Baghouse

Name:
Baghouse
Detailed information:
(bag filter). A large-scale dust-collecting device composed of a series of large cotton or nylon bags assembled in a heavy metal frame or housing. The bags may be as much as 10 ft high, each “bag” being made up of three units sewn together as one element approximately 18 inches in diameter. Discharge hoppers are located beneath the bags. A suction or blower system forces dust-laden air through an inlet port on one side of the frame just above the hopper space. It enters the bags, where it deposits its suspended solids, while the cleaned air is drawn through and leaves by an outlet port. A motor-driven shaker mechanism agitates the bags periodically, dislodging the accumulated layer of dust, which falls into the hoppers. Installations of this type are often of impressive size, some containing over 300 bags.See “Nomex” [DuPont]