Fluid Dynamics

Alfa Laval SRU rotary lobe pump

Lobe pumps provide reliability

By Rick Pendrous

Alfa Laval SRU rotary lobe pumps have been engineered to provide reliable performance, trouble-free operation and good energy efficiency for demanding applications in the dairy, food and beverage sectors.

Ice cream production has benefited from research into its structure and flow

Fluids technology helps to mix it up

By Rick Pendrous

Many food manufacturers are missing out on the latest advances in fluids engineering, which help improve throughput, while enhancing the stability of products, according to an expert in the field.

Smart lifting and slowdown with new pallet truck

Smart lifting and slowdown with new pallet truck

A new pedestrian powered pallet truck has been introduced by Yale Europe Materials Handling, which is said to offer enhanced productivity capabilities and a smoother and more efficient operator experience.

Vegetable producer's new pump's attractive advantages

More slurry flow, fewer blockages

AB Produce supplies prepared vegetables to the food wholesale, retail, catering and processing sectors. It decided to install a third EZstrip cake pump from Nov Mono when it was having problems with its system of screw augers, steel collection bins, macerators...

Model behaviour

Model behaviour

By Michelle Knott

Everything from simple physical models to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are being used to better understand the mixing process, as Michelle Knott discovers

Equipment that likes it and lumps it

Equipment that likes it and lumps it

By Michelle Knott

Manufacturers often handle a mixture of solids in viscous sauces. And, as Michelle Knott discovers, they don't want pumping systems that convert everything into a gloopy pulp

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