Progressive Cavity
Addressing the eighth component of a general scope document
Whole-system approach improves overall performance.
Potential value of lost viscous product can add up.
Jim Elsey shares 4 more stories from the pump twilight zone
Hydrodynamic principals deliver reliability and can increase polymer savings.
The progressive cavity pump could have run even longer.
Ensure pump startup runs smoothly by avoiding common mistakes.
Overcome low inlet pressure issues and minimize maintenance.
The right oil and gas equipment can simplify the process.
Sanitary requirements are met—even for waste materials—in this New York facility.
Piston pumps and inflatable seals create a system that protects employees and products.
If intermittent problems go unnoticed or cannot be measured and investigated, small issues can become failures.
Stronger is not always better.
One new design can pump up to 80 percent solids and flows up to 450 gpm with a single 4-inch-diameter peristaltic pump.
There are numerous factors to consider to ensure the best performance with this technology.
While this type of pump is ideal for high-viscosity liquids, it can present users with unique challenges.
One pump manufacturer provided a major paper mill with what could become a new industry standard.
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.