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Wet Dust Collection for Titanium

Case study

Whirl Wet Dust Collector

Titanium Processing Dust Collector Tri-Mer brand Wet Dust Collectors

Whirl Wet collection system chosen to capture titanium and other metal dust.

A diversified Fortune Top 10 company, and long-time user of Tri-Mer gas and particulate control technology for its facilities worldwide, chose a 4200 cfm Whirl Wet Dust Metal Collection System to capture titanium dust emissions from machining operations. Whirl Wet captures 97% of particles 3.0 microns and larger and 98% of particles 5.0 microns and larger, making it ideal for metalworking operations of all types.

The Whirl Wet dust collection system inherently controls dust combustibility. By contrast, dry collectors are at risk for dust explosions and require explosion protection add-ons to meet NFPA standards. (For applications involving titanium and similar dusts, dry collectors are not even an option, because none meet NFPA standards.)

This 4200 cfm wet dust collection system is manufactured in stainless steel with a PVC mist eliminator. (Tri-Mer also manufactures the Whirl Wet in mild steel and thermoplastics, including polypropylene, PVC and PVDF.)

To accommodate heavy dust loadings, the company specified a Model MCD, (Modular Conveyor Drag-out), which deposits particulate as a filter cake in the bottom of the unit for easy disposal. Its unique drag-out feature allows uninterrupted operation, even during material removal.

The Tri-Mer Model MCD has a long history of reliable low-maintenance operation and uses very little water: the only make-up water required is what’s necessary to compensate for evaporation. The MCD is often selected by companies who want to simplify disposal, or recover/recycle collected material.

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