Douglas Battery Mfg. Co. achieves outstanding air quality, energy savings - with dust collection/recirculating system

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Battery Man; (United States)

OSTI ID:6231947

Douglas Battery Manufacturing Company of Winston-Salem, NC has engineered a filtration system that not only delivers excellent air quality - it also reduces heating costs in the plant, since the filtered air is recirculated through the work area after it leaves the dust-collection unit. Douglas engineers reviewed several alternatives, including pulse jet baghouses, before selecting a Tenkay aspirated cartridge dust collection from Farr Company, El Segundo, CA. At present, Douglas is operating four Tenkay collectors. The average air to filter surface ratio of a Farr cartridge is 1.5:1. Two of the units handle 21,500 cfm each, the others handle 25,000 cfm each. Testing by U.S. EPA Reference Method 12 confirmed that the unit's emissions are significantly lower than those established by federal New Source Performance Standards.

• OSTI ID: 6231947
• Journal Information: Battery Man; (United States), Vol. 30:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LEAD OXIDES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
CHALCOGENIDES
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WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
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