Plastic Media Blasting Recycling Equipment Study

Abstract

Plastic Media Blasting (PMB) is a new technology introduced as a candidate to replace wet chemical paint stripping of airframes and component parts. This report documents the physical testing, observations, and laboratory analyses used to evaluate the effectiveness of plastic media recycling equipment at three PMB sites. Different systems for recycling plastic media were evaluated for operational performance, losses, efficiency, and metal removal. An optimum recycling system was selected which included a cyclone for gross air/media separation, a vibrating screen to remove extra large and extra small particles, and a self-cleaning magnetic separator for ferrous particle removal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202463

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Contamination
  • Cyclone Separators
  • Economic Analysis
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Separators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Surface Coatings Technology.