Increasing Material Cohesiveness

The final common method used to minimize dust is to increase the cohesiveness of the...

Increasing Particle Size

If enclosing the transfer point is not an option, then increasing the size of the particles of...

In contrast to linear vibrators, other vibrators create a vibratory force through the rotation of an eccentric weight....

The easiest and most effective method to control dust is to minimize air velocity.

Airborne dust is created whenever a dry material is moved, manipulated, and subjected to air currents strong enough to...

Personnel are the single most important resource of any mine or industrial operation, and ensuring their safety and...

Carryback

Definition: Fugitive material that clings to the belt after the belt has discharged its cargo. Characterized...

The control of dust and other fugitive material is a key issue in preventing employee accidents. At any operation where...

Definition of the Swinderman Scale

The Swinderman Scale of Fugitive Materials detailed below is one attempt to develop...

Quantitative and Qualitative

Without both qualitative and quantitative information, discussion about the effectiveness...