Services
TUNRA Bulk Solids offers services for all industries dealing with bulk solid materials. Each year, we complete between 200 and 250 major industrial consultancy projects which cover the entire spectrum of applications related to bulk solids handling, transportation and storage. We are leaders in providing conceptual solutions to any bulk materials related task or problem that may occur in your plant, from fundamental characterisation to development of optimal designs, management processes and technical criteria. Our comprehensive laboratory test facilities and our highly qualified and committed team of engineers and consultants assist you to overcome existing handling problems and to plan new projects to ensure future trouble-free plant operation. Detailed information about the services offered by TBS can be viewed below either by Industry, Material Type or Handling Problem. For further information about a specific service or if you want to make an enquiry, please contact us directly or download our service brochures.-
Services By Handling Problems
Flow Properties Testing
Flow Properties Testing The design of handling and storage facilities requires knowledge of the behaviour and flow properties of the bulk solids under operating conditions. Conditions include loading and consolidation […]
Transfer Chute Design
Transfer chutes are used in bulk handling systems to perform a variety of operations. For instance accelerating the bulk material from a slow moving belt or apron feeder onto a conveyor, or capturing and re-directing the flow of bulk material from one conveyor belt to another.
It is important that a chute is designed correctly to ensure the efficient transfer of bulk solids without spillage and blockages and with minimum chute and belt wear. The importance is accentuated with a trend towards higher conveying speeds and ever increasing throughputs.
Bin and Hopper Design
Bins and hoppers are used for the storage of bulk materials during material handling processes. The hopper is the lower tapered section of a bin, which can also be found above feeders in gravity reclaim stockpiles.
Both must be designed for the actual bulk material being handled over the entire range of operating conditions including varying characteristics.
Testwork performed by TUNRA Bulk Solids (TBS) allows for the selection of optimum geometry of bins and hopper to ensure material flow initiation, reliable and predictable discharge and estimate of the loading on bin and hopper walls.
Pneumatic Conveying Equipment and Testing Services
Aeration systems such as pneumatic conveyors, vertical lifters or air slides are dominated by the air-particle interactions within the pipeline, which are numerous depending on mode of flow.
In dilute or lean systems, this is dominated by lift, drag and collision forces. In dense particle laden flows, the air-particle interactions are much more complex and are largely dependent on the size distribution and density of the conveyed product.
Dust (Environmental) Testing
Understanding the dust/moisture relationship of a bulk material allows minimisation of water addition for dust suppression. This in turn assists in water conservation at mines and other handling facilities, as well as minimising the total moisture of the product
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Services By Industry
Flow Properties Testing
Flow Properties Testing The design of handling and storage facilities requires knowledge of the behaviour and flow properties of the bulk solids under operating conditions. Conditions include loading and consolidation […]
Transfer Chute Design
Transfer chutes are used in bulk handling systems to perform a variety of operations. For instance accelerating the bulk material from a slow moving belt or apron feeder onto a conveyor, or capturing and re-directing the flow of bulk material from one conveyor belt to another.
It is important that a chute is designed correctly to ensure the efficient transfer of bulk solids without spillage and blockages and with minimum chute and belt wear. The importance is accentuated with a trend towards higher conveying speeds and ever increasing throughputs.
Bin and Hopper Design
Bins and hoppers are used for the storage of bulk materials during material handling processes. The hopper is the lower tapered section of a bin, which can also be found above feeders in gravity reclaim stockpiles.
Both must be designed for the actual bulk material being handled over the entire range of operating conditions including varying characteristics.
Testwork performed by TUNRA Bulk Solids (TBS) allows for the selection of optimum geometry of bins and hopper to ensure material flow initiation, reliable and predictable discharge and estimate of the loading on bin and hopper walls.
Pneumatic Conveying Equipment and Testing Services
Aeration systems such as pneumatic conveyors, vertical lifters or air slides are dominated by the air-particle interactions within the pipeline, which are numerous depending on mode of flow.
In dilute or lean systems, this is dominated by lift, drag and collision forces. In dense particle laden flows, the air-particle interactions are much more complex and are largely dependent on the size distribution and density of the conveyed product.
Dust (Environmental) Testing
Understanding the dust/moisture relationship of a bulk material allows minimisation of water addition for dust suppression. This in turn assists in water conservation at mines and other handling facilities, as well as minimising the total moisture of the product
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Services By Material Type
Flow Properties Testing
Flow Properties Testing The design of handling and storage facilities requires knowledge of the behaviour and flow properties of the bulk solids under operating conditions. Conditions include loading and consolidation […]
Transfer Chute Design
Transfer chutes are used in bulk handling systems to perform a variety of operations. For instance accelerating the bulk material from a slow moving belt or apron feeder onto a conveyor, or capturing and re-directing the flow of bulk material from one conveyor belt to another.
It is important that a chute is designed correctly to ensure the efficient transfer of bulk solids without spillage and blockages and with minimum chute and belt wear. The importance is accentuated with a trend towards higher conveying speeds and ever increasing throughputs.
Bin and Hopper Design
Bins and hoppers are used for the storage of bulk materials during material handling processes. The hopper is the lower tapered section of a bin, which can also be found above feeders in gravity reclaim stockpiles.
Both must be designed for the actual bulk material being handled over the entire range of operating conditions including varying characteristics.
Testwork performed by TUNRA Bulk Solids (TBS) allows for the selection of optimum geometry of bins and hopper to ensure material flow initiation, reliable and predictable discharge and estimate of the loading on bin and hopper walls.
Pneumatic Conveying Equipment and Testing Services
Aeration systems such as pneumatic conveyors, vertical lifters or air slides are dominated by the air-particle interactions within the pipeline, which are numerous depending on mode of flow.
In dilute or lean systems, this is dominated by lift, drag and collision forces. In dense particle laden flows, the air-particle interactions are much more complex and are largely dependent on the size distribution and density of the conveyed product.
Dust (Environmental) Testing
Understanding the dust/moisture relationship of a bulk material allows minimisation of water addition for dust suppression. This in turn assists in water conservation at mines and other handling facilities, as well as minimising the total moisture of the product
