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Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Sulphuric Acid:
A Challenge for Materials and
Sealing Systems for Centrifugal
Pumps
Dr. Juergen Weinerth
Friatec AG - Division Rheinhuette Pumpen
Rheingaustrasse 96 98
65203 Wiesbaden, Germany

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Contents
Overview
Materials
Pump Design & Sealing Systems

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Overview

Sulphuric Acid
Pump Design

Materials

Sealing Systems

Vertical

Metal

Gland Packing

Horizontal

Plastic

Mechanical Seal

Ceramic

Mag Drives
Hydrodynamic Seal

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Contents
Overview
Materials
Pump Design & Sealing Systems

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Overview
Materials

[C]
300

200

PTFE
l

Plastic

50

PP, Pe1000, PVDF, ETFE

Concentration H2SO4 in %

Fe
sp rretic
allo ecial &
ys me
ta

100

20

nur bis 180C

l i ne
Boiling

08
44
1.

SX
Saramet 35
Lewmet
1.4136S

Siguss

Temperature

Special
metal alloys
like:

1. 44 0
50

8
100

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Corrosion of Plastic Materials in H2SO4


Materials

Boiling curve H2SO4


350
325
Boiling curve Sulphuric acid
Corrosion curve PP

300

Corrosion curve HD-PE 1000


Corrosion curve PVDF

275

Corrosion curve PTFE / PFA


Corrosion curve ETFE

250

Temperature [C]

225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
25
0

10

20

30

40

50
Concentration [% ]

60

70

80

90

100

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Corrosion and Rotation Speed


Materials

100

Corrosion rate in mm per year


mm/a

25 C
10

4 m/s
1

2 m/s
0 m/s

0,1

0,01
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Concentration in % H2SO4

Corrosion rate of SS 316 for different concentrations of H2SO4 at


different rotation speed.

100

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Contents
Overview
Materials
Pump Design & Sealing Systems

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Overview
[C]
300

Vertical or
Hydrodynamic

200

Temperature

Sealing
Systems

Mag-Drive
Boiling

100

l i ne

Mechanical Seal
50
20

Concentration H2SO4 in %

50

100

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Vertical Strong Acid Circulating Pumps


Pump
Design

Photo: Lewis PumpsTM

Photo: Ensival-Moret

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Horizontal Weak Acid Plastic Pumps


Pump
Design

Solid plastic

Cast iron armour

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Plastic Impeller Design


Pump
Design

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Massive Plastic Casing


Pump
Design

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Horizontal Weak Acid Plastic Pumps


Pump
Design

10% H2SO4
with Ni, Cu &
Co powder

Material: PE
T: 70C
Q: 2500 m/h
H: 29 m
Motor: 280 kW

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Horizontal Weak Acid Plastic Pumps


Pump
Design

10% H2SO4
with Ni, Cu &
Co powder

Material: PE
T: 70C
Q: 2500 m/h
H: 29 m
Motor: 280 kW

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Ceramic Pumps
Pump
Design

Cast iron armour


Concret filling

Silicate
ceramic
FrikorundTM
Mixed acids
at any
concentration
with solids
(e.g. TiO2)

Massive ceramic

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Horizontal Magnetic Driven Pumps


Pump Sealing
Systems

Spacer can

Critical
Components:
-Spacer Can
-Inner Rotor
Materials:
-SX
-Hastelloy C4
-1.4539 (904L)

Inner rotor

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Hydrodynamic Shaft Seal


Pump Sealing
Systems
&
Unique
Material
Silicon Cast
Iron (15% Si)

Concret
filling

Cast iron armour

Hydrodynamic shaft seal


with up to 3 expellers
Standstill seal:
grease, pneumatic, packing

Silicon cast iron

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Corrosion Rate per Year


340
320

Source: Rheinhuette technical


information 1

300
280
260
240
220

200
T (C)

Silicon Cast
Iron
(15% Silicon)

180
160
140
120

100
80
60
40
20

< 0,4 mm/a

< 0,1 mm/a

< 0,02 mm/a

10

20

30

40

50

%
H2SO4

60

70

80

90

Siguss is resistant against corrosion of sulphuric acid at all


concentrations and temperatures

100

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Pumps in a Weak Acid Evaporation Plant


Pump Sealing
Systems
&
Unique
Material
Silicon Cast
Iron (15% Si)

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Titanium Dioxide Production Sulfate Process


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application

Ilmenit Ore is digested in sulphuric acid


Final Product: white TiO2 pigments

German
History

Sulfate Process
industrially since 1916

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Titanium Dioxide Production Sulfate Process


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application
German
History

Development of Production Processes for


Titanium Dioxide at Kronos Titan
Prohibition of Ocean Dumping

Chloride Process

Sulfate Process
without spend acid regeneration

Sulfate Process
with spend acid regeneration

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Weak Acid Dumping at the North Sea


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application
German
History

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Acid Circulating Pump with an Inducer Impeller


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application
German
History

Cast iron armour

Concret filling

Hydrodynamic shaft seal


with up to 3 expellers
Pneumatic standstill
seal

Silicon cast iron

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Acid Circulating Pump with an Inducer Impeller


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application
German
History

30 - 80% H2SO4
with metal sulfate
chrystals

T: 50 - 190C
Q: 1500 m/h
H: 3 m
DN 500

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Acid Circulating Pump with an Inducer Impeller


A Special Pump
for a Special
Application
German
History

30 - 80% H2SO4
with metal sulfate
chrystals

T: 50 - 190C
Q: 1500 m/h
H: 3 m
DN 500

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

Gas Lubricated Shaft Seal for Hot Sulphuric Acid


New Sealing
System
Development
Cardridge seal

Sulphuric Acid:

A Challenge for Materials and Sealing


Systems for Centrifugal Pumps

AIChE Clearwater Convention 2010; Dr. Jrgen Weinerth

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