SECTION 400-OPERATION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT
Farr has prepared this proprietary user’s manual for the exclusive use of its customers. The
recommendations contained herein are based on proven techniques and on test data believed to
be reliable. It is intended that personnel having specialized training in accordance with currently
accepted practice and normal operating conditions use this manual. Variations in environment,
changes in operating procedures or extrapolation of data, may cause unsatisfactory results. Since
Farr has no control over the conditions of service, it expressly disclaims responsibility for the
results obtained or for any consequential or incidental damages of any kind incurred
.
The
Gold Series
dust collector described in this manual is designed for the collection of welding fumes
and/or the capture of airborne particles generated from mixing, sanding, grinding and cutting operations
involving wood, metal, fiberglass, plastics, advanced composites or similar materials.
400.1 System Operation
Incoming dust-laden air enters the inlet plenum where a baffle forces large or heavy particles to drop out
of the air stream and fall into the hopper. The clean air passes through the filter media from the outside
to the inside of the filter cartridge and exits through the open top of each filter cartridge. The air then flows
from the filters into the clean-air plenum, where it enters the fan inlet and is exhausted. The dust is
captured on the outside surface of the filter media.
The filter media can be made of several different fabrics and materials depending on the application.
However, the high efficiency of these cartridges is due to the dust layer or “cake” formed on the surfaces
of the media. The media primarily provides a surface on which dust particles collect through the following
four mechanisms:
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Figure 400.1.1 – GS Operation
Dust laden air enters the inlet of the
collector. The baffle forces large or
heavy particles to drop into the
hopper.
Clean, filtered air rises from the
center of the Gold Cone cartridge,
through the clean air plenum and into
the fan, where it is exhausted.
Dust collected on the cartridges
drops into the hopper and is
collected in a discharge device.
