In the food industry, starch silos are a common storage device used to store and handle starchy materials. To ensure the stability and safety of the production process, accurate measurement of starch silos is essential. Radar level meters, as a high-precision measuring device, are widely used in the measurement of starch silos.
First, let’s learn about starch silos. A starch silo is a cylindrical storage tank, usually made of stainless steel or concrete. Its main function is to store starch materials, such as corn starch, potato starch and so on.
In the production process, starch materials enter the silo through the inlet, go through a series of processing and treatment, and are finally transported to downstream equipment or packaging lines through the outlet. In order to accurately measure the height and volume of materials in the starch silo, we need to use high-precision measuring equipment.
A radar level meter is just the right measuring device for this purpose. Radar level meter is based on the principle of radar waves, by transmitting high frequency electromagnetic waves to the surface of the material and receiving the reflected signal to measure the height and volume of the material.
Its advantages are non-contact measurement, high accuracy, high reliability and the ability to adapt to a variety of harsh working conditions.
Next, we understand the application of radar level meters in starch silo measurement through two actual cases.
Case 1: In the production process of corn starch, the starch silo is used to store corn raw materials and processed corn starch. Through the use of a radar level meter, we can monitor the liquid level of corn starch in the silo in real-time, and adjust the rate of feeding and discharging according to the change in liquid level to ensure the stability and continuity of production.
At the same time, the radar level meter can also provide an alarm function, when the liquid level height exceeds or is lower than the preset value, it will send out an alarm in time to prevent the overflow or empty silo accident.
Case 2: In the production of potato starch, the radar level meter also plays an important role. The production process of potato starch is complex, including potato cleaning, crushing, separation, refining, and other processes. In the production process, the starch silo is used to store potato slurry and refined potato starch.
Through the real-time monitoring of the radar level meter, we can understand the height and volume of the liquid level of potato starch in the silo, to control the flow of materials and the operating status of the processing equipment, to ensure the smooth progress of production.
A radar level meter plays an important role in the measurement of the starch silos, it can provide high-precision measurement results, and real-time monitoring of liquid level height and volume changes, for the stability and safety of the production process to provide a strong guarantee.