15 SPROUT-MATADOR ® 5. OPERATIONALIZATION FIRST TIME START-UP r~ BEFORE THE MULTIMILL IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE HAMMERMILL ARE CHECKED. Guide plate If the hammermiill is supplied with a separator with built-in guide plate or with an intermediate piece with guide plate, it is checked that the guide plate adjustment in the mill inlet is correct in relation to the mill rotation direction, see fig. 6. Guide plate Guide plate, —~ { { a Fig.6. Itis necessary to give the motor a brief start-up. Door lock+ The hammermill is supplied with door locks. The doors can only be opened when power is connected and the rotor does not rotate. The hammermill cannot be started when the doors are open. *Hammenmills for EU/E@S-countries are always supplied with door locks. Hammermills supplied to countries outside the EU/E@S can be supplied with door locks at request.16 SPROUT-MATADOR FEED TECHNOLOGY @ tammers Check the number of hammers and their position. Number and position must be in accordance with the hammer charts, see chapter 11. HAMMER CHARTS. Screens Check that screens are placed correctly and that chains are tightened. Screens must fit tightly to hammermill contact surfaces. F V Contact e.. t Contact surface Chain. Screen Chain_ Screen Contact surface Fig 7. Foreign matters Check the mill housing and separator for foreign matters and close and fasten hammermill inspection doors and cleaning doors. r= IMPORTANT! CHECK THAT THE HAMMERMILL GUARDS ARE FASTENED.17 _ on SPROUT-MATADOR FEED TECHNOLOGY e RUNNING-IN OF GRINDING UNIT IMPORTANT! CHECK THAT FEEDER SCREW AND DISCHARGE SCREW CONVEYOR STOP WHEN THE RESPECTIVE OVERFLOW GATES ARE OPENED. Further, the feeder screw must stop if one of the subsequent machines stop (discharge screw conveyor, fan etc. Aspiration To achieve optimum operation the air amount through the installation must correspond to the values determined by SPROUT-MATADOR AIS. TYPE ‘AIR AMOUNT [mth] 315 2000 450 3000 630 4000 800 5000 e “1000 6000 During grinding (operation) Under-pressure: Minimum 120-150mm w.g. at screen perforation > 2.5mm Under-pressure: Minimum 250-300mm w.g. at screen perforation < 2.5mm Max. under-pressure. Absolute under-pressure: 700-800 mm w.g. at screen perforation <@2.0mm and greasy products. The values are only guiding and should in each case be evaluated based on the product. When a new installation is started up the resistance in the system will be small, and therefore the air amount will increase beyond the recommended level. Therefore it is expedient that the fan is equipped with a set of nozzles in which extra resistance can be inserted to reduce the air amount. But as screens and filter bags close up, the air amount will drop. After-a'short period it is e therefore important to meter the air amount and perhaps adjust the air amount.18 SPROUT-MATADOR FEED TECHNOLOGY To avoid fast clogging of screens the under-pressure in the system must be correct. The under-pressure is measured in the following way on the outside of screens and in the collecting funnel: Ifthe filter is supplied with a differential pressure manometer, the hose leading to the clean air side of the filter is removed from the instrument. This makes it possible to read the absolute under-pressure on the outside of the screens.19 ________ SPROUT-MATADOR FEED TECHNOLOGY @ cearings On freshly lubricated bearings the bearing temperature will rise briefly immediately after start-up. In some cases this may release the breaker function of the bearing sensors After approx. 30 minutes operation, however, the temperature should drop and thereafter it should not exceed 40-70° C depending on the mill size. Separ. See separate separator operation manual.