Ameram Aeromixers
Ameram have been designing and producing Aeromixers since 1994. Over the years Ameram have gained invaluable experience regarding air mixing which they have used to design the system as it is today. During this time Ameram have constantly reviewed the design and its components to produce what is now the most efficient and reliable slurry mixer available. To date, over 500 systems have been installed in the UK and Ireland.
The Aeromixer
- Maintains slurry in an homogenous state
- Reduces odour during storage and spreading
- Reduces ammonia emissions
- Reduces hydrogen sulphide emissions
- Reduces methane emissions
- Produces slurry with uniform nutrient content
- Reduces pathogens
- Encourages quicker grass re-growth
- Is economical to run
- Is kinder to beneficial soil life
- Has no moving parts in contact with slurry
- Is suitable for new or existing above or below ground tanks and lagoons
- 5 year extendable warranty available
Low-rate intermittent slurry aeration is considered to be one of the best ways of keeping slurry in an optimum condition for spreading without the need for extensive mixing which can be very costly in terms of man-hours and diesel.
Compressed air is injected into the slurry in defined areas, one area at a time, via non-return valves. The action of the bubble rising to the surface physically agitates the slurry and allows oxygen to be introduced by diffusion, both from the bubbles and from the atmosphere at the constantly changing slurry surface.
The introduction of oxygen discourages the growth of anaerobic bacteria which are responsible for the production of methane and the obnoxious odours associated with volatile fatty acids. Methane is a greenhouse gas which is 21 times more 'potent' than CO2 - reducing the quantity emitted from stored slurry can only be seen as a positive step. Odour reduction during storage and spreading will help to keep your neighbours happy! As pathogens such as E.coli and Salmonella spp. occur in anaerobic conditions slurry which has been aerated will be safer for livestock and humans.
Trials carried out in Ireland by AFBI and Teagasc have shown that air mixing, using the Aeromixer enables safer slurry mixing within occupied buildings. Slurry, which has been mixed by low-rate intermittent slurry aeration, does not require extensive mixing prior to removal as it is always in the optimum condition for pumping. You must still, however, follow reasonable safety precautions.
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