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Dust Control Handbook for Industrial Minerals Mining and Processing

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Air velocity. The speed of air travelling in an area or duct measured in feet per minute (ft/min).Annulus. The open area of the drill hole between the drill steel <strong>and</strong> the wall of the drill hole.Armoring. A process used in wind erosion where large particles are left behind as smallerparticles erode. The large particles then act as an erosion barrier, preventing further winderosion. Articulated loading spout positioner. A mechanical device that transfers product to a loading spout, while also providing the capability of moving the loading spout from side-to-side as wellas <strong>for</strong>ward-<strong>and</strong>-back to ensure proper positioning of the spout discharge.Atomization. The process of breaking up a liquid stream into droplets.Autogenous grinding. Size reduction of materials accomplished by impact <strong>and</strong> compressive grinding of the material by large units of the material itself—i.e., no balls or rods are employed.Axial-flow fan. A fan that moves air in a direction parallel to the axis of the rotation of the fan. Axial-flow fans types include propeller, tubeaxial, vaneaxial, <strong>and</strong> two-stage axial-flow. Back-flushing. The action of reversing the flow of air in a system to remove contaminants from a filter.Bagging. Loading of product into some type of bag to be shipped/delivered to customers.Baghouse collector. In dust collection systems, a type of collector that captures the particulate in a gas stream by <strong>for</strong>cing the gas through filter bags.Bag per<strong>for</strong>ations. Vent holes integrated into bags of product to allow air to escape rapidly <strong>and</strong> to reduce bag failures (e.g., rupturing or exploding).Bag valve. Sleeve placed inside 50- to 100-lb product bags to allow <strong>for</strong> the insertion of the fill nozzle during bag loading <strong>and</strong> the sealing of the bag when loading is completed.Bailing airflow. Compressed air blown down the drill stem through the bit in order to flush the cuttings out of the hole.Blowback. Product spewing out from the bag valve during bag filling.Bonding strength. The ability of the material to adhere to itself <strong>and</strong> to the material to which it is applied.Capture velocity. A measure of the required airflow necessary to seize dust released at a source <strong>and</strong> then pull this dust-laden air into a (capturing) hood. Capture velocity is measured in feet per minute (ft/min).Capturing hood. A hood positioned as close to a dust source as possible to capture the dust-laden air <strong>and</strong> pull it into an exhaust ventilation system.276 Glossary

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