Pulse
11-16-2012, 01:34 PM
I have some questions before building my first turf scrubber prototype. Hopefully I can get some good answers here because I do not have a lot of free time for research.
I am wondering if anyone has any scientific research showing how much more productive systems with pulsing water are? I have seen people explain why pulsing water is advantageous but never anyone who could site any sources. I would assume air circulation around the screen would be necessary to get the full benefit of a pulsing system. I have a neat design for a pulsing water pump that would produce a much less turbulent flow then a dump bucket without putting extra wear and tear on your pump by switching it on and off, but it is somewhat difficult to make without injection molding. Should I hold on with developing that and sell add on units later, or is it worth it to develop that before I start marketing the scrubbers?
I also have a question about slot width. It seems like a wider slot would be better, especially if there where a 3/4" long hard plastic "skirt" to help control the water and keep algae out of the slot? Can anyone tell me what happens if the slot is too wide? Somewhat related, how far does the glass need to be from the screen? Is there a problem with algae build-up on the glass? How difficult is it to clean the algae that does grow? I would like to make the unit as a slim as possible. What happens if the water touches the glass?
I am wondering if anyone has any scientific research showing how much more productive systems with pulsing water are? I have seen people explain why pulsing water is advantageous but never anyone who could site any sources. I would assume air circulation around the screen would be necessary to get the full benefit of a pulsing system. I have a neat design for a pulsing water pump that would produce a much less turbulent flow then a dump bucket without putting extra wear and tear on your pump by switching it on and off, but it is somewhat difficult to make without injection molding. Should I hold on with developing that and sell add on units later, or is it worth it to develop that before I start marketing the scrubbers?
I also have a question about slot width. It seems like a wider slot would be better, especially if there where a 3/4" long hard plastic "skirt" to help control the water and keep algae out of the slot? Can anyone tell me what happens if the slot is too wide? Somewhat related, how far does the glass need to be from the screen? Is there a problem with algae build-up on the glass? How difficult is it to clean the algae that does grow? I would like to make the unit as a slim as possible. What happens if the water touches the glass?