Liquiphant With Open Bent Fork Prevents Solid Particles From Sticking Between Tines In Sugar-Water Mix

By Endress Hauser, Inc.

Two Liquiphants are used to control a pump in a sugar-water mixer. To prevent agglomerated sugar from sticking between the tines and blocking fork vibration, the tines have been bent open with a special tool.

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Description of application
The pump control is installed in a batch control continuous system. Granular sugar is conveyed by an auger from a rail car. The sugar is mixed with water by a propeller mixer in a small hopper. After several minutes of mixing, the pump is activated and the product is pumped to a storage tank.