Summary of the usage of density in Terminal Management TMX and associated software.
Density is an important property of Bulk Products in Terminal Management TMX. Density is used to convert from a product's measured weight to a volume. Accurate measure of density is important as even small errors can lead to issues with a Bulk Product over- or under-delivering.
Density is used when orders are made in a unit of volume such as gallons or cubic feet. It also makes the system volume aware which is important so that fill limits can be respected on mixers, weigh-tanks, and transports. Being aware of products with vastly different densities can prevent overfilling, spilling, or control circuit interrupts.
If accurate densities cannot be found, running a system exclusively on weight units is recommended.
Missing densities (densities set to zero) may result loadout software reporting errors such as "Could not convert Pounds to Gallons". Densities should be entered or the order updated to use only weight units.
This assumes the use of meters or scales calibrated to a weight unit. If using pulse meters, which are calibrated to a volume unit, volume units should be used to run the system.
Information on updating densities can be found here
Further Reading
Maintaining Products in Terminal Management TMX
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