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Enviro Division
Cement Pre-heater Section Carbon Black Rectors PMT Complex, Behind PCMC Building,
Mumbai-Pune Road, Pimpri, Pune - 411018
Tel. : 020 5612 2999 / 5612 2683
Fax : 020 2742 6532 / 33
E-mail : dbhanja@thermaxindia.com
AHMEDABAD
Tel. : 079 26575408/ 26577073
Fax : 079 26577270
E-mail : ahmedabad@thermaxindia.com
Enviro Division
BANGALORE
Tel. : 080 23467760/ 23418939
Fax : 080 23467760
E-mail : bangalore@thermaxindia.com
CHENNAI
Lime & Bauxite Kilns Metalurgical Furnaces Tel. : 044 24353831/ 2/ 3/ 4
Fax : 04424353841
E-mail : chennai@thermaxindia.com
Thermax Enviro Portfolio HYDERABAD
Tel. : 040 23396820/ 23310254
Fax : 040 23312335
Multiclones, High Efficiency & Spray Cyclones E-mail : hyderabad@thermaxindia.com
KOLKATA
Bag Filters - Reverse Air, Pulse Jet & Insertables Tel. : 033 22826711/ 2/ 3
Fax : 033 22826796
Scrubbers - Particulate & Gaseous E-mail : kolkata@thermaxindia.com
MUMBAI
Electrostatic Precipitators - Dry & Wet Tel. : 022 22045391/ 2, 220245324
Fax : 022 22040859
E-mail : mumbai@thermaxindia.com
Dedusting & Fume Extraction Systems
NEW DELHI
Tel. : 011 26145319/ 26145326
Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) Systems Fax : 011 26145311
E-mail : psupport@thermaxindia.com
Coal Preparation & Injection Systems VADODARA
Tel. : 0265 2314802/ 2345442
Pushing Emission Control Systems for Coke Ovens Fax : 0265 2310051
E-mail : pbaroda@thermaxindia.com
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Thermax Business Portfolio

Air Pollution Control

Absorption Cooling

Boilers & Heaters REVERSE AIR BAG HOUSE

Captive Power
Unit on a Carbon Black Reactor in Thailand
Custom Engineered Fabric Filter Systems
Chemicals Cleaning the air for better returns
Feb 2006 - 1000

Front Cover Image: Unit on a Cement Klin in India

In order to take advantage of future technical developments we reserve the right to modify the details given in this document Water & Waste Solutions
 Thermax and Fabric Filter Systems Pneumatic Cylinder

Improving your business Poppet Dampers

is our business Ever since its inception in 1980, Thermax-Enviro has been engaged in
the development of Fabric Filter Systems with different configurations to The poppet outlet and reverse air dampers Bearing Support
suit different applications, achieving a number of significant operate vertically, thus ensuring optimum
Thermax offers products, breakthroughs and industrial operation related milestones on the way. R.A. Duct Top Plate
sealing. These are sized appropriately for the
systems and solutions in energy application, in order to keep inlet, outlet &
and environment engineering to On the Reverse Air Bag House (RABH) front, these include the first Damper Shaft
reverse air velocities low. This reduces both
industrial and commercial installations for carbon black, cement kiln and sponge iron dedusting
establishments around the world. wear and pressure drop.
applications built in India. Thermax RABH systems, designed to clean
Its business expertise covers emissions from various industrial processes in the field today, handle a R.A. Duct Bottom Plate
heating, cooling, waste heat
recovery, captive power, water wide range of gas volumes from 60,000 m3/hr to more than 10,80,000
m3/hr. Damper Flap
treatment & recycling, air
pollution control & waste
management and performance
chemicals.
The Thermax Reverse Air Bag House - Construction
Thermax brings to customers Inlet Damper
extensive experience in industrial The Reverse Air Bag House (RABH) is a custom-built filter designed for
applications and expertise Each module is provided with inlet manual damper to
cleaning gases with typically high flow rates and high temperatures.
through technology partnerships suit the inlet nozzle of the hopper. These are with out-
and strategic alliances. board bearings to avoid abrasion and erosion as they
The typical Thermax RABH is in modular construction with four or more
Operating from its headquarters independent modules. The extra space created between the hoppers are not exposed to dust laden gases.
in Pune (Western India), provides a large passageway between rows down the middle of the
Thermax has built an system. This passageway is divided into three sections horizontally to
international sales & service FF
make the inlet plenum, outlet plenum, and the reverse-air plenum. This
network spread over South East
Asia, Middle East, Africa, Russia, construction not only offers control on the velocity profiles, but also Spherical body
UK and US. It has full fledged facilitates on-line maintenance. Each module can be isolated for
ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14000 inspection or maintenance by closing inlet, outlet and reverse air
accredited manufacturing setup. dampers, while other modules are still in operation. The units, being
PTFE Expansion Bearing Support
custom built and voluminous, are despatched knocked down to PTFE covered steel plate
structures and panels. Bearing support separates hot & cold zones
Enviro Division
of the equipment. Thermal expansions of
Enviro Division was conceived
the equipment are taken care by these
with a belief that pollutants are Steel support
bearings without developing stresses in
inevitable but pollution is not. An structures. Stainless steel plate
acknowledged leader in Air Reverse Air Plenum
Pollution Control & Purification
business, it offers a wide range
Tensioning Tool Gas Flow Options
of flange to flange products, Outlet Plenum
customised systems & value Supplied as a standard + Pull-through: A suction or pull-through bag house is
added services. Thermax Enviro accessory, this ensures normally proposed to minimize erosion and leakages
is present in most industries and bag fitment in minutes in the system and to ensure longer life of the induced
application segments therein, viz. and extends bag life by draft fans.
cement Steel, non-ferrous applying appropriate
tension accurately and + Push-through: However, for certain process
metallurgical power plants,
consistently. applications like electric arc furnace fumes, a
fertilisers, tyres, paper,
pressure or push-through system can be adopted.
chemicals, petrochemicals and
Computerized Flow Modeling facilities, available in
textiles.
house, can be taken up for ensuring proper gas
Inlet Plenum
distribution in critical cases, typically for high flow
rates.
 Bag Hanging Arrangement - ensures optimum bag tensioning The Thermax Reverse Air Bag House - How it Works
+ J-Hook with conical spring - Normal Gas Flow
normally the standard option. The dust laden gas to be cleaned enters the common inlet plenum. A portion passes through each inlet damper into
the hopper area below each module. The dust laden gas then passes through the tube sheet to the inside of each bag.
+ J-Hook with pin arrangement - Virtually all the gas-borne dust particles are separated, to meet the outlet emission levels required, as the gas passes
typically preferred option for through the bags. Clean gas enters the outlet plenum through the open outlet damper.
carbon black applications.

Clean Gas

Thimbles
Bag Support Ring
Thimbles facilitate uniform distribution of gas flow into the bags without impact on bags. The construction is
such that bags will never slip-out as they are located using clamp or snap band arrangement. To ensure the
positioning of the thimble and bag, in terms of verticality, the assembly is normally carried out at site.

+ Snap band Type Dust laden Gas

+ Clamp-on Type

Thimble
Tube Sheet
Dust laden Gas
Different type of Bags & Arrangement therein on offer
Different assembly arrangements on tube sheets Reverse Gas Flow
Each module is periodically and automatically shut-down for a brief reverse-air cleaning cycle, as per the system
1) 3W-3 2) 3W-6W-3 3) 4W-4
logic built in, with the help of the automatic sequential controllers; the latter controls various cycles like the interval
time, close time, reverse-air time and the settle time. Clean gas is drawn from the outlet plenum by the reverse-air fan
into the reverse-air plenum during cleaning. During this process, the outlet damper is closed and the reverse-air
damper is opened letting in the reverse air in a direction opposite to the normal dusty gas flows. This action slowly
collapses the bags, breaking up the dust cake on the inner surfaces of the bags, thereby allowing the dust to get
Upper Walkway
Upper Walkway Upper Walkway discharged to the hoppers.

Cleaned gas

Bag Support Ring

Different Bag lengths & diameters

Bag Diameter (mm) 125 203 292
Bag Length (mm) 4200 7000 10370

Different Bag types

+ Woven

Thimble Reverse Air Fan

Tube Sheet To I. D. Fan
The Thermax
Reverse Air Bag House
M
The design shown is representative
of various custom designs
available.

D H
A. Inlet Damper
E C
B. Outlet Damper
C. Reverse Air Damper
D. Access Doors
K
(at 3 levels)
E. Upper Access Walkway B
F. Lower Access Walkway D
G. Tube Sheet with
Thimbles J
H. Bag Hanging
Arrangement
I. Plate Type Bearing
Support
J. Staircase
K. Filter Bags
L. Rotary Airlock Valve
A

I
L
D
G