Thanks for the replies. My original design did incorporate a holding tank to pump the recirculated water to. This allows me to capture water even during the conveyor off time and will give me greater flexibility in how much water I choose to re-circulate. I will also have a municipal water...
I currently have a water header over a waste conveyor and I'm looking for ways to reduce water usage. This header is ~600 feet of 3" schedule 80 pipe suspended above the conveyor. Along the 600' length are 3/4" drops (approximately 20 of them) that put water into the conveyor. There are no...