Thanks guys,
I found a performance curve for my pump. As far as I can tell, Thomsen doesn't publish full-range charts and I have never seen a chart for the Boumatic milk pump that is often used in daries. This one has a set of head vs flow curves for different sized impellers. I can convert...
Also...to LittleInch, you are correct that it takes 6 1/2 hours to fill the truck. The large dairies have dispensed with the bulk milk tank with cooling capability and have gone to direct-load into trucks. The trucking company backs the tanker up to a hole with a foam seal around it in the...
I need to respond to a couple of your comments, guys:
So...Artisi, would you say that accurate control of a morphine pump in a hospital is "too complicated and expensive" because it is a 1/400th horsepower pump? What does the size of the pump have to do with the accuracy or value of the...
Thanks to everyone, especially LittleInch, for answering. I think I see what to do, but want to post a response to you all to see if I understand what you have been saying. First, a little more clarification as to my installation. I left out some details earlier because I did not think they...
Hello guys, I have searched high and low for clues to my problem and can't seem to get help. I have a centrifugal pump controlled by a VFD. The pump transfers milk from one tank to another through a milk-to-water and milk-to-glycol heat exchanger. The liquid levels in the two tanks are...
