D.S.I. Wind Screen Systems are used in a variety of applications as a measure to lower ambient air velocities thus reducing the amount of airborne particulate from many types of sources. These sources typically include material stockpiles, stackout conveyors, truck, rail or loader dump pockets, vibrating screens, grizzlies, conveyor transfer points and load out silos.
Many times Wind Screen Systems are used in conjunction with D.S.I. fogging systems to help the agglomeration and settling of dust by controlling and containing the dust/fog mixture at a fog application point.
Wind Screen Systems work better than a solid structure in the above applications, because of the fabrics specially designed porosity. Approximately 30% of the ambient air will go though the fabric helping to equalize the pressure differential from one side of the fabric to the other.
Solid structures generally have openings for equipment access, dumping or stacking activities. These open areas can be great sources of dust creation by allowing air to move from a high to low pressure area, increasing velocities and the amount of airborne particulate.