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Basic Handling of Molasses For Ships

1. When pumping molasses, use a large pump and piping to avoid friction issues. 2. Inspect and clean the storage area before loading and keep it filled with fresh water. 3. Load molasses carefully to prevent air and ensure it does not ferment by keeping the receiving temperature high. 4. Use heaters specifically for molasses to avoid crystallization and pass molasses easily through coiled tubes.

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Basic Handling of Molasses For Ships

1. When pumping molasses, use a large pump and piping to avoid friction issues. 2. Inspect and clean the storage area before loading and keep it filled with fresh water. 3. Load molasses carefully to prevent air and ensure it does not ferment by keeping the receiving temperature high. 4. Use heaters specifically for molasses to avoid crystallization and pass molasses easily through coiled tubes.

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Basic handling of molasses with Framo Cargo Pumping System.

1. Pump size to be bigger than 4 (SD100, SVS4 etc.), which by itself not fit for this purpose due to pipe friction. The bigger pump and piping the better it is. 2. Check cofferdam prior to loading and carry out repairs, if necessary. Clean the cofferdam and fill with fresh water. 3. Load molasses carefully to avoid any air entering the cargo. Observe that the cargo does not have any ongoing fermentation, of same reason. Also, make sure that the receiving temperature is highest possible. 4. Use of deck mounted heaters must be specific for heating molasses. Surface temperature is important to avoid crystallization of the cargo, generally hot water is used. Also the bundle must be of the type that will allow easy passage of molasses, coiled tube nest is not recommended. 5. Operate cargo pumps carefully. Make sure cofferdam is water filled before attempting operation. Start with a low speed, and gradually increase, as long as you make sure that the discharge rate increases in the same rate. Over-speed will cause heat build-up around shaft seals, instant gluing and damage of shaft seals and seal arrangement. 6. The use of booster requires monitoring of its suction pressure, which must always be positive. Start the cargo pumps before starting the booster and adjust the booster!s speed only as you have ensured positive suction pressure. 7. Basic discharge rates will, of course, be altered from the design based on water. Normally, you will find that the discharge rate will drop to 10-25% of design and similar on the maximum head obtainable. These figures will, of course, change with the properties of the molasses, but will be good for estimated discharge time. 8. Always adjust the main hydraulic pressure in accordance with the required pressure. Most likely the cargo pumps will need less than maximum to operate optimally. This will save you energy, as well as improved lifetime cost on the system. Oil temperature will stabilize better and provide a better lubrication. Hope that above will give you the necessary information to go into this business. Keep in mind that we are available with experienced service engineers, as well as additional equipment, if needed.

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