Float Calculation

Figure 1: Free Body Diagram of Lever Arm

Abstract

In the fall semester of 2009, Non-linear Chemical Doser team developed a Mathcad file to help operators determine the float parameters given a non-linear doser lever arm. For our prototype, we calculated that our float needs to weigh 4.95 lbs with a diameter of 6 inches and 4 inches of thickness.

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