Kamengo Technology Inc. - Reliable Flow with the Moving Hole

Biomass Materials
Flow Problems
Feeder Problems
Biomass R & D

Our Approach

Knowing Your Material

knowing your material The bin and feeder must work together to avoid flow problems.

Design of a reliable and efficient bulk materials storage and feeding system must consider material flow characteristics over the expected storage conditions.

Determining material flow characteristics and critical bin parameters is the first step in the design of a new system or solving problems with an existing system.

Flow characteristics and Critical Hopper Parameters

610 mm dia wall friction tester for hog fuel Flow characteristics are determined from shear and wall friction tests.

610 mm dia wall friction tester for hog fuel.

A typical flow function of hog fuel illustrates the cohesive strength of the material, which allows the determination of minimum outlet dimensions to be exceeded to avoid a stable arch.

Typical flow function of hog fuel

Wall friction tests allow the determination of the sliding friction between the stored material and the bin wall surface. The results are used to determine the hopper slope needed for mass flow -- material sliding along the hopper walls with a first in first-out flow pattern, instead of funneling through the center core (first in last out pattern).

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