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Large Process
Pump Design
33 Model Sizes
Flows to 26,000 GPM
Heads to 410 feet
Pressure to 232 PSIG
41%
Operating
30%
Installation
24%
Purchase
5%
Total Cost of Ownership
Pump Reliability
Liquid end
Seal chamber
Power end
Baseplate
Hydraulic Coverage
33 pump sizes
Maximizes pump
reliability
Coverage ensures
efficient operation
Only 4 power
frames
Impeller Design
Open impellers (standard)
Solids, fiber & air applications
Full back shroud for
mechanical integrity
Balance holes for low
axial thrust
Engineered back pump out
vanes for low bearing loads
Closed impellers (optional)
Maximized efficiency
Replaceable rings
EXPANDING
VOLUTE
CASING
Radial Forces
Casing Design
High
Deflection
Expanding
Volute
Casing
Semi
Concentric
Casing
SEMI
CONCENTRIC
CASING
Low
Deflection
Pump Flow
Best
Efficiency
Point
Solidification Modeling
Extra
Thickness
Corrosion Reliability
Crevice corrosion is
reduced through the
use of o-rings at the
critical fluid joints.
Acme Thread
Performance Assured
Our Impeller back vanes are engineered
in shape and height to be insensitive to
impeller adjustments.
Common in recessed impeller pump
designs
Proven on Test
1X
2X
3X
Sideplate Adjustment
(Method used by another pump manufacturer)
Adjustment Direction
Closed Impeller
with casing rings
Open Impeller
floating sideplate
Goulds 3180
Frame S
Power end
L3/D4 =44
Frame M
Power end
L3/D4 =40
Frame L
Power end
L3/D4 =25
Frame XL
Power end
L3/D4 =19
Competitor A
Group 3
Power end
L3/D4 =41
Group 4
Power end
L3/D4 =41
Group 5
Power end
L3/D4 =17
EXPANDING
VOLUTE
CASING
Radial Forces
Shaft Deflection
High
Deflection
Expanding
Volute
Casing
Semi
Concentric
Casing
SEMI
CONCENTRIC
CASING
Low
Deflection
Pump Flow
Best
Efficiency
Point
Mechanical Seals
Seal Chambers
Initially
Designed for
Packing
Engineered seal
chamber with vane
particle ejector
Hard Tungsten
Carbide Seal Faces
Springs
not in fluid
Dynamic Seals
Cover
Back Plate
Repeller
Dynamic Seal
When Pump is Operating
Hydrodynamic Seal
PROVIDES
by Repeller
Air-Pumpage
Interface
Diaphragm
Follower
Sleeve
Stuffing Box
12" S
14" S, M
Speed
1780 1470 1180 960 1780 1470 1180 960
8"
9.75"
Repeller Diameter
Max Suction Head (ft) 23
13
6
45
28
15
8
(above atmospheric)
Repeller BHP
1.1 0.61 0.3
Power ends
Bearing Life
(Fatigue/Theoretical)
Bearing Life
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Bearing Size
Skidding
Non-optimized bearings
will be susceptible to
skidding, cage stresses
and higher operating
temperatures that lead
to failure.
Bearing Loads
Measured on Test
Temperature
Bearing Size
High
160F
Typical
140F
Low
120F
Model 3180
Pumps operate
at an average
temperature
of 120 F
Oil Seals
Engineered Baseplates
Fabricated baseplate
designs with high
torsional stiffness.
Machined surfaces 0.002
inch flatness.
Horizontal motor
adjusters & vertical
jacking screws
Model 3180
Additional Maintenance
and Reliability Features
Ease of Maintenance
Monitor Sites
Rigid Support
Rated Performance
FLOW
TYPICAL END SUCTION PUMP CURVE
FLOW
LF 3196 PUMP CURVE
Latest Technology
for Longer Pump Life
Large Process
Pump Design
33 Model Sizes
Flows to 26,000 GPM
Heads to 410 feet
Pressure to 232 PSIG