Calculation of wheat requirements with mass flow measurement

SolidFlow 2.0

Application:

In a food production company in Hongkong, different types of baked goods like bread or biscuits are produced.

In the plant, wheat is transported from a main silo to smaller production containers for further processing.

The material is transported to the rotary valve by means of a pneumatic conveying line (DN 100) into the container.

The objective of our customer was to obtain detailed information about the material flow in the conveying pipe between the main wheat silo and the smaller production container.

Process data:

Customer: Food producer (Hongkong)

Material: Wheat

Quantity: 5 t/h

Installation: Pneumatic conveying line after rotary valve

Function: Measurement of actual wheat consumption

Solution:

For monitoring and measuring the actual wheat consumption two SolidFlow 2.0 sensors have been installed. The SolidFlow 2.0 continuously measures solid quantities up to 20 t/h in free fall or in pneumatics.

In this application, the sensors are installed directly in the pneumatic conveying line from the main silo to production containers. This allows the quantity to be determined and monitored on-line in the process.

The commissioning of the sensors was carried out at night, in order to avoid failures in the daily business.

Customer benefits:

- Calculation of wheat requirements

- Daily consumption can be calculated in detail

- Non-intrusive installation