Pulse Valve Manufacturer

When it comes to the characteristics of pulse valves, many engineers, OEMs, and purchasing managers are looking for these key characteristics:

1. High Peak Pressure

The peak pressure of the pulse valve is the most important characteristic that you should consider.

The peak pressure is the power and speed of the pressurized air burst, which is responsible for cleaning the filters.

Because of that, the pulse valve needs to have a high peak pressure in order to remove and break up the dust cakes from the filters.

The majority of aggregate dust collection systems are composed of various filter bags. The filter bags are collecting particulates for recycling. And when the pulse valves have too weak or too strong peak pressure, the filter will probably be damaged.

They will also be damaged when the pulse valve is lacking maintenance and is undersized. If they are damaged, it will lead to costly downtime and unimportant filter replacement.

So, to achieve the high peak pressure of the pulse valves, the response time of the pulse valves must be very fast.

Unlike the traditional pulse valves, which use closing springs, the high-end pulse valves use a one-piece diaphragm. Due to that, their airflow can travel under the diaphragm instead of a wall. And that will lead to improved air speed and less restriction of the airflow.

In comparison to traditional pulse valves, the one-piece diaphragm pulse valves have an increased peak pressure by up to 14%.

The pulse valves that have reached high peak pressure can:

• fastly deliver the air burst that allows the filters to do their task better
• improve the overall cleaning process and performance of the dust collector system

2. Fast Valve Response Time

The response time refers to the time that it takes to close or open the pulse valves.

The pulse valves that close or open fastly not only improve the cleaning process of the filters but also need less compressed air.

The compressed air is being used in the jet of air. They are used during the filter bag cleaning. Also, compressed air is among the more expensive processes.

The pulse valves that have a slow response time stay open for a longer time. Due to that, they also consume more compressed air and you will have an unnecessary cost.

When you are planning to purchase pulse valves, you can analyze first the expenses that it will take on the compressed air. There are charts, tools, or formulas for pulse valves available online.

When the dust collector system has more pulse valves, the higher the unnecessary cost.

The one-piece diaphragm pulse valve will consume less compressed air for around 15%, unlike the standard pulse valves in a dust collector system that has around 40 valves.

So, the facilities that have dust collector systems with many pulse valves, the diaphragm pulse valve can be a great savings opportunity!

3. Easy & Fast Installation

For many big businesses, the installation of the pulse valves will take a lot of time.

So, it is essential to consider how complicated the installation process of the pulse valves will be.

You can ask questions such as:

1. Does the pulse valve have a lot of components that are needed to assemble?
2. Does installing the pulse valves need special skills or tools?

When the pulse valves are very complicated to install, it will take a lot of time and labor expenses.

So, to lessen the time of installing, you should consider the part count and connections of the pulse valves.

As an example, some pulse valves have spring-loaded diaphragms, dresser connections, threaded connections, etc.

Also, some pulse valves have a one-piece diaphragm with a quick-mount clamp connection. And installing these types of pulse valves does not need extra sealing or special tools. They are also quicker and easier to connect to the pipework than the pulse valves that have a dresser or threaded connections.

In comparison to other types of connections, the quick-mount clamp connection is more secure, easier, and quicker to install. It can lessen the time of installation by up to 60%. Also, it can lower the plant costs.

Moreover, the pulse valves that have a quick-mount clamp connection can be mounted in any type of position without affecting the operation.

Plus, built-in silencer options for pulse valves are also available. This is also an important feature to stop the foreign particles from going through the pulse valves. The built-in silencers can also reduce the noise when in operation.

4. Easy & Fast Maintenance

Just like other machines and equipment, the dust collector systems also need to be maintained regularly. They need regular maintenance to prevent expensive downtime or shutdowns.

However, even when the downtime is planned, as much as possible, it should be short.

So, to make the time of annual maintenance short, you should know how durable the pulse valves are. You also need to consider how many parts are there in a pulse valve.

Replacing or disassembling many parts take up a lot of time, particularly when the facilities have a lot of pulse valves.

Usually, some pulse valves have many parts such as diaphragms, rivets, islets, washers, and more.

Also, there are some pulse valves that have a one-piece diaphragm and a springless design. These types of pulse valves have only 1 part to service. Due to that, they are fast and easy to maintain.

Also, the pulse valves that have durable construction and fewer parts have a longer operating life. They can also have about one million cycles.

5. Wide Temperature Performance Range

Some industries that have pulse valves such as metalworking, cement, and mining industry are operating in extreme conditions. And the industries that have dust collectors are often operating in plunging temperatures.

In these kinds of environments, the dust collector systems that have pulse valves may possibly fail too early. Because of that, it may lead to unplanned downtime.

Therefore, to make sure that the dust collector systems can still operate in any kind of temperature, you should look for reliable pulse valves that can operate in a wide range of temperatures.

Some pulse valves are designed to operate in high and low temperatures ranging from −40°F up to 284°F.

The pulse valves that have a long operating life in a wide range of temperatures are guaranteed to have higher system efficiency. And mostly, these types of pulse valves do not fail easily.

These are the 5 characteristics that are important to consider so you can take full advantage of them.

When you are planning to purchase a pulse valve, there are a variety of factors that are important to consider such as:

1. how long the pulse valve will last
2. how efficient the pulse valve is
3. its maintenance needs
4. how the pulse valves affect other parts
5. expenses of the pulse valve

Mostly, the fastest opening response time that the pulse valves achieved is between 180 to 200 microseconds.

Also, the fastest closing response time that the pulse valves achieved is about 50 microseconds up to 250 microseconds.

Typically, the fastest pulse duration time that the pulse valves achieve is 300 microseconds.

The pulse valves are commonly used in industries that are using dust collector systems.

Industries such as:

• automotive industry
• concrete industry
• pharmaceutical industry
• mining industry
• metalworking industry
• agricultural industry
• food & beverage industry
• starch product industry
• steel mills industry
• feed production industry
• HVAC industry

The pulse valves can be designed with multiple connection options such as:

• threaded port connection
• quick-mount clamp connection
• dresser connection

The pulse valves can be used in a wide range of applications such as:

• dust collector systems
• bulk material handling systems
• pneumatic conveying systems
• reverse jet bag houses
• power plant
• cartridge filters
• bag filters
• ceramic filters
• gas pulse generations
• envelope filters
• sintered metal fiber filters

The pulse valves are usually designed with 2 selectable types of pilots such as:

• remote pilot operated pulse valve
• integral pilot operated pulse valve

The pulse valves can be added with optional features and accessories such as:

• Springless and one-piece diaphragm
• Explosion-proof solenoids (applicable for explosive atmospheres)
• Molded coil with leads
• Molded coil with connector
• Waterproof solenoids
• Built-in silencers
• Waterproof enclosure w/ embedded screw terminal coil

Aside from that, other optional and custom features can be added as per customers’ requests.

The pilot and diaphragm of the pulse valves must be inspected every year.