By: Brandon Drew Frac sand is a key material for hydraulic fracturing of bedrock and other rock layers when drilling for oil, natural gas, and other resources that are embedded in the ground. When drilling through rock, frac sand is blasted into the cracks and crevices in a liquid mixture called proppant. The sand acts …
Pollution control and environmental sustainability are primary focal points for all companies. New rules and regulations cause many process types to find new hurdles for safely disposing process wastes. Wastes can be disposed of through incineration, storage and transporting, or chemical treatments. Though incineration and chemical treatments can often times be worked into the process, …
The expenses to consider when purchasing a Thermal Desorption Unit. The primary cost of purchasing and running an indirect heated thermal desorption unit is based on the material being dried (tons per hour, required temperature, if caustic or not, etc.), the chosen fuel type for the burners (No. 2 fuel oil, natural gas), and operating …
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The most often asked question we hear from our customers is “How much gas or fuel does it take to dry my product?” The reason the question is important to any dryer user is that the cost of fuel is typically the highest expenditure they make in the drying process. In general, the following amounts …
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CONCURRENT VS. COUNTERCURRENT DRYERS There are two basic types of Direct Fired Dryers: • Concurrent (or parallel flow) • Countercurrent (or counter flow) In both types of dryers, the material to be dried comes into direct contact with the hot process gases. These gases are generally provided as products of combustion from an oil, gas …
Vulcan® Drying Systems install crew was on site in Louisiana a few days last week helping a customer install their Frac Sand Dryer. This system is capable of drying up to 300 tons of Frac Sand per hour. Main process components of this dryer consist of: feed conveyor, primary treatment unit, discharge flap gate system, …
At Vulcan® Drying Systems, we take pride in the drying solutions we provide to our customers. Our team goes above and beyond to do our best to have your system delivered to your site by your requested date. Above is a look at a just a few of the trucks that went our with dryer …
TDU Shipped to Guyana During the midst of a global pandemic, Vulcan® Drying Systems has successfully maintained national and international business dealings. One of the most recent international deals was a shipment to Guyana of a Thermal Desorption Unit. After designing, engineering, and manufacturing, the Thermal Desorption Unit was shipped. The equipment reached a port …
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As the use of hemp and CBD oil for medicinal purposes continues to gain societal acceptance, the hemp drying and processing industry has grown rapidly. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the growing of cannabis plants for industrial hemp, allowing for the cultivation and processing of the biomass material, as well as transportation …
Around the United States, many lands lie abandoned and wasted because potentially hazardous contaminants may be present in the soil or groundwater. But hope of reinvestment is not lost for lands such as these, known as brownfields. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for example, many former steel mill sites have been converted into high-end residential, shopping and …
