Conrad C50 in high-pressure action
The high-pressure C50 project
The C50 project was created specifically for this plant, to solve our customer's problem. In this case we designed a new machine, which joined our range with new features.
The problem to solve
Overall, the problem to tackle was odour. The plant carried out the sorting and shredding of green waste. During the first site inspection it was immediately clear that excessive amounts of water would reduce the odour, but the wood and green waste would soon rot, creating a new odour to deal with.
Note: we place great importance on our site inspections. At this stage we show the customer that we care about their work and that we want to find the right solutions to their problems. We usually like to talk to the people who run the plant and to those who will then use the dust suppressor, to better understand how our system can solve the plant's day-to-day problems.
The C50 automatic system
With a very large area to manage and a mobile shredding plant, the choice fell on an autonomous dust suppression system on wheels, to be towed and positioned where needed. The C50 system has a 3,000 l tank and a 35 kVA (28 kW) three-phase generator, all mounted on a towable chassis with wheels, stabilisers and drawbar.
Setting up the C50 cannon
The cannon was mounted on an articulated arm, so the operator has full control of the dust suppression cannon above the shredder outlet. Suppressing dust from above is a real advantage. Suppressing it from below does not always work: sometimes it is ineffective, because it moves the dust around without fully suppressing it.
The solution: less water, better dosed
A 60 bar high-pressure pump reduces the amount of water sprayed onto the materials: the risk of the wood rotting goes down, and so does water consumption.
Odour control
The system was fitted with a dosing and mixing pump for the odour-control product, essential to resolve the nuisance of the bad smell noticed in the residential area near the plant.
