Side Channel Blowers have many applications, from heavy industry to chemical and environmental sectors. Side channel blowers are used in operations such as packaging and packing, material lifting and handling, dust and fume extraction, water purification and treatment, subsurface remediation.
This is possible thanks to the special technical features of these blowers:
- Maintenance-free
- No contact among parts
- Low noise level
- No pulsation and no fluid contamination
- Compact in size
A side channel blower can be used in the following sectors:
- Energy
- Medical
- Packaging
- Textile
- Chemical-Pharmaceutical
- Food and Beverage
- Metal and Foundry
- Plastics
- Water and Environment
Design:
A Side Channel Blower consists of an impeller with blades and a housing with a peripheral toroidal channel. When used, the impeller rotates without touching the surrounding parts, and so wear-and-tear is avoided and lubrication is no longer needed. The flow is channelled inward and outward by means of suitable silencers specially designed to reduce blower noise.
Manufacture:
Depending on the type of motor-blower connection, KME can offer the following configurations:
1: the electric motor is directly connected to the impeller.
2: the electric motor is connected via a flexible coupling, horizontal installation.
3: the electric motor is connected via a flexible coupling, vertical installation.
Model arrangements:
A Side Channel Blower can cover a wide range of flow/pressure combinations. The maximum flow rate across the range can be regarded as 2400 m³/h while the relative pressure range goes from -450 mbar (vacuum) to +650 mbar (pressure). Options of single impeller, twin impeller and single stage or double stage configurations can be selected to allow for a variety of different flow and pressure requirements.
For more information on our Vacuum pump product offering, sizing and specifications, please contact KME today.
