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PumpTypesGuideFindtherightpumpforthejob
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andincreasethelifeofyourpumpandsystem.We'veworkedwithleadingpumpexpertstoputtogetherthiscomprehensiveguidetothemostpopularpump
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Applications Recommended
PumpType BasicDescription KeyFeatures Advantages Rate (Pressure) Power
Used Media(Fluid)
Ranges Ranges Ranges

Allsortsofliquids
Generalnamefor canbepumpswith Waterandrelatively Bestpumpchoice
pumpswithoneor Oneormore centrifugalpumps. thinliquids(won't forlowerviscosity 5200,000
moreimpellers.Many impellers.Casingis Highestflowrates pumpthickeroils). (thin)liquidsand gpm
107,500ft
Centrifugal typesand
configurationsfor
voluteordiffuser
type.Normally
ofallpumptypes.
Handlescleanor
Canpumpliquids
withorwithoutsolids
highflowrates.No
pulsationsthat


0.125
Pumps 19 5,000hp
differentapplications. electricmotordriven, dirtyliquids,and ifproperimpeller maybefoundin
757,080lpm 32,286m
Seebelowforspecific butotherdrivetypes liquidswithlow typeischosen. somepositive
centrifugalpump available. viscosity.Liquid Availableinalloysfor displacement
types. shouldnotcontain corrosiveservices. pumps.
airorvapors.

Dimensional
standardization
ANSIProcesspumps allowsthecomplete
aretheonly piping,foundation,
Consideredanend
dimensionallystandard andbuildingdesign
suctionpump,frame
pumptypeintheU.S. Transferand tobecompleted
mounted.Normally Waterandrelatively
pumpindustry(e.g., processapplications beforethepump
suppliedwithopen thinliquids(won't
comparablesizesofall inchemicalplants, supplierischosen. 105,000
impellers. pumpthickeroils).
manufacturershave pulpandpaper Also,thispermits gpm 50750ft
ANSIProcess Dimensionally Canpumpliquids
identicalenvelopeand mills,refineries,food thepumpbrandto
standardsizes withorwithoutsolids 1250hp
Pumps interfacedimensions.)
suppliedbyall
processingplants,
ifproperimpeller
beswitchedinthe
ANSIprocesspumps andgeneral fieldwithouthaving 38 22325psi
manufacturers. typeischosen.
are,bydefinition,a servicesin torepipeormodify 18,927lpm
Availableinawide Availableinalloysfor
horizontal,endsuction, manufacturing themotor,
varietyofalloysand corrosiveservices.
singlestage plantsofalltypes. coupling,or
nonmetalsformany
pump.Thepump bedplate.This
corrosiveservices.
meetsANSIB73.1 pumptypehas
(ASMEB73.1). morematerial
optionsthanother
types.

TheAPIpumptype
appliestopumpsbuilt
totheAPI610 MeetsAPI610
MeetsAPI610
standardforpumps standardfor Hydrocarbon
requirements, 1010,000
forrefineries, hydrocarbon transferand
assuringsafety gpm 507,500ft
APIProcess pipelines,andother services.Includes processing Crudeoilandall
andreliabilityfor 15,000
hydrocarbon closedimpellers,with servicesin typesof
Pumps highpressure,high hp
processing lockedwearingrings. refineries,pipelines, hydrocarbons.
temperature 3837,854 223251psi
applications.It Normallycenterline andhydrocarbon
hydrocarbon lpm
includesendsuction, mountedtominimize processingplants.
services.
horizontalsplitcase, thermalmovement.
verticalturbine,and
othertypes.

Thispumptypeis
thebesttypeto
achieveveryhigh 5,000
Flooddewatering, Waterandrelatively
AxialFlowpumpsare flowratewithvery 200,000
powerplant thinliquids.Can 1030ft
averyhighflow,low Singlestage,high lowhead,a gpm
circulatingwater pumpliquidswithor 101,500
AxialFlowPumps headtypeofpump. specificspeedimpeller
pump,evaporator withoutsolidsif
hydraulic


hp
Alsocalledapropeller forhighflowlowhead. requirement
services,and properimpellertype 413psi
pump. neededforcertain 18,927
irrigation. ischosen.
applicationssuch 757,08lpm
asflood
dewatering.

Boosterpumpsare Allowsthebuilding
Boosterpumpsare Waterandrelatively
usedtofurtherboost upofadditional
almostalwaysamulti Potablewater thinliquids(won't 510,000
thepressureina pressurethatis
stagepump(has distribution, pumpthickeroils). gpm 2007,500ft
system.Itmaybean requiredtomove
morethanone irrigationbooster, Normallynotused 15,000
BoosterPumps endsuction,inline
impeller).Allother coolingwater forliquidscontaining
liquidalong
hp
circulator,horizontal distanceortouse
featuresarequite booster,process solids.Availablein 1937,854 873,251psi
splitcase,orvertical thehighpressure
specifictothe boosterservice alloysforcorrosive lpm
turbineinacantypeof forsprayingor
application. services.
pump. otherservices.

CannedMotor CannedMotorpumps Pumpandmotorare Pumpingchemicals, Alltypesofthin(non Eliminatesthe 51,500 25400ft 0.5300

Pumps areseallesscentrifugal closecoupled,sono hydrocarbons,or viscousliquids). mechanicalseal, gpm hp
pumps.Theimpelleris mechanicalseal. otherliquidsthatare oneofthelargest
directlyattachedtothe Pumprotorincludesa difficulttoseal,or componentsof
11173psi
motorrotor,withacan circulatingpathof wherethe pumpmaintenance 195,678
separatingthewetted pumpedliquidto consequencesof cost.Plus,the lpm
rotorfromthemotor lubricatesleeve leakageare pumpisassuredto
stator. bearingsandthrust serious.Pumping beleakfree.
surfaces.Thesewear heattransferfluids

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areasaremadeof whicharehigh
ceramic,silicon temperatureor
carbide,ortungsten whichareproneto
carbide. costlyevaporative
losseswith
traditional
mechanicalseals.

Chopperpumpsare
ChopperPumpsarea Pumpimpeller
usedinapplications
typeofcentrifugal containsheavyduty Abletopump
thatplug 5010,000
pumpthatisdesigned grindingteeth,and Liquidscontaining liquidscontaining
conventionalsolids gpm 15200ft
tochopupsolidsand manyhave solidsandstringy longstringy
handling
ChopperPumps stringymaterialasit replaceablewear
wastewaterpumps
materialthatwould materialsorother 1500hp
pumps.Itisavailable platesinthecasing, otherwisebedifficult solidsthatwould
inindustrial, 189 787psi
inaverticalcolumn toallowchoppingof topump. plugupinother
chemical,andfool 37,854lpm
andendsuction solidsasthepump pumptypes.
processing
configuration. operates.
facilities.

Circulatorpumps
Inlinesuctionand
areusedinHVAC
dischargepiping
systemsinbuildings
connections.Pump 5750gpm
Circulatorpumpsis (chilledwater 20180ft
maybeequippedwith
generallyapumpwith circulation,hot Waterandrelatively Inlinedesignsaves
CirculatorPumps inlinesuctionand
atraditionalmotorand
watercirculation, thinliquids. onfloorspace.
150hp
coupling,ormayhave 192,839
dischargeflanges. potablewater 978psi
awettedrotormotor lpm
circulation).Also
thateliminatesthe
circulationofcooling
seal.
waterinplants.

Lowtemperature 51,000
Cryogenicpumpsare Specialmaterials, applicationsin Abletotoleratethe gpm 251,000ft
usedtohandlevery seals,andclearances processindustries, Idealforverylow lowtemperatures 0.5500
CryogenicPumps lowtemperature totolerateverylow LNGsupply,and temperatureliquids. foundincertain

hp
liquids. temperatures. semiconductor applications. 193,785 11434psi
manufacturing. lpm

Drumpumpsareused
topumpsmall
quantitiesofliquidout
Smalldiametertube
ofdrumsandcarboys. Verypracticalway
surroundingtheshaft Pumpingsmall 0.570
Pumpisveryslimtofit Widevarietyofthin topumpsmall 2075ft
fitsintotheopeningof quantitiesofliquids gpm
indrumopening. andthickliquids, amountsofvarious
DrumPumps Normallysuppliedas
a55gallondrum. outof55gallon
includingcorrosive fluidsthatare
0.251hp
Normallyhasahand drumsandlarger 933psi
centrifugalpump,but liquids. storedindrumsor
triggercontrolled carboys. 2265lpm
positivedisplacement carboys.
motor.
pumptypesare
availableforthicker
liquidsandpastes.

Horizontalshaft, Waterandrelatively
Endsuctionpumps Anytransferor
singleimpeller(see thinliquids(won't
arethecommontype circulationofliquid. Lowestfirstcost 57,000
multistagecategory pumpthickeroils).
ofcentrifugalpump. Handlescleanor optionformost gpm 10750ft
EndSuction forpumpswithmore Canpumpliquids
Hashorizontalshaft dirtyliquids,and applications. 0.125
impellers).Various withorwithoutsolids
Pumps withoverhung liquidswithlow Stockedbymost 250hp
impellertypesfor ifproperimpeller
impeller.Flowgoesin viscosity.Liquid distributorsin 1926,498 4325psi
cleananddirty typeischosen.
theendofthecasing, shouldnotcontain commonsizes. lpm
services,many Availableinalloysfor
andoutthetop. airorvapors.
materialoptions corrosiveservices.

Centrifugalpumpused
forfirefightingin
buildings,plants,and Meets
otherlocations.May requirementsof
205,000
meetUL/NFPA UL/FMforfire
Listedpumpsmeet Firefightingservices gpm 1001,200ft
standardsforfire fightingpumps.
therequirementsof ofalltypes,both 10800
FirePumps pumps.Normallythisis
UL/FMforfirefighting UL/FMlistedand
Water Suppliersoften
hp
ahorizontalsplitcase includecomplete
services. unlisted. 7618,927 43520psi
orverticalturbine system,including
lpm
pumpforUL/FM engineand
services.Nonlisted controls.
pumpsmaybeend
suctiontype.

Thistypeof
Grinderpumpsarea sewagepump
typeofsubmersible allowssmaller
sewagepumpthathas diametersewage
cuttingteeth linesthantypical
incorporatedontothe gravitydrain 550gpm 50150ft
Grindingteethonthe Residential
impeller,togrindthe Sewageandother sewers.Also,the
GrinderPumps sewageforpressure
inletoftheimpeller, pressuresewer
wastewater. sewerlinescan
0.55hp
submersiblemotor. systems.
sewerapplications. followthecontour 19189lpm 2265psi
Alsoavailablein ofthelandsince
progressingcavity theydonthaveto
pumppositive continuouslydrain
displacementtype. tothecollection
point.

HorizontalSplitCase
Usuallyhigherflow
pumpsareatypesof Doublesuction
rateapplications Thispumptype
centrifugalpumptype impellergivesbetter Waterandrelatively
thanendsuction permitsmuch 100
hasasingledouble NPSHandloweraxial thinliquids(won't
pumps.Usedfor higherflowrates 100,000
suctionimpeller thrust.Casingis pumpthickeroils). 501,500ft
HorizontalSplit coolingwater,plant thanendsuction gpm
supportedbetween normallydouble Normallynotusedfor 35,000
makeupwater, pumps.Thedouble
CasePumps bearings.Casingis volute,toreduce
potablewater
liquidscontaining
suctionimpellerhas
hp
splithorizontallyfor radialbearingloads. solids.Availablein 22650psi
distribution,fire noaxialthrust 379
maintenance.Suction Pumphastwoseals, alloysforcorrosive
pumps,pipelines, loads,andisless 378,540lpm
anddischargeflanges bothsealingsuction services.
andothermain likelytocavitate.
areopposedtoeach pressure.
processflows.
other.

JetPumps Jetpumpsareatype Horizontalend Domesticwater Water Lowercost 170gpm 20200ft 0.55hp

ofhomewaterwell suctionpumpwith wells domesticwell
pumpthatisusedfor ejectoreither pumpthan
lowerflowratesthan mountedonthepump submersible. 4265lpm 987psi

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verticalturbinetypes. (forshallowwell
Itisahorizontalend services),orlocated
suctionpump,put downinthewell.
makesuseofan
ejectortoassistthe
flow.

Magnetsaretypically
madeofceramic,
Magneticdrivepumps
samariumcobalt,or Pumpingchemicals,
areatypeofsealless
neodymium.Bushings hydrocarbons,or
centrifugalpump.It
andthrustsurfaces otherliquidsthatare
transmitsthetorque
insidethecanare difficulttoseal,or
fromthemotortothe
madeofsilicon wherethe Eliminatesthe
impellerbymeansofa
carbideortungsten consequencesof mechanicalseal, 54,000
rotatingoutermagnet
carbide,orceramic,to leakageareserious. oneofthelargest gpm 251,000ft
MagneticDrive whichtransmitsthe
handlethepotentially Pumpingheat Alltypesofthin(non componentsof 0.5300
magneticfluxthrough
Pumps acantoaninner
abrasiveliquidthat transferfluidswhich viscousliquids). pumpmaintenance hp
circulatesinsidethe arehigh cost.Plus,the 1915,142 11434psi
magnetthatis
can.Mostmustbe temperatureor pumpisassuredto lpm
attachedtothe
protectedagainstloss whichareproneto beleakfree.
impeller.Theinsideof
offlow,whichcould costlyevaporative
thecanisthusisolated,
seriouslydamagethe losseswith
withnoshaft
pumpdueto traditional
penetration,andthe
temperaturebuildup mechanicalseals.
sealiseliminated.
duetothemagnetic
flux.

Multistagepumpsuse Casingmaybesplit
Waterandrelatively
multipleimpellerswith radiallyoraxially. Higherpressure Bestwaystoget
thinliquids(won't 510,000
eitherdiffusersor Axialthrustmayor servicessuchas highpressurewith
pumpthickeroils). gpm 2007,500ft
volutesgeneratemore maynotbebalanced boilerfeedwater, acentrifugalpump.
Normallynotused 15,000
MultistagePumps headthansinglestage out,dependingon condensate,
forliquidscontaining
Thrustloadsmay
hp
(singleimpeller) design.Impellersare pipelines,reverse belowerthan
solids.Availablein 1937,854 873,251psi
pumps.Availablein encloseddesignwith osmosis,and singlestage
alloysforcorrosive lpm
horizontalandvertical diffuserorvolute decaling. designs.
services.
orientations. casing.

Regererativeturbine
pumpsarenot Verycompact
consideredatrue pumpforlowflow,
Normallysinglestage,
centrifugal,butworks highhead
thoughmultisageis
onthesamekinetic Smallboilerfeed applications.This
available.Pumphas
principalasa pumpsfordry mayresultinspace
verytightinternal
centrifugal cleaners,bakeries, savingsand
clearances,soliquid 1200gpm 501,200ft
Regenerative pump.Insteadofan andsimilarsmall reducedcostfor
pumpedmustbequite
impellerwithvanes, commercialboilers. Thin,clearliquids. smallboilerfeed 0.575hp
TurbinePumps theturbineimpeller
clean.Pumphasvery
AlsousedinOEM pumps.Thispump
steepheadcapacity 4757lpm 22520psi
hasbladessimilarto applicationssuchas typehandlesvapor
curve,sopumpmust
turbines,which chillerandlaser andairmixedin
beprotectedagainst
generatethehead. cooling. withtheliquid
possiblyoperating
Normallyitisend betterthan
againstclosedvalve.
suction,singlestage, traditional
thoughmultistage centrifugalpumps.
versionsareavailable.

Pumpsare
constructedeitherof
Mining,minerals Ordinarypumps
highnickelcastiron
processing, wouldn'twithstand
Slurrypumpisa (whiteiron)to
transportationof theabrasivewear
generaltermfora withstandthe 1030,000
slurriesfor thatslurriescause
pumpthathandlesan abrasivewearof gpm 30250ft
processing,and onpumpparts.
abrasiveslurry.They slurries,orthepump Veryabrasiveliquids 12000
SlurryPumps maybeconsideredan islinedwithrubberfor
dredging.Also
ofalltypes.
Slurrypumpsare
hp
pumpsusedin designedtohandle
endsuctionpump, moreroundedged 38 13108psi
slurryapplications abrasiveslurries
verticalcolumnpump, slurries.Pumpsoften 113,560lpm
incoalfiredpower andgivepumps
orsubmersiblepump. havereplaceable
plants,steelmills, thelongestlife
wearplatesononeor
cementmills,etc. possible.
bothsidesofthe
impeller.

SelfPrimingpumps
Waterandrelatively
areatypeof
Sumppumpsand thinliquids(won't
centrifugalthatcanbe 57,000
dewatering pumpthickeroils).
locatedabovethe gpm 10350ft
SelfPriming applications. Canpumpliquids
suctionreservoir Noneedforexternal Noneedfor
Transferservices withorwithoutsolids 1150hp
Pumps withoutanexternal primingorfootvalves.
wherepumpmust ifproperimpeller
externalpriming
primingsystem.End 1926,498 4152psi
belocatedabove typeischosen.
suctionconfiguration, lpm
thesuctionvessel. Availableinalloysfor
butenlargedcaseto
corrosiveservices.
supportpriming.

Eliminatescolumn
Submersiblepumps Sumppump
Submergedmotor, Waterandrelatively shaftandbearings
involveasubmersible services,effluent 57,500
eitherairfilledoroil thinliquids(won't foundincolumn
motorwithaclose andsewage gpm 10200ft
Submersible filled.Different pumpthickeroils). sumppump.More
coupledtosingle servicesrangingin 0.25250
impellersare Canpumpliquids compact,reduced ........
Pumps stagepumpthat sizefromproducts hp
designedto withorwithoutsolids sumpinstallation
allowstheentire forhomestomain 1928,391 487psi
accommodatesolids ifproperimpeller cost.Maybe
assemblytooperated sewagetreatment lpm
ofvarioussizes. typeischosen. locatedinareas
submerged. plants.
pronetoflooding.

Trashpumpsarea Openornonclog
typeofselfpriming enclosedimpellers, 51,000
Designedtopump
centrifugalor designedtopass Dewatering Dirtywater gpm 25150ft
thesolidsand
submersiblecentrifugal rocksandother constructionsites, containingmud, 0.2550
TrashPumps pumpdesignedto debris.Pumpsmaybe mines,andutility rocks,stone,and
abrasivesfoundin ........
hp
manydewatering
handlerocksandother selfpriming.Seals pits. otherdebris. 193,785 1165psi
applications.
solidswhile usuallyhavehardened lpm
dewatering. faces.

VerticalSump Verticalsumppumps Variousimpellertypes Sumppump Waterandrelatively Relativelylowcost 57,500 15150ft 0.5250

Pumps involveaverticalshaft forcleananddirty services. thinliquids(won't sumppump.Most gpm hp
supportedinacenter services.Sleeve pumpthickeroils). designsneedno
column.Single bearingsinthe Canpumpliquids shaftseal,since
765psi
impeller,openor columnpipeneedto withorwithoutsolids shaftcolumnnot 1928,391
enclosed,pumps belubricatedbythe ifproperimpeller pressurized. lpm

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throughavolute sumpwater,or typeischosen.
casingandthenouta externallywithwater Availableinalloysfor
dischargecolumn orgrease. corrosiveservices.
pipe.

Verticalturbinepumps
Availablewithopen
areaverticalshaft
andenclosed
pumpthatisdesigned Onlypracticalway
impellers.Sleeve
tofitinaborehole topumpfroma
bearingsinpump Waterandrelatively
well.Canalsopump Irrigation,potable deepwell.Wide
diffuserbowlsare thinliquids(won't 50
outofopenreservoir, watersupply,plant flowandhead
lubricatedbyliquid pumpthickeroils). 150,000
river,intakestructure, makeupwater, ranges.Lowfloor 152,000ft
VerticalTurbine pumped.Verticalhigh Canpumpliquids gpm
ortank,orcanbe coolingwater,fire spaceusage. 15,000
thrustmotormounted withorwithoutsolids
Pumps mountedinbarrelfor
ontopforproduct
pumps,potable
ifproperimpeller
Immersedpump hp
boosterpump waterdistribution, eliminatespriming. 7867psi
lubricatedlineshaft typeischosen. 189
applications.Pumpcan boosterpumps, Cannedpump
bearings,or Availableinalloysfor 567,810lpm
haveoneormore processpumps. versionexcellent
submersiblemotor corrosiveservices.
impellersanddiffuser forlowNPSH
mountedbelowpump
bowls,dependingon services
toeliminatelineshaft
totalhead
andlineshaftbearings.
requirement.

Availablewithopen
andenclosed
impellers.Sleeve
bearingsinpump
diffuserbowlsare Onlypracticalway
Atypeofvertical
lubricatedbyliquid Irrigation,potable Waterandrelatively topumpfroma 5020,000
turbinepumpdesigned
pumped.Verticalhigh watersupply,plant thinliquids.Can deepwell.Wide gpm 201,000ft
especiallyforuseina
thrustmotormounted makeupwater, pumpliquidswithor flowandhead 13,000
WellPumps drilledboreholewell.
ontopforproduct coolingwater,fire withoutsolidsif ranges.Lowfloor

hp
Also,forlowerflow
lubricatedlineshaft pumps,potable properimpellertype spaceusage. 189 9434psi
ratesrefertojetpump
bearings,or waterdistribution ischosen. Immersedpump 75,708lpm
typeabove.
submersiblemotor eliminatespriming.
mountedbelowpump
toeliminatelineshaft
andlineshaft
bearings.

Apositivedisplacement
(PD)pumpisa
generalnamefora Bestchoicefor
pumptypethatdoes Alltypesofservices higherviscosity
nothaveimpellers,but inmanyindustries services,andto
ratherrelieson wherepositive moveliquidsgently. 0.115,000
Pumpworkson Highviscosityfluids,
rotatingor displacementpumps Mayalsobe gpm
positivedisplacement somethinnerfluids, 10100,000
Positive reciprocatingpartsto
principal,eitherrotary
arefavoredover
fluidscontaining
neededforlow
psi
directlypushtheliquid centrifugalpumps flow,highpressure 0.55,000
Displacement inanenclosedvolume,
orreciprocatingtype.
duetohighviscosity,
solids,especially
combination,or hp
Seebelowfor fragilesolids,and
Pumps untilenoughpressure
featuresofspecific
presenceoffragile
shearsensitive
otherapplication
.3856,781 .76,895bar
isbuiltuptomovethe orshearsensitive niches.Sometypes
types. liquids. lpm
liquidintothe solids,orneedfor areinherentlyself
dischargesystem.This lowflowandhigh priming,and
includesmanyspecific pressure. severaltypesare
typesforspecific sealless.
applications,as
describedbelow.

Canbeused
whereno
electricityis
available,if
Manyapplications
compressedairis
AODDpumpsareany ingeneralplant
Airsectionwith available.Available 0.25300
typeofreciprocating servicewhere Widerangeof
shuttlevalveapplies inavarietyof gpm 10125psi
diaphragmpump electricityisn't liquids,including
airalternatelytothe metalandnon 0.2530
AODDPumps containingtwo
twodiaphragms.
available,orwhere liquidscontaining
metallicmaterials

hp
diaphragmsand theliquidbeing solids,andcorrosive
Eachdiaphragmhas dependingonthe 11,136 .79bar
drivenbyairinsteadof pumpedhashigh liquids.
asetofcheckvalves. fluidpumped.Able lpm
byelectricmotor. solidscontentor
topumpliquids
highviscosity.
containinglarge
solids.Pumpis
seallessandcan
rundry.

Concretepumpsarea Highpressure
typeofreciprocating dischargeforpumping 101,000
Bestwaytomove
positivedisplacement concretelong gpm 251,000psi
Concretepouring, concretelong
pumpthatisspecially distancesoruphigh Concreteandother 10500
ConcretePump designedtopump elevations.Materials
construction
aggregatesolutions.
distancesandup
hp
projects. heightsduring
concreteandother ofconstructionthat 383,785 269bar
pour.
mixedaggregate canhandlethe lpm
solutions. abrasiveaggregate.

Diaphragmpumpsare
atypeofreciprocating
positivedisplacement
pumpinwhichliquidis
Handlesawide
pumpedbya Manyapplications
rangeofliquids, 11,800
reciprocating Pumpcontains ingeneralplant Widerangeof 2515,000
includingliquids gpm
diaphragm,whichis reciprocating servicewherethe liquids,including psi
containingsolids. 0.52,000
DiaphragmPumps drivenbyasolenoid,a diaphragmandinlet liquidbeingpumped liquidscontaining
Pumpissealless,

hp
mechanicaldrive,ora andoutletcheck hashighsolids solids,andcorrosive
andcanrundry 46,814
fluiddrive.Other valves. contentorhigh liquids. 21,034bar
withoutdamaging lpm
versionsareair viscosity.
thepump.
operated(seeAODD
typebelow).Pump
hasinletandoutlet
checkvalves.

FlexibleImpeller Flexibleimpeller Variousrubber Usedasbilgeand Water,seawater,and Relativelylowcost 5150gpm 1060psi 0.2510

Pumps pumpsareatypeof materialsavailablefor ballastpumpsin otherthinliquids, waytomoveliquids hp
rotarypositive correctcompatibility smallandmedium includingliquids containingsome
displacementpump withthefluidpumped. marineservices. containingsome amountsofsolids. 19568lpm .74bar
thathasarotating Alsofoundinother solids.
rubberimpellerwith applicationsinplants
vanesthatbendand wherefluidscontain
thenstraightenasthe somesolids.

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impellerrotatesto
conformtotheinternal
caminthepump
casing.

Gearpumpsarea
typeofrotarypositive
displacementpumpin Mostwidelyused 11,500
Oilsandotherhigh
whichliquidispumped Internalandexternal Mostcommon forcleanoil gpm 102,500psi
viscosityliquids.
bypassingbetween geartypes.Typically pumpforcleanoils services.Few 0.52,000
GearPumps twomeshinggears doesn'thandlesolids andotherviscous
Usuallyonlysuited
movingparts,

hp
forcleanliquids(no
andthesurrounding orabrasiveliquids. liquids. simple 45,678 .7138bar
solids).
casing.Thereare construction. lpm
internalandexternal
geartypes.

Lobepumpsinvolve Thisisthenormal
twoshaftsdrivelobes Pumphastiming pumpofchoicefor
whichmeshwitheach gearssothatlobes sanitary 253,000
Availableinsanitary Liquidswhichare
other,butdonottouch don'tcontacteach applications gpm 50450psi
optionsforfood, viscousorwhich
duetotheuseof otherwhilepumping. pumpingviscous
LobePumps timinggears.This Availableinsanitary
beverage, containfragilesolids
liquidsorliquids
1500hp
pharmaceutical,and orareshear
allowsgentlepumping optionsforfood, containingfragile 9511,356 331bar
biotechapplications. sensitive.
ofliquidscontaining pharmaceutical,and solids.Nometalto lpm
softorfragilesolids,or biotechservices. metalcontactinside
viscousliquids. thepump.

Pumpistypicallya
diaphragmstyle,
thougholderdesigns
Meteringpumpsarea areplungertype.
Usedtometeror
typeofreciprocating Diaphragmisdriven
doseverylowflow Accurate,
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speedcontrol.

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applications,such 1500hp
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plungers,sealedwith Bestwayto gpm
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checkvalveforeach lpm
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industrialplants lpm
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petrochemical,and
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eachother.Triple
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hp
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screws,onedrivingthe viscousliquids. 56,781lpm
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other.
includetiminggears.

VanePumps Vanepumpsusea Slidingvanesare Analternativetoa Oilsandotherhigh Goodforboththick 52,500 20200psi 1300hp

rotorwithvanes oftenmadeof gearpumpfor viscosityliquids. andthinliquids,so gpm
locatedinslots, carbon. transferringoilsand Usuallyonlysuited oftenchosenfor
rotatinginsidean otherviscous forcleanliquids(no terminalsandtruck
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