Kestrel provides bulk materials handling engineering and design services for retrofit and new plant construction, as standalone facilities or as an element of a larger process facility.  Our staff have designed successful facilities handling almost every conceivable bulk material, from coarse rock to ultra-fine powders, from wood chips to wheat straw, from petroleum coke to sub-bituminous coal and from prilled ammonium nitrate to granulated urea.  We have addressed a broad range of material properties, from wet municipal solid waste to dry, highly-aerated powders, from sticky clays to interlocking granulated metals, from highly abrasive metallurgical grade silicon to decrepitating slags, and from hygroscopic mineral powders to pyrophoric metals.  From dust mitigation, suppression and collection, explosion suppression and venting, to regulatory and insurer compliance, we have worked on complex and challenging projects and have developed practical solutions to support our clients’ goals.  If it exists in a mine, smelter, solid fuel power plant, mineral extraction facility, or a solids chemical process facility, chances are we have experience with its handling.

Bulk materials handling engineering and design services, and equipment / systems specification and design include:

  • Mechanical Conveyance and Feeding Equipment
    • Belt Conveyors / Feeders
    • High Incline Belts
    • Sidewall Belt Conveyors
    • Screw Conveyors / Feeders
    • Bucket Elevators
    • Vibratory Conveyors / Feeders
    • Apron Conveyors / Feeders
    • Drag Conveyors
  • Pneumatic Conveyance System Equipment
    • Dilute and Dense Phase Systems
    • Screw Pumps
    • Air Slides
  • Comminution Equipment
    • Crushing Circuits
    • Wet and Dry Grinding / Milling Circuits
  • Truck Loading and Unloading Systems
  • Railcar Loading, Unloading and Transloading Systems
  • Ship and Barge Loading and Unloading Systems
  • Size Classification Equipment
  • Silo / Bin Flow Evaluation and Design
  • Transfer Point and Drop Chute Design
  • Sampling Systems
  • High Volume Storage and Reclaim Equipment
    • Bins / Hoppers
    • Domes
    • Barns
    • Single and Multi-Pack Silos
    • Stockpiles
    • Bunkers
  • Industrial Ventilation Analysis and Design
    • Industrial Ventilation Design and Analysis
    • Chutework and Ductwork Design
    • Ventilation System Balancing and Testing
    • Primary and Secondary Dust and Fume Collection
    • High Temperature Furnace Hood Design
    • Wet and Dry Dust Control