Aerodyne’s GPC Dust Collector Helps to Keep Brazilian Oil Supplier in Check with IBAMA Regulations

The Problem

GPC Cyclone Installation On Oil Rig

A major oil supplier operating in Brazil was required by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or IBAMA, to install dust collectors on its oil rig supply ships. The supply ships provide concrete to the oil rigs and use compressed air to pneumatically transfer the concrete from the ship up to the storage vessel on the oil rig. When the air from the transfer is released into the atmosphere, some particulate stays in the air. While a dust collector would solve this issue, the main concern for the facility was that there was a limited amount of room on the supply vessels to accommodate the average dust collector. The only viable solution would be a system with a compact footprint. The oil supplier turned to Aerodyne Environmental, the industry’s leading manufacturer of industrial cyclonic dust collectors and material handling valves.

The Solution and Measurable Results

Aerodyne’s GPC dust collector is a high efficiency cyclone with several distinct advantages over traditional high-efficiency cyclone dust collectors. A big advantage is its compact, horizontally configurable design—which turned out to be very ideal for the spatial limitations on the oil rig operator’s deck. The spiral inlet of the GPC directs the dirty gas stream toward the ground plate and hopper of the collector, giving it the ability to be installed horizontally with virtually no negative impact on collection efficiency. After working with Aerodyne’s engineering team on dust collector layout for the rigs, plant operators initially purchased two durable stainless-steel GPC-18s as a trial. The company was so pleased with the performance of this trial that they later purchased 20 more for their other oil rig supply ships.