| Muck & Slurry
Bauer Turbomix provides slurry mixing efficiency
Homogenising solids that have settled out in slurry lagoons by mixing them with the liquid fraction to create a slurry for spreading of ideal consistency is a job that typically takes power and time to complete.
W ith Bauer’ s Turbomix MTXH pto-driven mixer, power efficiency was a key priority for the engineers who developed the machine, together with a durable driveline for minimum service requirements over a long working life.
They came up with a blade shape and guard ring combination that tests have shown works well in the power-efficiency stakes.
Comparative tests at research centres in Austria, where Bauer manufactures its slurry pump and mixer range, the Turbomix MTXH recorded the lowest power consumption for homogenising slurry, converting pto power into thrust more effectively than other slurry mixers tested.
The guard ring surrounding the 600mm diameter mixing assembly is shaped to channel the flow of material over the‘ propeller’ and so optimise the chopping performance of the three sharpededged overlapping blades.
These are driven by a shaft housed in a 120mm x 120mm square section tube made from 4mm galvanised steel that contains multiple shaft support bearings and is filled with oil for guaranteed constant lubrication.
Different blade variations are available to suit the storage situation, with so-called‘ pushing’ blades considered best for incorporating surface crust, while the‘ pulling’ blades are most efficient for mixing of solids and liquids.
Both types of blade are available on 4m, 5m and 6m shafts designed to work effectively in storage facilities of 1000-1400cu m, whether outdoor lagoons or underground tanks beneath slatted concrete floors.
An‘ L’ version with larger diameter blades and a reinforced tube in four lengths from 7m to 10m is also available for big storage lagoons.
The tractor three-point linkage mounted device has two hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the mixer’ s cranked frame and the geometry is such that the Turbomix is used to mix the contents of an underfloor tank, a
The Bauer Turbomix MTXH is a heavy duty slurry mixer with a robust
120mm square tube housing the propeller shaft. small opening no more than 80cm square is needed to slot the shaft and mixing blades into position.
A third cylinder can be fitted as an option to tilt the shaft to further simplify the process of positioning the high-capacity mixer.
The Turbomix MTXH is part of an extensive range of slurry pumping and mixing equipment built to high quality and performance standards by Bauer.
Submersible and high-capacity screw pumps, long-shaft pumps for mixing and filling spreaders, and high output centrifugal pumps are among the products available, along with a range of screw separators that divide slurries for optimum storage, handling and field application of their liquid and solids fractions.
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