Pumps Reference Materials

Description: Comparison between bladder tank and pump systems. ...

Description: Typical applications for foam pump and balanced pressure systems. ...

Description: Chart for viscosity conversion, including Ford cup, Engler, and kinematic viscosity measurement. ...

Description: Balanced pressure foam systems are normally selected when the flammable liquid hazard to be protected requires a foam / water solution flow rate of 600 LPM or more and a duration of 10 minutes or ...

Description: The City of Charlottetown on Price Edward Island changes from conventional progressive cavity pumps to progressive cavity pumps with SEEPEX's Smart Conveying Technology to increase productivity and ...

Description: Equipment suppliers are on top of their game in designing food safe equipment -- now processors have to do their part too. Mike Dillon, President, SEEPEX Inc., provides commentary. ...

Description: One of the greatest advantages of a progressive cavity (PC) pump is that its flow rate is determined solely from the pump speed. These pumps are unique because their starting torque is often greater ...

Description: Application Engineering Newsletter: Determining pump rotation for Aurora pumps. ...

Description: One of the most important advantages of the mechanical seal is its low leakage rate, resulting in cost savings because of the reduction in lost liquid. ...

Description: The maximum operating temperature for a ball bearing in a pump is the result of a number of factors. ...

Description: Design Advantages of Centerline Supported Casing ...

Description: For more than 12 years (2002-2014), the progressive Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan. has kept detailed records of all repair and maintenance work orders for the 53 duplex ...

Description: Chart illustrating pump flow data. ...

Description: Knowing the specific fluid pumping requirements of an application upfront in the development process is important. Unfortunately many device and system designers neglect to consider the fluid pumping ...

Description: Vibration data for ANSI group pumps. ...

Description: Since the 1970s concern for the environment has become increasingly important in the design of industrial plants. Today this issue is a vital concern in any discussion involving new plants and ...

Description: How gear pumps benefits from using components made of ceramic. ...

Description: One of the main objectives of the City of Hays Treatment Plant is to find ways to conserve energy and more efficient ways of getting the job done, of which SEEPEX was happy to provide a solution. ...

Description: Water pumps installed in developing countries to provide access to clean water often break, forcing families to surface water that can expose them to waterborne diseases. ...

Description: Water aspirators are a common way of creating a low strength vacuum for many standard laboratory applications. Their simple design employs water running through a narrowing tube to create a reduced ...

Description: TWAS can be much harder to mix than primary sludge, leading to disappointment and redesign. Computer simulation combined with a viscous sludge fluid model came to the rescue. ...

Description: Evaporation is one of the most common tasks performed in a chemistry laboratory. But, how do you go about selecting the correct vacuum pump for your rotary evaporator? Or, if you already have a vacuum ...

Description: OneFlow proves a "Perfect Fit" in iconic Key West hotel. ...

Description: Environmentally-conscious family vineyard tackles scale. ...

Description: Read how one hand-powered deep well water pump is effecting communities in Africa. ...

Description: The use of Vaughan's self-priming chopper pump and nozzles upstream of the influent screens is increasing the amount of fecal matter passing through the influent screens, which in turn improves plant ...

Description: Disposable, throw-away products are making raw sewage pumping tougher than ever. ...

Description: Centrifugal chopper pumps in a major lift station put an end to frequent plugging that drove up costs and threatened SSOs. ...

Description: Wipes, Swiffers, and plastics deposited in the incoming lines and then broke loose in storms to overwhelm the old non-clog pumps. ...

Description: Wipes, Swiffers, and plastics deposited in the incoming lines and then broke loose in storms to overwhelm the old non-clog pumps. ...

Description: A European sewage treatment works was experiencing problems with constant blockages and leaking glands. Access difficulties meant that maintenance costs were high. The installation of Vaughan Chopper ...

Description: Washington's Jefferson Street pump station handles the in-flow from six smaller stations. By 2007, the original dry pit submersibles were experiencing plugging due to disposable wipes mixing with rags ...

Description: Poor mechanical seal reliability in the old pumps created serious risks when the sealed lift station was under flood waters. ...

Description: How do you recover from weekly plugging of new, 200 HP submersible sewage pumps? ...

Description: Heavily laden unscreened sewage containing rag and other debris occurring at pumping stations, is acknowledged as being one of the toughest challenges for pumps, particularly when the site is subject ...

Description: The main culprit causing regular pump clogs in the year-round resort community of Big Bear City, Ca. is one that is seen way too often at collection systems across the nation: consumer flushables. ...

Description: Calculate fluid velocity, delivered flow rate, absorbed torque and power for low noise and low pulsation helical gear pumps. ...

Description: Many objectives came into consideration, mainly meeting the governmental laws and regulations affecting drinking water processes. Deciding what type of pump technology to install for water and ...

Description: Progressive-cavity pump made to exact dimensions needed, maintains product integrity. ...

Description: Convincing a major player in the pulp and paper industry to break ranks and install a different kind of MC stock pump wasn't easy, but after nearly a decade of trying, seepex, Inc. accomplished what ...

Description: WATER UTILITIES COULD SAVE TIME AND MONEY IF THEY EMBRACED THE USE OF PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMPS FOR CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS. ...

Description: "We haven't had any problems with the coils since the Spirax Sarco pump traps were installed. I'd say the reduction in maintenance has been the biggest benefit for me,." ...

Description: The enormous need for polymers worldwide emerged a typical problem to polymer plant owners. Although their plants have been designed for a certain capacity, a higher throughput is always requested. ...

Description: Gear pumps for the chemical industry are primarily used in pressurizing and dosing applications. The special designed mixing gear pump marks one of WITTE´s latest developments and opens a great ...

Description: In order to achieve optimal results when extruding biaxially stretched Polyester films, the polymer melt must be fed into the tool very precisely, and, above all, without pulsation. Pumping and ...

Description: Did you know that the instrumentation technician is a better friend to the Pump Reliability Engineer than the vibration analyzer or the Computerized Maintenance Management program? I believe this to ...

Description: Fluoropolymers are virtually inert substances that can withstand high temperatures. These two properties make them ideal for use as coatings to protect metals from corrosive attack. It is important to ...

Description: SETTING AN APPROPRIATE MINIMUM FLOW AVOIDS DAMAGE AND EXCESSIVE OPERATING COSTS. ...

Description: Avoid common mistakes to get the longest life from a rebuilt pump. ...

Description: Combined with a flow meter, the positive-displacement pump accurately meters yeast flow and can reverse directions as well. ...

Description: Seepex and 3M collaborate on innovative pump lining for demanding applications. ...

Description: These pumps do not shear, and they provide consistent flow of fluids of different viscosities. ...

Description: Water treatment plant saves time and money with the right metering pump. ...

Description: Successful food production requires adherence to a number of regulatory standards, such as EC 1935/2004, and eccentric disc pumps help processors satisfy their strict demands ...

Description: Low sheering and self-priming make this technology ideal for chemical, oil and food applications. ...

Description: Ogura Presentation on TX series Hydrogen Blower at the Orlando Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition- November, 2011. ...

Description: A damping coat improves the cabin environment. It is applied to the floors in automobiles to reduce vibration and road noise. Previous methods of manually attaching an asphalt sheet as a sound barrier ...

Description: Wash systems manufacturer Whiting Systems needed a metering pump to meet the demands of the mining and oil markets, and found its solution in Neptune's 7000 Series Mechanical Diaphragm Metering Pump. ...

Description: It can be ironic that a natural resource that took thousands of years of languishing many miles beneath the Earth's surface to transform into a useable energy commodity is now being extracted from the ...

Description: PumpScout and Pumptec Inc are pleased to announce a new partnership that will introduce more pump buyers to Pumptec's high-quality duplex stainless steel plunger pumps. The pump manufacturer is now a ...

Description: The choice of elastomers, rubber parts, in a pump can be very critical to the long-term success of the pump system. Pumptec provides 2 standard choices for their pumps, Buna or Viton. Buna (NBR, ...

Description: Gas production using hydraulic fracturing is growing across the U.S. production fields including the Marcellus, Utica and Huron basins in the east, the Haynesville in the south and the Bakken in the ...

Description: At a power plant site in the U.S., Fuel Tech was cost-effectively and safely reducing slag buildup in multiple coalfired power plant boilers through the use of a proprietary chemical injection ...

Description: The unsung heroes in anaerobic digesters are progressive cavity pumps. They move tons of solid waste, allowing the digester to process biosolids en route to generating electricity and other forms of ...

Description: Dewatored sludge Is conveyed Into a seepex ilve bottom hopper buffer bin that holds 24 hours of product to ensure a consistent supply Is sent to the dryer. The sludge cake is pushed through 80 feet of ...

Description: Frequently Asked Questions for pumps. ...

Description: The most important characteristic of a centrifugal pump is that of converting energy from a source of motion (the motor) first into speed (or kinetic energy) and then into pressure energy. A pump's ...

Description: The design of sealless internal gear pumps makes them an engineered solution for environmentally conscious fluid-handling that lowers maintenance costs and eliminates environmental costs-all of which ...

Description: Single-use quaternary diaphragm pump technology from Quattroflow™ meets the speed-to-market challenges of biologic-based drug manufacturing ...

Description: The need arose in chemical plants for an emergency pump to drain and transfer different solutions of liquids (predominantly a solution of HCl at ambient temperature) and in any case in continuously ...

Description: Figure 1 shows a case information regarding the nature of the liquid not communicated correctly. In particular, information regarding the concentration and temperature of the acid to be handled was ...

Description: A surface treatment shop employing "zero liquid discharge" is a manufacturing shop which does not discharge any waste water into the sewerage or surface waters. Zero Liquid discharge does not mean ...

Description: The chemical universe is one of the most diverse in the global economy. This diversity means that the pumps used in their manufacture, transport, handling and containment must be nimble and ...

Description: Mouvex C-Series Eccentric Disc Pump provides the gentle handling, low shear and minimum pulsation necessary to meet Surly Brewing's demands. ...

Description: This article highlights the pumping technology - specifically, diaphragm metering pumps - that most successfully meets the challenges inherent in most wastewater applications that require the use of ...

Description: Collection operations for universal lubricants' innovative used-oil "re-refinery" receive a boost from Eccentric Disc Pump Technology ...

Description: Synthetic resins play a major role in product production within many industries. Handling resins requires pump technology that will not leak, such as that offered by EnviroGear® Seal-less ...

Description: Water use and conservation is becoming a hot-button issue across the country. This is forcing the use of innovative thinking and the creation of systems that are designed to use our precious water ...

Description: An oil industry processing equipment supplier was experiencing a growing demand among their oil & gas customers for equipment to handle the rigours of transferring drilling mud from the wellhead. Not ...

Description: Mouvex was founded in 1906 when French engineer Andre Petit completed his invention of the eccentric movement pump principle. Mr. Petit's eccentric disc pump technology revolutionized liquid and ...

Description: Mechanically actuated metering pumps improve operational efficiencies and eliminate concerns associated with off gassing in sodium hypochlorite applications. ...

Description: A wastewater pump's throughlet size is frequently used to specify clog resistance, despite data that demonstrates the irrelevance of this measurement. Clogging is a critical and highly undesirable ...

Description: The Bhopal disaster demonstrated the hazards involved with handling isocyanates. In today's manufacturing environment, particularly in the polyurethane industry, isocyanates are one of the most ...

Description: Increased production demands and rising disposal costs prompted the need for an expansion at the Elledge Wastewater Treatment facility in Winston-Salem, NC. The facility services the greater ...

Description: Hydraulic reservoir fracturing gas production is growing across the US. Production fields such as the Marcellus, Utica, and Huron basins in the east along with the Haynesville in the south and Bakken ...

Description: This page outlines a few fundamental concepts you should find useful when working with our pumps ...

Description: Mechanically actuated metering pumps improve operational efficiencies and eliminate concerns associated with off-gassing in sodium hypochlorite applications ...

Description: Waste oil streams are, by their nature, heterogeneous. Finding the best pump to handle a range of situations is therefore crucial in achieving safety and efficiency in handling them. Philippe Voilly* ...

Description: Sliding vane technology is being used worldwide to reduce energy cost and consumption, and create a more efficient pumping system. While world-renowned for its ability to offer the best in increased ...

Description: See how the U.S. Military reduced it's energy cost by 88%! ...

Description: Mechanically actuated metering pumps improve operational efficiencies and eliminate concerns associated with off-gassing in sodium hypochlorite applications. ...

Description: A new polymer blending And ActivAtion system helps An illinois treAtment plAnt reduce chemicAl costs And improve the solids process ...

Description: Mouvex® eccentric Disc puMps pass the test During waste oil applications for chiMirec Delvert ...

Description: H&S Group relies on Mouvex B200 Screw Compressors to improve discharge times while lowering life-cycle costs, maintenance, and overall trailer weight. ...

Description: The leakage that occurs in traditional mechanically sealed pumps results in two types of prohibitive costs for plant operators: maintenance and environmental. According to the Hydraulic Institute, as ...

Description: For initial Sealless Pump selection, use the NPT or BSBT charts below and click on the sealless pump model with the appropriate flow and pressure values to meet your application. AUTOCAD: Reader ...

Description: The ultimate benefit of using metering-pump technology for the application of fertilizers and chemicals through the center pivot is the positive return to the grower's bottom line. ...

Description: An important recent innovation in road powder tanker discharge has been the introduction of the MH6 screw compressor system, the outcome of a collaboration between Mouvex of France and Hydrocar of ...

Description: Oxygen booster pumps provide many important benefits in aviation applications, but there is an inherent risk associated with handling oxygen under pressure. A fire can originate in any enriched oxygen ...

Description: Continued need for maintenance, high costs, and eventual catastrophic pump failure are the reasons that Fayette County officials looked to seepex for a sludge transfer solution. The Town Branch Waste ...