Diaphragm pumps:

1. Sealless pumps
2. Self priming
3. Variable flow rate & pressure
capacity range of the pump

rate

within

the

pressure

&

Air operated diaphragm pumps (AODP)

Double diaphragm pumps
1. Can run dry & discharge can be throttled to zero flwo
indefinitely
2. Pumping slurries as liquid velocity is less than line
velocity, scouring & abrasions are minimal
3. NO close fit sliding or rubbing parts, can be used upto
50 000 SSU (11 00cSt)
4. Minimum turbulence & mixing, suitable for shear sensitive
fluids
5. Can pump dry powder in air suspension
6. Suited for hazardous environment& confined areas ( no
heat build up)
7. No bed plate or coupling
8. Zero leakage, no bypass required
1. Consists of two diaphragm chambers and two flexible
diaphragms, connected to each other by a connecting rod.
2. Air is directed on back side of one while air is
exhausted from backside of other diaphragm
3. This creates an alternating intake and discharge of
pumped liquid into and out of each chamber that results
in a nearly continuous pumping action from the combined
chambers.

Liquids handled:
Ceramic slurry, paint, cement grout, chemicals, glue, resins,
petroleum
products,
drillers
mud,
mill
scale,
ore
concentrates, printers ink, sewage, filter aids, latex, waste
oils, wood preservatives, core washes, asphaltic coatings,
bilge waste, radioactive waste, lapping compounds, porcelain
frit, mine tailings, volatile solvents, coolants with metal
fines,
varnish,
acids,
coatings,
soapstone
slurries,
explosives, lime slurries, yeast, chocolate, and wine.

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Flow rats less than 1150 lph

Operating pressure @ 8.6 bar
Ice formation on air motor
Diaphragm have finite life ( abrasion or high temperature
limit life)

AODP with flap valves

1. Can pass marble sized solids
2. Discharge from bottom suitable for pumping fluids in
suspension which can settle at low flow rates and when
pump is shut (bottom discharge enable easy discharge)

AODP with ball valves

1. Top discharge enables air or vapour to be expelled easily
2. Bottom discharge, air or vapour can reduce flow rateas it
is alternately compressed or expanded
3. low-flow applications containing air or vapor requiring
relatively high pumping pressure and that handle viscous
liquids.

1. Zero air consumption at zero flow and maximum at maximum

flow rate i.e flow varied from zero to a high flow rate
2. Pump discharge remains same for a given capacity & air
pressure regardless of specific gravity but head changes
( pressure & not head maintained by air pressure). This
is opposite to centrifugal pumps where head is fixed at a
point on performance curve while the discharge pressure
changes with specific gravity
3. The supplied air pressure, pump flow rate, and NPSH set
the discharge pressure for a given air operated pump, not
the head, which is a characteristic of a centrifugal pump
operated at a fixed speed.

Screw pumps
Rotary positive displacement, in which flow is axial
Low internal velocities, avoids liquid agitation & churning
Low inertia, operating at higher speeds
Self priming, flow characteristics independent of pressure,
provided fluid has sufficient viscosity
High tolerance to entrained air or gases, contamination
Low mechanical vibration, pulsation free flow
High cost due to close tolerance, running clearance

Performance sensitive to viscosity

High pressures require long pumping elements
Screw pumps are single rotor (progressive cavity)
Multiple rotor (timed or untimed)

Multiple screw single end

Multiple screw double end

or