Reduce Air Leakage with the Aerodyne Double Dump Valve

When your dust collection system is having issues, one of the first places to look is the air lock valve for your dust collector. Often, dust is hygroscopic, and when outside air leaks into the system, humidity follows. This can cause the dust to absorb moisture and become sticky or harden like cement. This can lead to plugged filters, hoppers, reduced dust collection efficiency, and damage to rotary valves.

While rotary valves are the industry standard airlock, they constantly allow air leakage. A low-leakage valve is required. Double dump valves, however, are very low leakage since there is no direct connection to the outside atmosphere. The valve always isolates the conditions above it from the conditions below it. This minimizes air leakage, thereby reducing humidity from affecting the dust and improving the performance of your industrial dust collection system.