Types of Industrial Baghouse Dust Collectors

What is an industrial baghouse dust collector?

An industrial baghouse dust collector, when coupled with an industrial blower, pulls in airborne dirt, and other particulate matter generated by manufacturing processes.

The baghouse dust collector then cleans the air by filtering out floating dust and dirt. Once clean and free of contaminants, the dust collector allows the air to move through the baghouse and be released either back into the manufacturing space or into the atmosphere.

Types of industrial baghouse dust collectors:

• Pulse jet baghouse dust collector
• Reverse air baghouse dust collector
• Shaker baghouse dust collector

After learning about your facility, regulatory requirements and particulate matter you need to filter, the IVI team taps decades of experience to identify the industrial baghouse dust collector that’s right for you. Here are the types of baghouses we consider:

Pulse Jet Baghouse Dust Collector

In pulse jet baghouse dust collector operation, puffs of pressurized air “pulse” incoming air through the filters for cleaning. Pulse jet dust collectors are the most common type of baghouse dust collector used in industry today.

Reverse Air Baghouse Dust Collector

Industrial reverse air baghouse dust collectors are typically used in wood dust applications with larger chips or when particulate matter has low densities and/or large aspect ratios. Reverse air baghouse operation involves a low-pressure reversed flow to backflush the air through the filter bags. Once backflushed, the filtered air is released back into the environment for recirculation.

Shaker Baghouse Dust Collector

Industrial shaker dust collectors are occasionally used for areas and facilities where it’s not practical to have compressed air. Mechanical shaker baghouses remove particles by mechanically shaking the filter bags. This causes the heaviest pieces to fall into a hopper while the smaller pieces are stuck against the inside or outside of the bags, depending on the design.

Shaker baghouse dust collectors are nearly obsolete and have limited applications due to required regulatory efficiencies and necessary maintenance.

Custom Design Baghouse Dust Collector Capabilities

Whether your facility requires a reverse air or pulse jet baghouse dust collector, IVI has a custom design-build department which allows us to conduct both engineering and custom design in-house for any type of industrial baghouse dust collector. We can design a unique baghouse to fit your needs according to regulatory emission rates, particle type, explosion protection guidelines, the size and type of your facility and air-to-cloth ratios.