer: Brewery (Estonia)
* Product: Malt
* Installation: Big bag filling, vicinity of the silos
* Continuous dust measurement of the silos‘ ambient air
SOLUTION
By installing the AirSafe 2 in the hazardous