Steel and stainless steel cage for dust collector
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Pulse-jet style baghouses are designed to utilize fabric filter bags with internal support structures commonly referred to as cages. Cages provide a means of holding the filter bag open during the particulate collection cycle. Cages must be strong to withstand the pressure from the filter bag exerted during the particulate collection cycle.

Additionally, cages must be selected with the proper structure design to conform to the fabric requirements. Gas stream chemistry will determine whether special metals or special coatings will be required to reduce or eliminate corrosion to the cages' metal surfaces. Cage sizes, both length and diameter, can be crucial to the success or failure of the filter bag.

The strongest filter bag cage for pulse-jet baghouses is known as the "rigid wire" cage. It is designed to provide uniform support to the overall length of the fabric filter, utilizing "stringer" wires that are equally spaced around the circumference of the cage. Each stringer wire is then welded to support rings that are spaced along the length of the cage. The diameter of these rings plus the wire gauge of the stringers determines the overall diameter of the cage. Special cage tops, such as roll band and roll flange styles, are also welded to the stringer wires; thereby developing a strong internal assembly from which to attach the cage and filter bag to the baghouse tubesheet. The cage bottom is either interlocked to a stringer ring or welded to the stringers. Either method is equally sufficient for support.