I now work in an industry where I am asked to design storage bins for food products and by products, etc. I often encounter a situation where I have to add a part in these bins that is going to have to support the weight of the product on top. A good example is a "turkey roost" which serves to...
Does anyone of a suggestion on how to estimate the flow of water through a perforated screen? I have a slowly rotating drum (1.2 rpm) 30" in diameter. I want to know how much water I can flow through it from the inside out. I will be pumping into it but it will drain by gravity flow. Any help...
Could anyone point me to the design and/or OSHA requirements for a lifting frame? It is a gantry design made of stainless tube steel. It has one purpose and that is to lift a hinged section of conveyor out of the water for inspection. There are no trollies on this frame, just a fixed lifting...
I am employed by a company that is producing a tank to be used to remove mud from water in food processing plants in areas where they wash the product after it comes from the cellar or field. The tank capacity is around 1700 gallons. The concept is that the bottom of the tank is conical and has...
I have a lifting application that I am helping with. I have been taught that in general it is bad practice to rig something using a hook in a hole drilled through a plate. This is due to the large contact stresses at the edges of the hole. A better alternative is using a shackle so that you have...
Does anybody know of a facility that can performance test a heat exchanger? The heat exchanger type is basically a tube bundle between two heads that is submerged in water for cooling hydraulic fluid. It is not a shell and tube heat exchanger. I would like to have the heat exchanger tested at...
I have a threaded joint that I would like to make self locking. Neither the male or female portion of the joint is a standard fastener, meaning I can't just go out and buy a self locking fastener. I don't want to use an anaerobic locking compound. I have considered drilling the male threads and...
Can anyone recommend an industrial adhesive or sealant for installing a key into a slot? The key is a shear key for a hydraulic cylinder that will operate submerged in sea water. The slot is in a steel deck and the key is CRES 316. Since the fit between the key and the slot is tight (.000" -...
I have a spline on a hydraulic motor that is a Flat-Root Side Fit per ANSI B92.1, 30 degree pressure angle. I am using the motor to drive a chain drive. The sprocket is a double sprocket that has two set screws, 90 degrees apart to secure it to the shaft. This is a low cycle, high torque, slow...
