W1808/W1809/W1810 Cyclone Dust Collectors
System Design
Step 1. Decide Who Will Design
For most
If you have a large shop or end up designing a compli- cated system, then we recommend additional research beyond this manual, or that you seek the help of an expert.
Step 2. Sketch Your Shop Layout
When designing a successful dust collection system, plan- ning is the most important step. In this step, you must sketch a basic layout of your shop. Your sketch only needs the basic details of the shop layout, similar to Figure
43, including all your current/planned machines and your planned placement of the dust collector.
Step 3. Sketch a Basic Duct Layout
For the next step, sketch how you will connect your machines to the dust collector. Consider these general guidelines for an efficient system:
1.Machines that produce the most saw dust should be placed nearest to the dust collector (i.e. planers and sanders).
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Figure 43. Initial sketch of shop layout.
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2.Ideally, you should design the duct system to have the shortest possible main line and secondary branch ducts. See Figures 44 & 45 for ideas of good duct layouts vs bad duct layouts.
3.Directional changes should be kept to a minimum. The more directional change fittings you use directly increases the overall resistance to airflow.
4.Gradual directional changes are more efficient than sudden directional changes (i.e. use the largest corner radius possible when changing hose or pipe direction).
5.Each individual branch line should have a blast gate immediately after the branch to control suction from one machine to another.
6.The simpler the system, the more efficient and less costly it will be.
Figure 44. Good duct layout.
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