Truck dumper dust control

摘要

A truck dumper including a material receiving hopper, a tilt table configured to dump a load from the truck or truck trailer into the material receiving hopper. The invention includes a stilling shed positioned above the material receiving hopper and at least one curtain baffle suspended below the roof of the stilling shed. The curtain baffles are positioned such that there is a gap located near the roof and an upper margin of the at least one curtain baffle through which air can flow. The invention further includes an air exhaust structure configured to exhaust dust laden air from the interior of the stilling shed.

主权项

1. A method of controlling dust escape during an operation of a truck dumper, the method comprising:
enclosing a material receiving hopper of the truck dumper at least partially in a stilling shed having a roof and sidewalls; suspending a first curtain baffle within the stilling shed near the roof such that there is a gap located near a junction of a top margin of the curtain baffle and the roof; locating the first curtain baffle in the stilling shed such that when a truck or truck trailer, secured on a tilt table of the truck dumper is raised to an angled position the curtain baffle contacts a rear portion of the truck or truck trailer; and exhausting dust laden air from the stilling shed to an air exhaust structure.