

Peristaltic Waveform Smoothing
Florite International has now incorporated smoothing functionality into its microcomputer-based, programmable instrumentation when encountering Peristaltic waveforms.
Biologically speaking, peristalsis is the process of moving solids through the human gastrointestinal tract. The involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles, starting at the esophagus, creates wavelike movements that act to push food forward through the digestive system. Manufacturing often requires a similar method to move particulates, solids or viscous liquids through discrete points of a given process.
Peristaltic Pumps
The rolling action of a peristaltic pump is used in the Food & Beverage industry for juice production, where solid waste (skins or peels) would clog up a conventional pump. The positive displacement of the peristaltic pump continues to apply pressure, pushing the solid component forward. Peristaltic Pumps are also used in industries such as water and wastewater, mining, chemical, printing

Ultimately, it made the most sense to apply a filter to smooth out the erroneous waveforms. Similar to how an audio filter removes the hiss of a recording but leaves the music intact, the peristaltic filter doesn?t alter the measured fluid or gas. By keeping the oscilloscope in a narrow frequency range, we were able to stay within 1-2 seconds of suppression.
Do your manufacturing processes utilize Peristaltic or Dosing Pumps?
Are you unable to measure flow rates with sufficient accuracy? Florite?s Peristaltic Filter solution could be the answer you?ve been looking for. If you currently use peristaltic pumps in your applications and are experiencing erroneous waveforms, click here to contact us directly.
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Smoothing with Peristaltic Waveforms
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