 Equaply® Anhydrous Delivery System |
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THE aNH3 EQUAPLY® ANHYDROUS DELIVERY SYSTEM |
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LARGE BARS, HIGH RATES, AND SWATH CONTROL ARE CUTTING EDGE! Enter a truly new idea aNH3.Company's most important invention, the Liquimatic™ ammonia gas separator (U.S. Patent 7,096,802). This Liquimatic™ separator obsoletes conventional heat exchangers, its prime advantage being elimination of the heat exchanger coolant stream which unbalances distribution. Anhydrous heat exchangers have a practical limit of about 25 gpm per exchanger. A Liquimatic™ separator can handle rates in excess of 80 gpm. No existing heat exchanger can do that. aNH3 Company's Equaply® two heat exchanger system has an upper limit of 50 gpm, for example. Anhydrous from the tank to the Liquimatic™ separator is a mixture of liquid and gas. Assuming one psig of pressure loss in the line, the volume percent of gas is 45% (65% liquid). This mixture goes in the bottom of the separator tower and encounters a weir. The weir diverts gas upward while the liquid goes over the weir and down to the tower outlet. Gas collects in the head space of the tower, lowering the liquid level. A level sensor switch opens a solenoid valve on top of the tower, allowing gas to exit. As gas leaves, liquid rises, turning off the switch to the solenoid valve. There is a small head pressure of liquid in the tower, assuring that liquid leaving the bottom of the tower is below saturation pressure and not boiling. Therefore, a flowmeter after the tower sees pure liquid and reads correctly. Similarly, our Hypro centrifugal pump, fed by the tower, operates smoothly. aNH3 Equaply® units are the ONLY anhydrous ammonia systems which can provide row equality with GPS based control systems. TO READ HOW THE EQUAPLY® WORKS, CLICK HERE Row equality demands custom applicators to do the math on how much money our units can save them, and to learn the application speed of the Liquimatic™ tower / Hypro pump combo.Other standard features of Equaply® units are of great help with GPS guided application. These include the use of a centrifugal pump to maintain rate in cold weather and our Gauge Panel which monitors individual row equality. With the Gauge Panel you can tell at a glance when a line is plugged. Anhydrous ammonia application does not need to slow down when the temperature is below freezing. |
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| FOR ISSUES ABOUT VAPOR, INJECTION AND ORIFICES, CLICK HERE | ||||
It is time to put to rest the controversy regarding what comes out of an anhydrous opener, vapor or liquid? It is a matter of scientific fact that anhydrous ammonia liquid at atmospheric pressure is at -28°F. When liquid anhydrous loses pressure going through an orifice, it immediately flashes into a mix of vapor and liquid. The percentage of vapor is dependent on the temperature in the nurse tank. THE ONLY WAY TO INJECT PURE LIQUID IS TO COOL THE NURSE TANK TO -28°F. |
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| INSTALLATION | ||||
The aNH3 Equaply® system is unitized for easy installation on your toolbar. To install, you simply bolt assemblies on to your tool bar. All major piping has already been done. Hook up the hydraulic lines from your tractor to the pump motor. Hook up plastic hoses to the knives and their pressure gauges. Hook up the line to your nurse tank and you are ready to apply anhydrous. |
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| ABOUT NURSE TANKS, CLICK HERE. | ||||
| The Equaply® uses a pump to boost pressure and allows you to run full rate with cold anhydrous tanks. But it can't always overcome inadequate piping and hose from the nurse tank. For maximum application rate you may need to make improvements. | ||||
| PLEASE READ ABOUT ANHYDROUS SAFETY |
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WE RECOMMEND FOLLOWING SAFE HANDLING PRACTICES AT ALL TIMES WHEN WORKING WITH NH3. PLEASE MAINTAIN RECOMMENDED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE). SUCH ITEMS INCLUDE CHEMICAL GOGGLES, CHEMICAL GLOVES, A RESPIRATOR AND A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF WATER FOR WASHING EYES OR SKIN. IN THE EVENT OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WITH RELEASE OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF NH3, AN OPERATOR WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO HAVE AN AIR MASK WITH A LARGE ENOUGH AIR TANK TO ALLOW HIM TO EXIT THE TRACTOR CAB. Another safety consideration is to park your rig with the tractor upwind whenever possible. Farmers applying anhydrous ammonia often fail to treat it with fear and respect. Anhydrous NH3 is a very dangerous material. Web sites which discuss safe handling of anhydrous ammonia include:
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