Monitor Technologies LLC is pleased to provide this directory of
sites we feel will be beneficial to all involved within Powder/Bulk
Solids Industries.
All listings are done free of charge and we hope you find some useful
information here.
American
Feed Industry Association
AFIA is the feed industry's single strong voice on the federal
and state levels in government affairs, compliance, education
and public relations.
American Institute
of Baking
AIB is your best single source for education and research in
the science of baking, bakery management, ingredients, equipment,
food sanitation, and occupational safety.
American Seed
Trade Association
An organization formed and directed by its members as an effective
voice of action in all matters concerning the development, marketing
and free movement of seed, associated products and services throughout
the world.
ASMENET
The ASME International vision is to be the premier organization
for promoting the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering
throughout the world.
Grain Elevator
and Processing Society
GEAPS is an international professional society dedicated to providing
its members with forums to generate leadership, innovation and
excellence in grain-related industry operations.
ISA Online
Connecting People and Ideas in Automation + Control.
Measurement, Control & Automation
Association
MCAA is a trade association of companies who manufacture and distribute instruments,
systems and software used in industrial process control and factory automation.
The Open DeviceNet™ Vendor
Association
ODVA is the organization that manages the DeviceNet™ technology and promotes
the worldwide adoption of DeviceNet in industrial automation.
Profibus Trade Organization
Profibus is the world's leading vendor-independent open fieldbus standard for
use in manufacturing and building automation as well as process control.
Powder
and Bulk Dot Com
"The best web site for the materials handling professional." Over 900
companies listed in 150+ categories.
The
Powder/Bulk Portal
The information center for the worldwide powder and bulk solids handling and
processing community.
Screw
Conveyors
Online directory of screw conveyors and screw conveyor related vendors and
manufacturers located in North America.
TechSavvy
A technical website that helps you identify suppliers, and
locate critical information. TechSavvy also helps you order
worldwide standards, military specifications, millions
of parts, and hard to find historical data.
Library of Congress
Collections and services for researchers, libraries, and the
public
National Agricultural
Laboratory
NAL is part of the Agricultural Research Service of the United
States Department of Agriculture and is a major international
source for agriculture and related information.
OSHA
Maintained by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration
of the United States Department of Labor
Powder
and Bulk Dot Com
"
The best web site for the materials handling professional." Your
first stop for information on the materials handling industry.
Powder Page
A place where researchers who are interested in fundamental research of powder
can exchange information
If you know of a link that should be modified or
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please contact the webmaster.
SiloPatrol® SE Measuring coal
powder levels when nothing else will work ….
Coal-fired power plants are commonplace around the
world. In order for these power generating stations to create
huge amounts of electricity the turbines need to be feed with steam
and the steam created by boilers that are fired by … yep,
coal. But coal as it comes from the mining operations is not
what is fed to the burners. First it is ground or pulverized
into powder. It is not unusual for the coal powder to be stored
in silos awaiting the demand for it to be fed to the burners. The
inventory of coal powder in these silos needs to be monitored to
allow for efficient operation of the power plant.
So, how do we monitor the inventory of coal powder in a silo? Not
easily. In one typical application the power plant personnel
found that the only technology that would work reliably is the modern
smart weight & cable system from Monitor Technologies LLC, the
SiloPatrol® SE.
Anhui
Tongling power plant in Anhui province in China had tried almost
ever technology possible to get a reliable level measurement in their
5 coal powder silos. Radar, ultrasonic and others were tried,
but none worked reliably. It wasn’t until Beijing Conasen
walked in and proposed that the Tongling plant use the SiloPatrol
SE smart cable-based inventory monitoring system that the power plant
personnel found a reliable solution.
Mr. William Yuan, sales manager for Beijing Conasen indicates that
the power plant tried many major brands of ultrasonic, radar, and
other technologies but that due to good relations with the Tongling
plant personnel he was able to sell three SiloPatrol SE model SMU
sensors and an HMI operator interface to them. The units were
installed by plant personnel. Because of the heavy amount of
coal dust in the silos an air purge using dry compressed air was
used. The SiloPatrol sensor incorporates the patent-pending
use of Hall-effect sensor technology, a split-compartment enclosure,
microcontroller, redundant optics and many other valuable features
and technology to ensure reliable measurement even in challenging
dust applications like coal powder.
The SiloPatrol SE system has been working reliably and the plant
has since purchased two additional sensors and connected them into
the same HMI operator interface. This same sensor technology
is working reliably at other coal-fired power stations in China as
well.
For more information on the SiloPatrol SE click
here or contact Monitor Technologies LLC at 800-766-6486 in the
USA and 630-365-9403 worldwide.
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