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Baghouses for Dust Collectors: Tutorial Guide

Baghouse Dust Collectors Fabric dust collectors are commonly known as baghouses and for some applications are one of the most efficient and cost effective dust collector models. In baghouse collectors, the dust filled air stream passes through fabric bags that filter the dust particles. Bags are made of different material such as woven or felted cotton, synthetic, or glass-fiber.

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Selecting Baghouse Filter Bag Media

Important considerations while selecting fabric filter material for baghouse collectors:

• Temperature of incoming dusty air stream
• Moisture levels in the collector and hydroscopic nature of dusts
• Electrostatic nature of dust particles
• Abrasion levels caused by dust particles
• Acid chemical resistance and Alkali chemical resistance of fabric
• Fabric’s capability to release dust cake easily
• Fabric’s permeability to allow air to pass
• Size of dust particles
• Fabric cost

Continue following the tutorial for more in depth information on dust collectors baghouses.  We will cover different cleaning mechanisms, types of bags, operating parameters, applications, and various advantages / disadvantages of available technologies.

Do You Need a Baghouse Dust Collector Installed?

Contact us online or by phone.  Some of our dust collector expert members specialize in engineering and installation of high performance baghouse dust collector systems.  The pictures below show the installation of one of our recent baghouse installations.