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Throughout all areas of fluids handling there are demands for pumps to deliver
leak-free performance. Primarily, these demands are to be found in sectors where
the fluids being handled pose a threat to health, safety, the environment or where
the intrinsic value of the fluid is very high.
Where the fluid handling process requires the use of centrifugal pumps, preventing
both vapour and fluid leakage has to be a serious consideration...
A volute casing with the end removed exposing the impeller. The
casing sections are sealed with an o-ring system, the material of
which is specified to be chemically and temperature compatible with
the transfer media. There is no frictional wear on any o-rings within
the pump so the fluid will be 100% contained.
Providing the pump handling the fluid as specified when ordering,
the operation should be flawless for a long service life compared to
other pump types.
Applications
The leakage that occurs in
traditional mechanically sealed
pumps can result in unwanted
costs for plant operators:
maintenance and environmental
damage being prime examples.
Up to as much as fifty per cent
of the cost of owning a pump can
be spent in the year after the
pump is purchased as a result of
maintenance issues. The leading
causes of high maintenance in
conventionally sealed pumps
include those associated with
mechanical seal replacement
and the premature wear of the
bushings and close-fitting metal
parts due to insufficient support
of the pumping elements.
Summary
In the past mag-drive pumps
may well have been expensive
to operate, as the impeller would
rotate more slowly than the motor
speed. This could add heat to the
media being pumped, but todays
generation of pumps through the
use of rare earth magnets can be
just as efficient as mechanically
sealed pumps. Mag-drive pumps
come into their own where there
are sealing problems, so when
users talk about balanced seals,
utilities, flushing, double seals or
cartridges, then it is time to start
looking at the mag-drive pump.
Verder UK supply pumps for virtually every chemical type and application. The Verder range includes
leak-free mag drive pumps, chemically inert non-metallic AODD pumps and peristaltic pumps.
Contact us for advice on specifying a pump for your urea process on 01924 221 001 or email
sales@verder.co.uk