Membrane pumps are ideal for spraying and weed control of agricultural products such as grains, vegetables, orchards, vineyards and olive groves.
In fact, the main benefits of their use in agriculture include excellent running and self- absorption, good dry running, and mechanical and chemical resistance to chemicals.
The main feature that distinguishes the membrane pump from other types of volumetric piston pumps is that it has an elastic separation element between the mechanical components and the liquid transfer, separate the pumping chamber and transfer. This prevents the liquid from coming into contact with mechanical components and oil, which could cause serious damage to the pump. Regardless of the liquid to be pumped and the use of this liquid, the purpose of using a membrane pump is to transmit the liquid from a lower point to a higher point.
However, there are several parameters that make the difference in performance between one pump and another. For agricultural use, for example, pump pressure and flow rate needs special attention for two power-related factors for spraying machines. Once we determine the pressure and flow rate we need, we can monitor the power required to run our pump.
Some of the many and varied performance parameters closely related to physics concepts are as follows;
- Flow rate
- Head
- Pressure
- Power
- Speed
- Pressure drop
- Output
- Positive net suction head
