FEEDER FEATURES ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT

• 50 PSI pressure integrity, adhering to NFPA 85 BUNKER OUTLET VALVES DYNAMIC INNOVATIONS SINCE 1908
• MERRICK signature slack belt design: • Pressurized construction WEIGHING, FEEDING, CONTROLS & ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS
◦ Large pulleys provide maximum belt wrap to eliminate • Stainless steel construction standard
slippage, while diminishing belt tension
• Double rack and pinion over gate drive
◦ Low tension results in highest accuracy as belt reaction (self cleaning)

MODEL 496
errors are minimized
◦ Longer belt, shaft, and bearing life due to lower belt • Electrically actuated, chain wheel or handwheel
tension operation
◦ Crowned pulleys provide proper belt tracking, no • Gate position indicators
v-guide required
• Critical Component Redundancy for Safety, Accuracy, and
Reliability:
• Gate removable without removing valve

KNIFE GATE VALVES

NFPA® GRAVIMETRIC COAL FEEDER
◦ Dual load cell weigh suspension with continual • Designed for feeder discharge valve
comparison check, easy alignment, and no moving parts
◦ Dual speed encoders at tail pulley and motor to detect • Electrically actuated, pneumatically actuated,
chain wheel or hand wheel operation
belt breakage or component failure
◦ Head pulley and v-plow belt scrapers to keep both sides • Dust-tight construction
of belt clean for proper belt tracking • Designed for burner line applications / 50 PSI
◦ Material-on-belt and discharge-pluggage sensors construction
confirm proper material flow
• Gate position indicators
• Carbon steel shell with rugged, machined weldments for
longer life (no castings) FEEDER DISCHARGE HOPPERS

• 304 stainless steel for all active flow areas to minimize • Reinforced construction, designed to NFPA 85
corrosion (infeed, bottom pan) • Stainless steel construction standard
• Easy feeder access through large gasketed end and side doors • Special, polished interior finish available

• Consistent material profile with self-relieving infeed design COAL-IN-PIPE MONITORS

• Acoustic flow monitors
• Continuous or intermittent drag chain modes
DOWNSPOUTS
• Extended life head and tail pulleys with externally-accessed
grease fittings • Stainless steel construction standard
• All idler rolls greased and sealed for life • Special, polished interior finish available
INFEED TO DISCHARGE
BELT CAPACITY INLET SIZE INSIDE DIA. CENTERLINE DIM. APPROX. FEEDER
WIDTH (* SEE NOTE 3) (* SEE NOTE 1, 2) (* SEE NOTE 1) WEIGHT
24 Inches 100,000 lb/hr 18 Inches 7’-0” 7,000 lb
609 mm (45,500 kg/hr) 457mm 2,134 mm 3,176 kg A TIME-TESTED DESIGN AND DISTINCTIVE FEATURES MAKE
36 Inches
914 mm
200,000 lb/hr
(91,000 kg/hr)
24 Inches
610 mm
7’-0”
2,134 mm
7,500 lb
3,403 kg THE MODEL 496 THE CHOICE FOR THE FUTURE
48 Inches 300,000 lb/hr 36 Inches 8’-0” 9,000 lb
1,219 mm (136,000 kg/hr) 914 mm 2,438 mm 4,083 kg
* 1. Dimensions shown are standard. MERRICK also has manufactured many special NFPA feeders to specific dimensional requirements.
2. MERRICK also specializes in Slot Inlet Model 496 Feeders. History and experience has shown that difficult flowing coals can be best handled by use of a tapered slot infeed.
3. Feedrates shown are maximum for given feeder size and are based on coal at 50 lb/cu. ft. (801 kg/cu. m.). Feeder size should also be selected based on material size being fed. Consult MERRICK for more information.

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 MODEL 496 NFPA® GRAVIMETRIC COAL FEEDER MODEL 496 NFPA® GRAVIMETRIC COAL FEEDER

STANDARD FEATURES STANDARD FEATURES

1. PRESSURIZED SHELL DESIGN DISCHARGE PLUGGAGE SWITCH

ALARM SENSORS
ENCLOSURE

Exceeds NFPA 85 design criteria. Every critical area is reinforced 2 6 Indicates coal pluggage in the
with ribs and gussets. No castings are used on any pressure discharge chute (not shown).
boundary or in any pressure retaining component. 8
10 10. COAL-ON-BELT SWITCH
2. TOTALLY ENCLOSED FEEDER DRIVE 11 Identifies the presence or
A non-ventilated, vertically mounted AC motor with a high efficiency absence of material on the
off-the-shelf gear reducer is directly mounted to the drive shaft. feeder belt.
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3. EXCLUSIVE QUICK-ACCESS END DOORS 11. BELT TRACKING SWITCHES
Located at either end of the feeder, each heavy-duty door is supported 13 Located on either side of the belt,
by a single hung davit that allows it to be completely swung away from 6 these two-stage switches can first
the opening in a minimum amount of space. Swing away toggle indicate an alarm and then can take
clamps provide fast positive sealing of each door. 1 additional action as programmed.
4. DURABLE CONSTRUCTION 12. LAGGED HEAD PULLEY

PULLEYS
For maximum life and reduced maintenance, any surface that Rubber coated head pulley is
comes into contact with coal is constructed of stainless steel or rubber. lagged and crowned to assure
positive belt drive and tracking.
5. REMOVABLE ACCESS PANELS 3
Oversized panels are located at the head and tail pulleys and at 13. SELF-CLEANING TAIL PULLEY
the weigh suspension, providing easy access for maintenance A spiral wound
and inspection. crowned tail pulley helps keep
the inside of the feeder belt
6. OBSERVATION PORTS AND LIGHTING clean and helps maintain
Strategically located observation ports provide excellent positive belt tracking.
unobstructed views of the inside of the feeder.
14. BELT TAKE-UPS
7. BELT SPEED ENCODER

BELT
Constructed of stainless steel,
WEIGHING

Located on the tail pulley to accurately measure true belt travel.

9 take-ups are totally enclosed
MOTOR SPEED ENCODER and adjustable from outside
Allows for comparing motor speed to belt speed for the feeder.
slippage or breakage detection (not shown). 15 15. BELT GUIDE ROLLERS (OPTIONAL)
8. STAINLESS STEEL WEIGH SUSPENSION Located on either side of the head and
The MERRICK Coalometer utilizes dual hermetically sealed, tail pulleys, aiding proper belt
stainless steel load cells. The weigh suspension is designed for easy tracking.
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removal and maintenance and is constructed entirely of stainless steel. 16. BELT SCRAPERS
9. CLEAN-OUT CONVEYOR At the head pulley a scraper is held positively
CLEANOUT

A drag chain-type conveyor thoroughly sweeps the stainless steel against the belt by counterweights and scrapes the
floor of the feeder into the discharge chute to minimize coal and 9 outer surface of the belt. A v-type plow scraper is
dust build-up. The conveyor is driven by an AC motor with an integral 5 located on the inside bottom belt strand to
high efficiency off-the-shelf gear reducer. minimize coal build-up on the pulleys.
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INDEPENDENT DRAG CHAIN CONTROL CURBED FLAT BELT
The integral clean-out conveyor (drag chain) can be controlled in Because of MERRICK’s unique inlet design, the need for
* Coal Feeders are custom designed to meet and exceed
one of two different modes: continuous or timed (not shown). accuracy harming skirtboards, high belt curbing, or belttracking
Customer specifications – actual equipment may vary. 4 14
v-guides is eliminated, allowing a more accurate
flat belt with a minimum one-inch curb (not shown).

COAL VALVES GENETIX® PROCESS CONTROLLER

Genetix® has the flexibility to accommodate both simple
• Bunker Outlet Valves are designed to cut through a
standing column of material and complex system configurations. With Genetix® you can
choose where to add intelligence to your process and the
• Knife Gate Valves provide “off-on” control of material best method to seamlessly integrate the information into
of varying sizes
your plant control system. You can adapt Genetix® to your
system and application needs.