OUR ASSESSMENT INCLUDES
Site Survey: Adequate roads and stockpile areas?
Drying System: Performance and meeting permits?
Dry Screening: Performance, polishing for additional cuts?
Conveyors and Bucket Elevators: Layout and performance?
Dry Sand Storage: Adequate for markets and downtime?
Ventilation Requirements: Meet new OSHA regulations?
Maintenance and Safety: Overall appearance, safeguards?
Sand Dryer ? Static Fluid Bed
- Site Survey: Layout, Environmental?
- Foundations and Structures: Settling?
- Burner and Furnace: Performance?
- Drying and Cooling Floors: Damage?
- Air Plenum: Corrosion or leaks?
- Primary Dust Collector: Corrosion or leaks?
- Emissions Control System: Permits met?
- Maintenance and Safety: Burner safety?
Sand Dryer ? Vibratory Fluid Bed
- Site Survey: Layout, Environmental?
- Foundations and Structures: Settling?
- Burner and Furnace: Performance?
- Drying and Cooling Floors: Damage?
- Air Plenum: Corrosion or leaks?
- Primary Dust Collector: Corrosion or leaks?
- Emissions Control System: Permits met?
- Maintenance and Safety: Burner safety?
Sand Dryers – Rotary
- Site Survey: Layout, Environmental?
- Foundations and Structures: Settling, trunnion alignment?
- Burner and Furnace: Performance?
- Dryer Shell: Shell heat damage, flights, tire/trunnion damage?
- Air Plenum: Corrosion or leaks?
- Primary Dust Collector: Corrosion or leaks, discharge valve?
- Emissions Control System: Permits met?
- Maintenance and Safety: Burner safety, rotating elements?
Sand Dryer Burners and Fuel Trains
- Fuel Sources: Natural gas, LPG, other?
- Fuel Trains: NFPA, IRI compliant?
- Combustion Fans: Performance, condition?
- Burner Chambers: Damaged, leaks?
- Maintenance and Safety: Interlocks?
Sand Dryer ? Dry Emission Controls
- Foundations and Supports: Settling due to vibration?
- Primary Cyclone or Knock-out Chamber: Corrosion or erosion?
- Dirty Air Plenum and Internals: Erosion, buildup, leaks?
- Bag, Cages and Cleaning Mechanism: Corrosion, bag blinding, leaks?
- Ducting and Discharge Valves: Corrosion, erosion, leaks?
- Fan and Stack: Performance, air control, noise, corrosion, erosion?
- Maintenance and Safety: Condition, access, guarding in place?
Sand Dryer Control Systems
- Burner Safety Management System: Performance?
- Flame Relays: Performance?
- Fan Pressure Gauges: Performance?
- Chart Recording: Historical record of performance?
- Environmental: Tuning required, permits being met?
- Maintenance and Safety: Interlocks?
Dry Sand Screening
- Foundations and Supporting Structure: Vibration, supports?
- Housing, Doors and Seals: Leaks, adequate clearance?
- Screen Cloth and Ball Decks: Holes, erosion, heat damage?
- Discharge Chutes or Hoses: Erosion, leaks, valve performance?
- Ventilation Ducts: Erosion, leaks, buildup in laterals, sizing?
- Maintenance and Safety: Condition, guarding in place?
Conveyors and Elevators
- Traditional Roller Belt Conveyors: Belt condition, cleaners?
- Steep Inclined Flexible Wall Belt Conveyors: Belt condition?
- Screw Conveyors: Housing and flight wear, bearings, drive?
- Bucket Elevators: Hot belts, backstops, jib cranes, watchdogs?
- Maintenance and Safety: Walkways, guards, pull cords in place?