Powerful Rare Earth Separation
All Bunting Cartridge-Style Liquid Traps are equipped with
our Neodymium High-Intensity - NHI - Magnetic Cartridges,
which lead the industry in their ability to attract and hold
ferrous and weakly magnetic particles. These traps utilize
a double-row of NHI cartridges oriented in the direction of
product flow. This design offers three distinct performance
advantages.
-
Cartridges cover the entire flow yet are more closely spaced to create
closer product contact with the magnetic field.
-
With two rows of cartridges, the product flow is exposed to
a backup row to collect tramp that might evade the first row.
-
As the liquid product weaves through the cartridge grid,
the inertia of ferrous tramp tends to keep it flowing
on a straight course. With two closely spaced cartridge
rows, there is no direct path by which ferrous particles
can avoid contacting a cartridge surface, where the magnetic
fields are strongest.
Mounting Location and Position
Thoughtful location and positioning of liquid
traps can prevent maintenance problems and enhance overall
performance. Their versatility and simple design help make
it easy to locate traps in areas that are readily accessible
for maintenance and cleaning. To protect against the greatest
number of contaminant sources, install liquid traps in lines
just before the next contaminant-sensitive operation, such
as mixing, packaging, inspection, etc. To prevent damage
to traps from overpressure, they should be installed on
the suction side of pumps or as far away as practical on
the discharge side.
In most cases, traps can be installed at any angle without affecting
magnetic separation. For convenience, liquid traps should
always be mounted vertically when used in a CIP, clean-in-place,
system, so that the housing will drain itself of all liquids.
Mount other units horizontally with the magnetic lid at
the top at 90 degrees for most convenient cleaning or with
the lid on the side at 0 or 180 degrees to facilitate purging
or frequent manual cleaning of the housing interior.
How to Select Bunting Magnetic Liquid Traps
Cartridge-Style Liquid Traps are the right
choice for use with non-fibrous fluids that do not clog
or contain solids larger than 0.5'' in diameter. For liquids
that are fibrous or contain large solids, Plate-Style Liquid
Traps should be used. Once you have chosen the style and
model you need based on the products you handle, you need
to address sizing and select options compatible with your
application.
Match Your Line Size and Flow Rate
Bunting Magnetic Liquid
Traps are engineered and sized to provide ample magnetic
protection at typical pipe flow rates. Using the table below,
find the liquid traps that match both the line size of your
new or existing pipe or tubing and your flow rate requirements
Choose Magnets Matched to Your Operating Temperatures
The standard magnet for Cartridge-Style MLT's is the Neodymium
High-Intensity, NHI, load. This magnet is intended for use
in temperatures up to 180 degree° F. For high-temperature
processing or where clean-in-place, CIP, systems might expose
traps to elevated temperatures, specify our optional NHIT
heat-resistant load. This Neodymium High-Intensity load
is specially designed to operate in temperatures up to 300°F.
Plate-Style Liquid Traps come with N35UH magnets, which can handle temperature
environments as high as 300° F.
Gasket Options
All BMC Liquid Traps use sanitary gasketing
which is certifiable to Dairy 3-A and FDA standards. Buna-N,
nitrile, is supplied as the standard gasket material with
EPDM and Viton® available as off-the-shelf alternatives.
A replacement gasket is supplied with each trap. Keep extras
on hand to prevent unnecessary downtime. Use the chart below
to select the best gasket material for your application.
|
Fitting Options
All MLTs are supplied with two clamp fittings
as standard equipment. But other fittings can
be substituted to match your requirements. Choose
from clamp, threaded bevel seat, and weld and
pipe fittings in sizes 3/4'' thru 4''.
|
