Splitters

In many industrial facilities, you'll find splitters.

They are devices designed to redirect product flow, in a way very similar to valves - but in this case, they are usually designed to work with bulk solids.

When building relationships around a splitter, it's well worth considering what the function of your splitter actually is.

Generally, there are two major types.

Diversion splitters simply take the incoming product and send it to different places. The product in the splitter doesn't change at all - it just directs it differently. They are usually activated because a piece of downstream equipment requires more product.

Classification splitters are used to divert different kinds of product from a single line.

In this case, the splitter is sending Product A to one location, and Product B to another.

Diversion splitters will usually have one relationship going in, and the same relationship going in out in every direction - if water goes in, then water goes out.

Classification splitters should have multiple relationships going in, and each one continuing downstream in a different direction. For example, 'Dense Product' and 'Dilute Product' can go into the asset from one source, but the dense product will head to a different tank to the dilute product.