What is the formula to calculate the gallons of sap in X size of tubing by the foot? Thanks
Tubing calculation
What is the formula to calculate the gallons of sap in X size of tubing by the foot? Thanks
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
2024- 3750 taps 1384 made.
https://www.calculator.net/volume-calculator.html
Volume of a cylinder. Radius is half the diameter.
5/16 radius is 5/32 = 0.15625
3/16 radius is 3/32 = 0.09375
Just remember that sap in tubing has gas bubbles in between it. Sap in your mainline should never be full if it's on a good grade.
I used the above calculations for my 700' and 800' pumplines though and its accurate. 18 gallons of sap weighs around 150 lbs!
Hope this helps,
Ben
'12 15 jugs - Steam pans
'17 125 3/16 - 18" x 72" drop flue on homemade arch
'18 240 3/16 - Deer Run 125
'19 450 3/16 - Converted RO to electric/added a membrane
'20 600 3/16 - Maple Pro 2x6 Raised Flue, added AOF/AUF
'21 570 3/16 - Built steam hood, Smoky Lake filter press
'22 800 3/16 - Upgraded RO to 4 4x40
'23 500 3/16 - Re-plumbed RO, new "Guzzler"
'24 500 3/16 - Steam Away, DIY 8x40 RO
If your tubing is full (only possible with a wet/dry system) you need larger tubing.
Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Thanks, I was trying to calculate what size tank I'd need in my pump house to gather back flow.
Remember to keep on ticking while the sap is dripping.
2016- 50 buckets. Made 4 gallons.
2022- 3750 taps + Smartrek! Made 1300 gallons.
2023- 3750 taps after removing a pump house and connected two woods. Made 800 gallons.
2024- 3750 taps 1384 made.
Not sure if this is helpful at this point but this is the formula I came up with:
# of gallons = [pi*(d/24)2*x]/0.134
d is tubing diameter in inches
x is length of tubing in feet
.134 is conversion factor between cubic feet and gallons
60ish taps on buckets
D&G Sportsman 18x63
Turbo RB15 RO Bucket
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