In designing, the saltation VELOCITY is USED as a basis for CHOOSING the design gas velocity in a pneumatic conveying SYSTEM. Usually, the saltation gas velocity is multiplied by a factor, which is dependent on the nature of the solids, to arrive at a design gas velocity.

For example: the saltation velocity factor for fine particles MAY be about 2.5 while the factor could be as high as five for course particles such as soybeans could.

In designing, the saltation velocity is used as a basis for choosing the design gas velocity in a pneumatic conveying system. Usually, the saltation gas velocity is multiplied by a factor, which is dependent on the nature of the solids, to arrive at a design gas velocity.

For example: the saltation velocity factor for fine particles may be about 2.5 while the factor could be as high as five for course particles such as soybeans could.