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Hauck’s Anti-Surge Control Systems (ASC) are
designed to reduce surging pulsations that may disturb a combustion
process at reduced air flows. These pulsations are most likely to occur
in applications where it is necessary to keep the blower operating
during periods of very small demand - periods that may call for as
little as 10 to 20% of rated volume output of the blower. The system is
comprised of a variable damper which is attached to the turbo blower
inlet flange. Vane position is automatically determined by the system
demand. Blower surge for a given blower is a function of the location f
the main air control valve downstream of the blower discharge and the
system operational requirements. Blower surge is automatically
controlled by modulating the pressure drop across the inlet damper
vanes, maintaining a constant discharge pressure. The operating point of
each blower curve is kept to the right of the flow rate that would
allow surging.
Energy savings are an additional benefit when
using an ASC system. Vane re-swirl reduces blower horsepower at partial
load and generates a different performance curve at each damper
position. Energy costs are lowered by reduced motor amperage draw. With
this in mind, the ASC can also function as a system flow regulator by
connecting the control motor directly to the system demand process
variable.