Application Bulletin QV08
Quadro Vac
 

CONVEYING CEREAL VITAMIN POWDER

 

Background / Requirement

The product being conveyed was a very fine, light brown, free-flowing cereal vitamin powder. The customer wanted to establish a capacity rate and to determine whether the product could be conveyed without build-up on the Quadro Vac components. The required transfer height was 15’ 9”.

Quadro Vac Performance

For this application, a model 820 Quadro Vac was used with a pump and a pick-up wand. The product was discharged into a 10 gal pail. A 50 lb sample was run through the Quadro Vac four times to determine whether the product would accumulate on any Quadro Vac components. There was no product build-up detected and an excellent capacity rate was established. A purge valve would need to be installed before the vertical rise of 15’ 9”, to ensure that the conveying line was cleared before the dump cycle. This maintains capacity even when the vertical rise is longer.

Summary

The Quadro Vac is an ideal conveyor in the application of cereal vitamins. It ensures a dust-free, sanitary environment, with a high transfer rate and no build-up on the Quadro Vac components.