Ventilating Enclosing Hood for Head Pulley of Conveyor
Belt

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Ventilating Enclosing Hood for Head Pulley of
Conveyor Belt
Totally enclosed conveyor with settling box, internal
skirt board, troughing belt, return belt scraper or brush, scraper conveyor and
cleanout and inspection doors. Leakage factor depends on type of construction.
Design Criteria:
Q = 250 cfm/ft2 of open area
Duct velocity = 4,200 - 4,500 fpm
he = 0.4 VPd
From American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®), Figure VS-50-21, Industrial Ventilation : A Manual of Recommended Practice, 23rd Edition. Copyright
1998. Reprinted with permission.