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FTM50 in Blockage Detection in Corn Conveyor
on Top of Silo- Renewable Fuels
Soliphant FTM50 is used to detect blockage in ethanol processing
Corn conveyor Ethanol is Ethanol is added
on top of silo processed from corn to automobile gasoline
Soliphant FTM50 is used to detect
blockage in corn conveyor. Set to High
Level alarm (max detection) it causes
the conveying process to stop before the
whole lines to the top of the 125ft silos
are clogged. Thus, the tuning fork
instrument reduces plant maintenance
costs.
Customer Profile
Ethanol plant in the Midwest.
Ethanol plants produce automotive gas
substitutes using a variety of feedstock thus
helping the energy economy become more
independent from crude oil-based products.
The most common processes use corn as a
feed stock.
Local Ethanol production provides a benefit
to agriculture (farmers) by stimulating the
rural communities which produce corn and
other starch crops beyond food production.
80% of all revenue generated by an ethanol
facility is spent within a 50 mile radius of the
plant, thereby creating substantial pockets of
rural economic development.
Application description
Soliphant point level detection instruments
are used in the whole “dry” side of the
Ethanol plant from storage silos to the
grinding process.
Here, the Soliphant set to “max detection”
(High Level alarm) is used to detect the
presence of corn in the upper part of a
conveyor on top of a silo to indicate a
clogging of the conveyor line.
• Product: corn
• Conveyor: 20ft x 20ft
• Silo heights: 125ft (38m)
• Outdoor installation
In case the tuning fork sensor trips the
conveying process can be stopped before the
whole conveyor line is clogged. Since these
point level measurement points reduce the
maintenance costs of the plants, Soliphant
tuning forks are installed in all conveyor
lines.
No moving parts and calibration free
In comparison to other bulk solids point level
measuring technologies the tuning fork does
not consist of moving parts and does not
need to be calibrated.
Instrument description:
Soliphant is a rugged level switch for use in
silos containing fine-grained and powdery
solids, including those with very low bulk
densities. The various versions ensure it can
be used in a wide range of applications,
including explosion hazardous areas.
Typical applications include grain, flour, milk
powder, cocoa, sugar, animal feed, washing
powders, dyes, chalk plaster, and cement.
Measuring principle
A piezoelectric drive excites the tuning fork
of the Soliphant to its resonance frequency. If
medium covers the vibrating rod, the rod's
vibrating amplitude changes (the vibration is
damped). Soliphant's electronics compare the
actual amplitude with a target value and
indicates whether the tuning fork is vibrating
freely or whether it is covered by medium.
For more information contact:
Endress+Hauser, Inc.
317-535-7138
www.us.endress.com
Corn storage silo in ethanol plant
Soliphant in blockage detection in corn conveyor
Soliphant installed in corn conveyor
Soliphant FTM 50 tuning fork
point level detection in bulk solids
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Endress+Hauser, Inc.
2350 Endress Place
Greenwood, IN 46143
Tel. 317-535-7138
Sales 888-ENDRESS
Service 800-642-8737 Fax 317-535-8498 [email protected] www.us.endress.com
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