Influence of technological depressurization on the operation of a cascade pneumatic separator

The article is devoted to assessing the impact of the technological depressurization of the powdered material dispenser on the work of the cascading pneumatic separator. The results of laboratory tests are presented. The article states that the magnitude of effectiveness and the separation boundary of powdered materials are reduced when working with a depressurized dispenser. The mathematical model of the cascading separator and the results of the computer experiment are presented. The article presents the dependence of the quantity of the product and the content of fine particle classes in the finished material on the amount of relative air flow through the powdered dispenser of the initial product. The change in the granulometric composition of the enriched quartz sand received is shown, depending on the amount of relative air consumption through the powdered dispenser at a fixed air velocity through the upper part of the separator. It was found that the maximum relative speed of air flow through the powder dispenser should be no more than 10-15 %.