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  1. MixerDude

    Worm Wheel gearbox - Pressure build up

    You could use a small expansion tank in one of the reducer fill/vent holes. As the box heats up the small diaphram in the expansion tank would absorb the expanding air then as it cools it will go back in the box.
  2. MixerDude

    Tug-O-War

    use a long air cylinder and precharge it. it will act as a spring and if you put flow controls in both ports you can control the bounce.
  3. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    Thanks for the response. It has been a while since this has been resolved but I am still interested in the subject for future dsafety and sales. We made the decision not to risk being in this plant so we have since taken back the mixer in question because of our safety concerns. 2 months...
  4. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    Pumping out these tanks and leaving them fairly clean is a service that our customer offers to thier's. The fact that our aggitator design does such a good job at suspending all of the solids in these "hotdog" tanks is why they want to use it. They agitate the tank for a while then...
  5. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    We have a lot of experiene with this mixer and the customer actually has already been using it for this application. We just recently found out they were operating it in an explosive environment and insisted that they return it to us for retrofitting. It works better than anything else they...
  6. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    Additional information: The impeller operates in a draft tube. The fluid can contain stray metal parts that can currently get trapped between the prop and the tube. The concern is that a trapped part could generate enough heat to ignite the rail car if the prop isn't fully submerged in the...
  7. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    My company has just been asked to supply our mixer for agitating sludge in a waste fuel rail car for offloading. The tank may contain any combination of very volatile fuels including Benzene, Acetone, Toluene, diesel, and more generic fuels as well as waste from paint shops which could include...
  8. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    My company has just been asked to supply our mixer for agitating sludge in a waste fuel rail car for offloading. The tank may contain any combination of very volatile fuels including Benzene, Acetone, Toluene, diesel, and more generic fuels as well as waste from paint shops which could include...
  9. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    My company has just been asked to supply our mixer for agitating sludge in a waste fuel rail car for offloading. The tank may contain any combination of very volatile fuels including Benzene, Acetone, Toluene, diesel, and more generic fuels as well as waste from paint shops which could include...
  10. MixerDude

    Explosion Proofing Mechanical Mixer in Waste Fuel Recovery

    My company has just been asked to supply our mixer for agitating sludge in a waste fuel rail car for offloading. The tank may contain any combination of very volatile fuels including Benzene, Acetone, Toluene, diesel, and more generic fuels as well as waste from paint shops which could include...
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