One facility’s high-speed centrifugal pumps saw improved performance and efficiency after adding custom seals.
Centrifugal Pumps
Centrifugal pumps are the most common pump, used in a wide variety of applications, especially water. They include one or more impellers that rotate and pull the fluid through. Impellers can be trimmed to change head or flow to enhance efficiency. They are not commonly used in non-Newtonian fluids.
The mechanical seal system, among other features, reduced downtime at the Wisconsin plant.
Understanding this complex topic can help end users avoid common pitfalls.
Sealless pumps improve reliability and safety when pumping hazardous fluids.
The 77 pumps at the Puralube Zeitz site leverage progressing cavity and centrifugal pumps to recycle used oil into more than 140,000 metric tons of base and mineral oil products.
Specialized centrifugal pumps handle liquids with up to 70 percent gases.