Pneumatic Conveying

Pneumatic conveying is the transport of dry bulk material through enclosed pipe using air as the carrier medium. It is the standard method for moving powder, pellets, granules, and abrasive bulk solids in cement plants, plastics processing facilities, mineral handling operations, food processing, and frac sand transfer. Two primary modes exist: **dilute-phase** (high velocity, low material loading) and **dense-phase** (low velocity, high material loading). Each has different wear characteristics and different optimal equipment configurations. The wear parts that fail in a pneumatic conveying system — elbows, sweeps, diverter valves, and pipe couplings — are the focus of Anvil Made's catalog.