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Tractorsport Flowbench Forum Archive • View topic - Manometers - Selection, application, etc...

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Orifice Style bench discussions

Postby bruce » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:52 pm

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Postby thomasvaught-1 » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:40 pm

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Postby jfholm » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:01 pm

We have discussed at some length what fluid to use in our manometers. MMO at sg of .826 or DOT 5 silicone brake fluid at .989 ? I think or water at 1.00.

Here are some things I have noticed when using Ed's spreadsheet to calculate the Dp of the orifice you are using in your bench. The Dp gets higher with the SG being higher for the fluid you use, that is also a given as you have to suck harder to get the fluid to rise in the manometer the same distance as a lighter SG fluid.

So if you used a fluid that has a higher SG and your Dp of your orifice is higher that means you can use smaller orifices in your bench to get a higher CFM reading when using the same inclined manometer. As an example with my manometer, id on the tubing is .250" and the reservoir id is 1.430", 12" rise with MMO the Dp is 10.82 and with the DOT 5 the Dp is 12.96

So with MMO a 300 cfm orifice would need to be 2.615" diameter and with DOT 5 a 300 cfm orifice would need to be 2.499" diameter. This may help on the exhaust flow accuracy where the orifice is getting close to the size of the hole in the divider between the chambers. With the higher SG fluids you can use a smaller orfice.

I am even considering a heavier fluid for the manometer.

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Postby jfholm » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:59 am

Has anyone that is using water in their manometers used the anti-spotting agent/Dry liquid for dishwashers added to the water? It seems to make the water run off the dishes when washing to keep them from spotting. I was wondering if anything like that would work?

Maybe I could coat the inside of my manometer tubing and reservoirs with RainX? :D

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Postby 86rocco1 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:09 am

Somebody gave me some surfactant that's used in the preparation of commercial grade dishwasher liquid, it's called Plurafac SLF-18 made by BASF. It's non-foaming and it seems to reduce the surface tension of the water a fair bit, it hasn't seen much use but so far so good.

As far as dishwasher drying/rising agents go, try it out, maybe make a manometer out of some scrap tubing just to see if you like how the liquid behaves.
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Postby slracer » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:05 pm

Ed, I just took a look at the website for Plurafac and they have an "advisory" posted about keeping it warm.



Have you had any problems?

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Postby 86rocco1 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:42 pm

It just gets cloudy when it's cold, doesn't seem to affect the product otherwise and it clears right up again when you warm it.
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Postby Colby » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:53 am

400 seems alitle high,ie got an account with dwyer ill see what $$$ i can get you one for.PM me if your intrested
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Postby 49-1183904562 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:53 pm

See the Pts-DM has the Surfactant built in :p
No SG Problem,
No wetting agents,
No Expensive fluids to get blown on the shop floor,
No conversion scales.
Must i go on?

Sorry guys I could not help myself.

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Postby msj442 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:20 pm

i didnt have to experience these joys of manometers as i went with the pts dm. it is an amazing product,affordable,and simple. thats the best thing.

jmo,max :D
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Postby Tony » Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:49 pm

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Postby jfholm » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:07 pm

But that is how I get my heads to flow a lot of air, I tilt the bench :;):

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