Powder tankers, also known as powder material transporters, are special vehicles for transporting cement, coal powder, rock flour, flour, chemical powder and other bulk dry materials with a particle diameter of not more than 0.1mm, which are generally widely used in industry, agriculture, commerce, power plants, construction and other industries, and belong to a special vehicle type.

Structure of powder material transport vehicle:

From the structure of the powder tanker, it is generally horizontal in nature, with a horizontal single bin, a horizontal double bin and a horizontal triple bin.

Among them, the single and double bins are the main ones, while the three bins belong to the “super big powder tank”, which is not very common in the market at present.

The inlet of the bulk powder tanker is above the tank, while the interior of the tank is equipped with a gas chamber structure and fluidised bed, which relies on compressed gas to fluidise the powder loaded in the closed tank and then ‘blow’ it out of the tank. To facilitate the flow of the powder, the bottom of the tank is designed with an inclination, which is changed to a lifting function for less fluid powders. In addition, depending on the transport medium, the tank shape of the powder tanker will often vary considerably.

5 advantages of powder material transporters

1.High loading and unloading transport efficiency.

Powder tanker loading and unloading simple and easy, direct use of compressed air can, without excessive human involvement, can greatly reduce manpower consumption, improve labour conditions, improve labour productivity.

2、Saving packaging materials.

Powder tankers do not need to pack the powder during transportation, which can reduce packaging costs and save transportation costs.

3、Large transport volume.

At present, the loading capacity of the common powder tankers in the market can reach up to about 75 square meters, weighing nearly 100 tons, with a large transport capacity.

4, powder loss reduction.

Compared with bagged powder transport, the loss rate of powder tanker transport is smaller, generally below 0.5%, and can greatly reduce the loss of goods due to moisture and other causes.

5, reduce environmental pollution.

Powder tank transport can reduce packaging waste, saving resources, but also to reduce the transport process of particle pollution.

The development of powder material particle transport vehicles

In recent years, with the continuous development of national policies and infrastructure projects, the development speed of powder material grain transport vehicles has also been greatly enhanced, and its development trend mainly presents the following aspects.

1.Efficiency.

Powder unloaded dry or not, has always been an important indicator performance of the powder tanker, in order to make the unloading speed faster, unloading residual rate is lower, reduce the fluidized bed area, reduce the tank flow four corners, the use of under the means of discharge is also endless.

2, light weight.

Lightweight is almost the road to the development of China’s trailer industry, powder tankers are no exception. With the market pursuit of lightweight, powder tanker tank thickness is also becoming thinner and thinner, such as the use of lighter weight high-strength steel, the use of aluminum alloy materials, the choice of lightweight components.

3, safety.

For the vehicle, if the safety performance is not up to standard, any other performance is a hooligan. Powder tanker loading capacity is generally large, for the tank and chassis strength, toughness, pressure resistance, service life and other conditions of the requirements are relatively higher.

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As a key component of the powder tanker chassis, the axle bears the vehicle’s load-bearing, braking and other performance, but also relates to the weight of the vehicle. According to relevant statistics, the axle weight of a three-axle semi-trailer is about 20% of the total weight of the trailer. The choice of a high-performance axle is related to both the safety and the light weight of the vehicle.