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Welcome to Grindex Pump handbook! With this handbook we want to share some of our wide experience in pumping with sub- mersible pumps. You will find an overview of all Grindex pumps with technical details and a pump school, intended to help pump users with common matters in pumping with sub- mersible pumps. The handbook also contains more sophisticated technical information, like pH tables and graphs that show friction losses We are sure you will find this handbook handy. This handbook is also available for download from our website, www.grindex.com. If you need more copies, please contact...

Minex, Minette, Minor, Major, Master, Master SH, Matador, Maxi, Magnum, Mega Salvador, Senior, Sandy Drainage pumps made of stainless steel, INOX 24-29 Minette Inox, Major Inox, Master Inox Sludge pumps made of stainless steel, INOX 30-35 Salvador Inox, Senior Inox, Sandy Inox Grindex Pump school 50-55 More technical information 57-62 Calculating friction losses in hoses 57 Formulas for calculating friction losses in hoses and tubes 58 Sludge/slurry solids concentration 58 Recommended generator sizes 61-62

Drainage pumps Drainage pumps Grindex drainage pumps are designed for professional use in tough applications like mines, construction sites, tunnel sites and other demanding industries. They are designed for: • Pumping water that may contain solids – up to the size of the strainer holes • Pumping water with abrasive solids • Pumping ground water • Pumping raw water • Pumping spillage water Grindex drainage pumps are designed for continuous, unattended operation. They have proven their reliability and dependable performance in demanding areas like building and construction, mining,...

Drainage pumps Minex Lite Technical data Minex Lite Discharge connection Rated output Shaft speed Minex Lite (1~ 1,1 kW) and 3~: A: 570 mm B:0195mm C: 0 7,5 mm Weight: 21 kg Specifications can be changed without notice.

Drainage pumps Mega ● Magnum ● Master Major Minette Minor ● Maxi Casted parts Aluminium Cast iron Stator housing Aluminium Cast iron Outer casing Stainless steel Aluminium Cast iron ● ● ● ● ● ● Matador Lower seal Tungsten carbide - Tungsten carbide Silicon carbide - Silicon carbide Minex ● Mini Material Upper seal Tungsten carbide - Tungsten carbide Tungsten carbide - Aluminium oxide Carbon - Aluminium oxide Master SH Materials in drainage pumps ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Specifications can be changed without notice. 16

Mini Screws and nuts Stainless steel O-rings Nitrile rubber Minette Minor Major Master Master SH Matador Maxi Magnum Mega Material Motor shaft Stainless steel Impeller Hard-Iron™ Polyurethane Suction cover Hard-Iron™ Lower diffuser Nitrile rubber Polyurethane Diffuser ring Nitrile rubber Polyurethane Minex Drainage pumps ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 3~ ● ● ● ● ● ● - ● ● 1~ ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ○ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Specifications can be changed without notice. 17

Sludge pumps Sludge pumps Grindex sludge pumps are designed for professional use in tough applications like mines, construction sites, tunnel sites and other demanding industries. They are designed for: • Pumping water with high content of solids, up to the size of 80 mm. • Pumping water which contains abrasive particles • Pumping different types of mud and sludge • Pumping light slurry The pumps are designed for continuous, unattended operation. They have proven their reliability and dependable performance in demanding areas like building and construction, mining, tunnelling, quarries,...

Sludge pumps H (m) 12 Solid 10 8 6 4 2 0 A B C 0 1 2 3 4 5 P (kW) 1,2 1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 Technical data 2” Rated output 0,9 kW Max power consumption 1,2 kW Shaft speed 2 2800 varv/min Rated current at 230 V 7 Q (l/s) 1~ Discharge connection 6 5,2 A A: 510 mm B: ∅ 200 mm C: 280 mm D: ∅ 38 mm Weight: 17 kg Specifications can be changed without notice. 19

Sludge pumps Senior Sandy ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Solid Salvador Materials in sludge pumps Material Upper seal: Tungsten carbide - Aluminium oxide Carbon - Aluminium oxide ● Lower seal Silicon carbide - Silicon carbide Stator housing Aluminium Outer casing Stainless steel Aluminium ● Motor shaft Stainless steel ● Impeller Hard-Iron™ Polyurethane ● Pump housing Polyurethane ● Aluminium with polyurethane lining Screws and nuts Stainless steel O-rings Nitrile rubber Casted parts Aluminium 23

Bubble formation head required by the pump (NPSHR). always decrease with flow.

implosion occurs at a point where pump suction flange. Figure 2 illus- pump is to be mounted.

vapor pressure. Figure 1 shows for various suction systems. Since to the pump impeller center line.

pumped is often the user’s first 29.4"

When designing a pumping 60 30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240

the pump suction flange along the 4a SUCTION SUPPLY OPEN TO ATMOSPHERE 4b SUCTION SUPPLY OPEN TO ATMOSPHERE

pump at the stated flow. NPSHA=p + LH – (VP + ht)

tions the pump is cavitating. At FRICTION INCREASING

margin is not a consideration. For RELATIVE PRESSURES IN THE ENTRANCE SECTION OF A PUMP

pump manufacturer and the two tuting design flow rate and FIGURE 4

best efficiency point pump speeds. maintained at 12,000. Various

8 The Pump Handbook Series

FIGURE 7 the pump user to under- the suction specific speed, the

2 is well known that most 1. Goulds Pump Manual.

3 2. Durco Pump Engineering

GPM established and under- He serves on the Pumps and

systems. Curve 1 = pump head capacity maximum flow for cavi-

and curve 4 = pump NPSHR. which is dictated by the

140 have to throttle the pump slightly

Effect of oversizing a pump operate at 2820 gpm and take

Let’s use a concrete example, performance of such a pump, with a indicated. Remember that the fric-

head is 115 ft and the total friction The pump develops excess head on losses through 15-year old

curve A, Figure 4. If we add a be created by throttling. 4. If the pump we had originally

required capacity and then, as is pump will take 175 bhp, and we will were to operate unthrottled, it

supply main. Such noise can distort when using variable speed pump- Business Development Specialist

impeller position, type and valving head loss at 5% gas volume, the possible by applying corrective pump

Degassing is easier to accomplish 12% head loss at this volume. Some pump. If liquid gas mixing is desired,

effect of entrained gas on a LaBour centrifugal pumps surface swirl

When designing a pump to han- The maximum pump head the flange of cartridge mounted seals

developed during shop testing with stage pumps, which are tested only sure casings appears to have its origin

Hmax is the highest head the pump will develop large pressure differentials. this sequence is followed, the entire

ure 1. The rotating element consists pump discharge. Figure 3 is a multi- pumps. They are actually two single

energy. The pump case directs liquid stage impeller. Pressure distribution uniform pressure distributions are

from the impeller, and then converts impeller which, depending on the pumps are the preferred choice on

MDP, optional designs are available (enclosed with backswept vanes and selecting a sealless pump vendor to

for high pressure applications water” efficiency to get a truly accu- In general, a CMP (integral pump

ment shell backing rings, thicker sec- print than a comparable MDP (pump,

hydraulic and design differences between the inner magnetic ring pump impeller is directly mounted on

drive pumps. Here again, both offer from 0.030–0.045″ radially. This larg- ment area, so no coupling exists.

canned motor pumps offer units with designs which eliminate coupling

majority of mag drive pump suppliers ods are available for both MDP’s and into the process piping and do not

pumps offer interchangeability axial, radial and liner corrosive wear canned motor and magnetic drive cen-

between their pumps’ wet ends and indications. However, bearing moni- trifugal pumps with options such as the

ciency times coupling efficiency. sealless centrifugal pumps is to make

play a vital role in hydraulic effi- Cutaway view of a canned motor pump. Crane Chempump (Warrington, PA)

ciency. These pumps are used on a wide variety of and David Carr, of Sundstrand Fluid

Pumpage Pumping Conditions Installation Considerations Materials of Construction

Pump Fibrous Volatile Low High High Floor ANSI Align. PFA Poly- Alloy High

TOMORROW"S CHEMICAL Industry Practices (PIP) has devel- addressing nonmetallic pump designs.

PROCESS PUMP oped two new specifications that In addition, a Canned Motor/Magnetic

instead of 3 years meantime between ANSI/ASME B73 Pump Committee. tors and pump users have formed a

will be driving towards 5+ years. Process Pump Specification will be sole task is to develop a set of stan-

Pump emissions will not be accept- revised and probably issued in 1997. dards that will eliminate variations in

able at 1000 ppm. Zero (0) ppm will Areas being addressed to improve chemical process pumps manufac-

be the goal. It will not take 2 hours to pump reliability are: tured to multiple user and contractor

align a pump and motor to 0.002 a. Nozzle loading pump specifications. This team and

in less than 30 years. d. Baseplates costs and enhanced pump reliability

In fact, manufacturers and users e. Additional pump sizes will be the benefits.

The result is that current versions of performance criteria Chemical Process Pumps ANSI

B73.2M are up for revision this year. cal Chemical Process Pump ANSI

The ANSI Pump Committee has also New Specifications. The ANSI/ B73.2M Type) cover the same pump

developed two new specifications. In ASME Pump Committee recently design areas as the original ANSI

Photo 2. A mag drive pump transferring tor, it is referenced to the pump suc- roller or ball bearings. This could

ern U.S. the pump. shell in case of a support bearing fail-

internal fluid flow between the dri- magnetic drive pumps eliminate the

ment shell is needed to remove the seal leakage in mechanical pumps.

tered carbide offers resistance up to netic drive pump, however, many

ly while exhibiting minimal thermal the manufacturer make a pump in

ning shortly after World War II, the and they avoid contamination of pump operates off its best efficiency

non-metallic pumps. Metallic pumping corrosive liquids. Howev- unbalance in the casing. The radial

as process or heavy duty pumps, addressed, the most important of pump is operated near shut-off. In a

duty situations only – fish tank pumps as well, this article will con- they are two times higher. This is a

have been greatly improved over the on the bearings or shaft of a pump sealless pump is located very close

metallic mag-drive pump. This pumps can lead to additional prob- impeller and the first bearing. Each

Pumps for Chemical Process. Many only in small pumps because of the

L Type 1 Impeller and magnet separate, connected via rotating drive pumps are: (1) hydraulic, leak-

A mag-drive pump, therefore, be manufactured from materials the eddy current loss for a 0.060”

regardless of pump flow rate. This 80 4

pumps at low flow rates. 0 50 100 150

recirculated pumpage is precooled ondary containment. For efficiency mag coupling flow path than offered

ing the back end of the pump once offer secondary containment. Heat input. Heat is added by

in selecting a sealless pump is to containment shell. This offers more Thus, for CMP design, a high

capacity of the sealless pump, but bearing and internal rotor positions. be one large insulated mass once the

offered by canned motor pumps and Solids/slurry handling. Stan- tion. The result could lead to flash-

magnetic drive pumps. Much of the dard CMP and MDP products will ing of the contained fluid. Also, the

following material is adapted from accommodate moderate amounts of pump may vapor lock if restarted.

CMP manufacturers offer some type most standard centrifugal pumps. metallic shell is more efficient than

Figure 1. Today"s generation of magnetic drive pumps offers advanced features and in the area of the containment shell

people – and equipment impacting the alignment with the dri- offered by API pump manufactur-

manufacturers. This truth ver. A foot mounted pump has only ers, and 300 lb raised-faced flanges

selecting pumps for your applica- The result will often be misalignment where the risk of fire is significant,

services. For example, some pump pumps are commonly available with thing petroleum processors would

ers sell mainly to petroleum refin- Steel is sometimes an alternative, but casing. API pumps also have more

standard pumps (Photo 1) are the mounting pedestals are sometimes

the design of choice in the latter. Per when selecting pumps for high tem-

able to ANSI models, pumps should tem. Packing may be used for some

pumps are available for much high- liquid being pumped may be appro-

dors make hybrid or specialty metal ANSI process pump suitable due to lack of lubricity. This

gories of pumps relative to handling and quench gland might also be

apparent is the pump mounting involves an externally supplied flu-

method. ANSI pumps are foot id, such as steam, to contain the

mounted. API units are pedestal, or pumpage that passes the seal faces.

centerline mounted. This means the If it is important that the pumped

pump is effectively mounted at the Photo 2. Example of an API process liquid not reach the atmosphere,

center-line of the shaft, allowing for pump either a multiple seal arrangement –

and even toxic to plant personnel – failure, obviously there could be a rotor serving as the pump’s shaft. A

environment. arrangements to handle and replace pumpage from the stator. The rotor

to a buyer of pumps for an HTF ser- popular mechanically sealed pump cated by the pumpage. In the case of

the complicated issues facing the is the Dean model R400 (photo 3.) pump design, a small portion of the

decision maker. Several factors This design has many API pump fea- pumpage is often cooled – typically

if a mechanically sealed pump is sions, but it is priced between ANSI cool the motor windings. A number

cally sealed pump is used for HTF somewhat higher first cost, they perature operation to a significantly

es with an increase in specific speed pumps is significantly larger than should also be obvious from the tab-

and flowrate. One could conclude that for larger pumps. For impeller ulated values that reducing the head

the speed of a pump to maximize the size effect is small and generally Efficiencies tend to maximize at the

high speed pumps without correct- 14,400 rpm routinely obtained with enough flexibility to optimize specif-

voir for successive starts. nearly balanced, and in some designs pump discharge during the priming

self-priming pump is similar to a cutwater – thus reversing flow direc- Traditional applications for self-

conventional centrifugal pump tion. Efficiencies on this type of priming pumps, such as dewatering

during the priming cycle, the liquid able with this design, depending on expelled at the pump discharge until

the air separation area of the pump charged out of the volute area and check valve to prevent backflow or

pump considered primed and capa- down on suction lift capability. Some cal runs of pipe when the pump is

the suction line enters the impeller water tips to compensate for wear. When the pump is started, the check

uid. the entire pump casing. the suction line because it cannot

additional liquid into the impeller priming cycle is that the air evacuat- the air to vent, the pump will not

In pumps without rotor back that complies with the pump suction

gradient within the pump from dis- This is the reason why these pumps tainment shell pressure and boiling

lems may arise in pumps handling shown that most of the slide bearing ing conditions are not beyond the

the pump’s NPSH value. Exact tem- installed from discharge to suction (Figure 3). The condition point must

area are also impossible. surements on magnetic drive pumps inside the containment shell during

ing pump with a magnetic coupling. inside the containment shell. These Tzul, the vapor pressure curve of the

The pump size is 50/200, 2900 rpm; relationships are displayed in Figure product must be available (Figure 3).

pumped liquid is water. When nation of the actual temperature taken from the intersection point

must be considered that the flow for other liquids depends on the at duty point of the pump and the

almost stable temperature increase Pumps with internal circulation

facturer or taken from the pump data changes at the measuring point lead

the arrangement and continue AFTER 1960 DESIGN? PUMP CASING MATERIAL

SEAL: PUMP NUMBER: _______________ PUMP NO.:_______________ DATE:__________________

PROPOSAL#: 6) Note cage ring tap location(s). Can the seal box be [ ] 1. PROPER OIL LEVEL PUMP _____

PUMP TYPE: the files? 4. GASKETS INSTALLED _____

the heat exchanger and back to the duced by the weight of the rotor. pumps and reactor water clean up

lower part of the motor. This recircula- Additionally, a multi-vaned diffuser pumps. To minimize the piping

motor electrical losses. used to further minimize radial loads. pumps, the pump ends are actually

for connection to the power supply Because the pump is continuous-

the motor mounted beneath the Photo 2. A 6000 psig/300ºF canned motor-under pump in service at a chemical

pump. process plant. Large quantities of gas are injected and consumed as part of the

• The pump remains full until process. This gas becomes entrained and the primary concern is loss of liquid in

intentionally drained. These are large the pump end. The process has upset conditions with rapid pressure spikes to

pump at a chemical processing facility and drastically alters the dynamics of Gaylan Dow is Sales & Marketing

pump during operation. Even on The same design constraints of trying culating pumps have tradi-

canned or other sealless pump appli- to bolt a massive hot piping system to tionally been horizontal

cations not requiring heat exchang- grade through the pump are present pumps of either end-suc-

ning of the bearings. the pump move with it. tion, impeller-between-bearing,

In addition, because the pump Vertical motor-under canned single-stage units for higher flow

remains full of liquid until intention- motor pumps can also be attached applications. Boiler water circula-

dry running, and the motor is imper- setup further reduces piping (and with the pump taking its suction

gas in the pump end. Typical applica- mizes the heat tracing requirements. Due to the elevated suction pres-

ed on purpose. pump can be useful in applications commonly associated with high

The sealless integral motor requiring zero leakage, including sit- pressure/temperature pumps, in-

these needs. Most end suction rings. Thus, an existing ANSI pump ability of parts and less inventory in

As an ANSI pump is operated to illustrates this type of design. various pump companies. In addi-

there is suction recirculation. Sec- chemical sump pump for low down time minimal. Furthermore, if

out faster. Last, in shutoff conditions, an option, balance holes in the back with other installed ANSI pumps.

there is no flow and significant rise in cover that allow the pump to run These designs will handle a

shorter pump life, less reliability, for extended periods of time with no solids that may be present. The

shorter seal life, and shorter adverse effect on pump life. This is NPSHR is also less than standard

MTBPM. However, several options ideal for applications in which tanks ANSI pumps running at the same

are available to apply the right pump are being used for a batch process service. These pumps are available

Option 1 – Special ANSI pump’s ability to run continuously, and a wide range of materials.

pump, the Pitot tube is stationary, And there is another advantage. To handling capabilities and self prim-

ure 2). The liquid enters the pump tions, one needs to change only the Also, unlike ANSI designs, side

through the suction line, passing the Pitot-tube and/or the speed. This pro- channel pumps will not vapor lock.

largest rotor diameter has a pressure The Pitot tube design has been pump can handle volatile liquid up to

in the tube. Second, when the rotat- Option 3 - side channel pump is a compact

ing liquid hits the specially shaped Side Channel Pumps design available in a wide range of

4 17 31 2 1 26 29 36 domestic interest. Photo 1 shows a turbine pumps. This design can be

TDH – whereas most ANSI pumps B A

higher in Pitot-tube pumps because channel impeller stage

lower NPSH requirements than the bine pumps. The mixture, once it

solids. Pitot-tube pumps offer greater makes several regenerative passes

similar pumps can operate correctly minimum flow requirements for low Uno Wahren is a Registered Pro-

only if the head-capacity curve inter- head, low capacity pumps range fessional Engineer in the State of Texas

The pumps may be throttled, but not mon for large multi-staged pumps to neer in the oil and gas industry. He has

gpm (Point A), for then pump 1 will high as 65% of BEP capacity. from the University of Houston, and a

back off, letting pump 2 deliver only Always pick a pump where the B.A. in Foreign Trade from the Thun-

operate, pump 2 has to start first. BEP. It is good practice to specify tional Management, Glendale, AZ.

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o z :"lOTE. : .u I. LEFT HAND INSTALLATION SHOWN; o § RI&HT HAND SAME. EXCEPT OPP. IIAND. LL 2.. MISSION PUMP ROTUION SHOULD BE. COUNTER- Locsrs T/lNI< A~ SHOWN I I{ DRILL ClOC~WISf LOOKING INTO END OF PUMP SfiAFT. 4 HOL£S IN SKID AT AS5£M.

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37.31 BEFORE CHARGING OR DISASSEMBLY. BLEED OFF ANY EXISTING PRESSURE IN GAUGE AREA 8Y TURNING APPROX. 1/4 TO 1/2 TURN, THEN REMOVE PURGE VALVE. 5. 8LAOOERS MUST BE STORED IN AN AREA PROTECTED FROM THE WEATHER. THE CONTAINER MUST 8E CLOSED TO PREVENT AIR AND LIGHT EXPOSURE TO 8LAODER. 6. APPROX. MUD VOL, 20 GALLONS. [t>~REF STUD NUT TOROUE 1575 - 1625 FT. L8S (1 1/2 -8 THREAD).

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