Catalogue K-Tron Feeders: Smart Feeding Solutions for Dry Bulk Material and Liquid Process Control
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Feed Rates to Meet a Wide Range of Applications
Bulk Solids Pump Feeders
BSP-100
BSP-135 BSP-150-S BSP-150-P
Twin Screw Feeders
MT12 KT20
T35/KT35 I
T60
Single Screw Feeders
KQx
S60/KS60
S100 S500
dm3/hr 0 1
15000 530
50
500 20
2000 70
5000
10000
350
50000
1760
5
2
Feed Screw Designs to Handle a Diverse Range of Bulk Materials
Exchangeable
Feed Screws in Single
and Twin Screw Feeders
The table at right provides a rough classification of bulk material characteristics suitable to certain types of screw designs. Where flow characteristics are unknown or inconsistent, feeding tests are recommended.
Application Examples Include:
• Ti O2
• Pigments
• Seasoning on potato chips
• Pellets for plastic extrusion
• Flocculating agents for wastewater
• Oxides for mill charging
• Vitamins in candy manufacture
• Salt in cheese production
• Additives for ice cream or baked goods
Twin Con­cave-profile Screws
Twin
Auger
Screws
Twin Spiral Screws
Characteristics
P
I-■
I I
very free flowing
free flowing
rel. free flowing
poor flowing
dusty
sticky
lumpy
greasy
I
I I
damp
hygroscopic
bridging
ratholing
Ì
flooding
compacting
fluidizing
plasticizing
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1 2 3 4 5
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Fibers
| Flakes
O requires agitator
Powder
Pellets
Granules
Legend:
A colored field in the table means: essentially suitable
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