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Ahlstar Presentation PDF
N Hydraulics R – Air-Separating
Non-clogging. Sludges External vacuum
containing big particles pump and expeller.
and long fibers.
A Hydraulics S – Self-Priming
General purpose. Clean, Internal vacuum
W Hydraulics abrasive or corrosive pump.
liquids specially stocks of
Wear-resistant.
various kinds.
Corrosive and/or
abrasive liquids.
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
Design Features
LowPulse impeller
• High efficiency
• Minimized pulsations
Special open impeller • Dilution water for
• High efficiency headbox
• More open passages • Stocks for headbox
Open impeller • Liquids containing feed
• High efficiency long particles and fibers • Clean liquids
• Good throughput • Abrasive liquids • Stocks up to 8%
• Liquids containing • Stocks up to 8%
Closed impeller solid particles • Solids up to 70%
• High efficiency • Abrasive liquids • Lumps in liquid
• Clean liquids • Stocks up to 8%
• Liquids containing • Solids up to 70%
some impurities • Lumps in liquid
Liquids:
sludges, waste waters, effluents Cutting grooves for
closed impeller
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
WPP/WPT Hydraulic Design
Wear-resistant design
resists abrasion and
erosion in slurry pumping.
Vortex impeller
Smooth shapes.
Open impeller
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
EPP/EPT Hydraulic Design
Centerline support
keeps shaft position
horizontal at elevated
Closed impeller
temperatures
Spot-cooled stuffing
box area to handle
high temperatures
S R
Structure Structure
Self-Priming Air-
Pump Separating
Pump
Casing cover
Adapter
Head up to 160 m
Temperature max. 180 °C
Capacity up to 2000 l/s
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 1.6 Mpa
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 700 ft
Temperature max. 356 °F
Capacity up to 30000
USGPM
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 230 psi
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 90 m
Temperature max. 180 °C
Capacity up to 550 l/s
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 1.6 Mpa
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 250 ft
Temperature max. 356 °F
Capacity up to 7000
USGPM
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 230 psi
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 110 m
Temperature max. 180 °C
Capacity up to 2000 l/s
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 1.6 Mpa
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 360 ft
Temperature max. 356 °F
Capacity up to 30000
USGPM
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 230 psi
(depending on material and size)
Head up to 140 m
Temperature max. 210 °C
Capacity up to 1700 l/s
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 2.5 Mpa
Head up to 650 ft
Temperature max. 410 °F
Capacity up to 21000
USGPM
Operating
frequencies 50 or 60 Hz
Pressure up to 360 psi
Bound
Conventional Pump:
Unstable operation
(gas content 0...4%)
Free
Gas/air to the
inlet tank
Vacuum
Sealing water relief valve
Balancing holes keep the pressure Controlling the shaft seal area
level steady at the shaft seal area. pressure gives
Back vanes keep the area between • Best solutions for every application
the impeller and casing cover clean
and reduce axial forces. • Reliability in operation
NPP, vortex
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
Shaft Seal Liquids
Dynamic Seal
• Reliable operation optimize total lifetime costs
• Designed for difficult applications
• Simple operating principle
• Reliable robust construction
Liquids
• paper stock up to 8%
• liquors
• lime milk
Not running
• waters
• sugar juices
• etc.
Operating
Grease
• Variable speed operation
• High storage towers which
are sometimes full
Reduced diameter
• High-speed pumps
• Lower power
consumption
Double
• Low pressure at suction
side during standstill
• Reliable operation
• Easy assembly
• Designed to be a part of
the pump
• Heavy-duty design
• Minimum number of parts
• Compatibility with pump
materials
• Reliable operation
• Easy assembly
• Low-pressure quench fluid
• Designed to be a part of the pump
• Heavy-duty design
• Minimum number of parts
• Compatibility with pump materials
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane Safematic
• Burgmann
• Huhnseal
• Reliable operation
• Easy assembly
• High-pressure flowing barrier fluid
• High-pressure non-flowing barrier
fluid, dead-end
• Designed to be a part of the pump
• Heavy-duty design
• Minimum number of parts
• Compatibility with pump materials
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane Safematic
• Burgmann
• Huhnseal
Metal bellows
• Metal bellows allow higher temperatures
• Thin materials restrict usage with
abrasive liquids
Options
• No sealing fluid
• Internal or external flushing
• Quench
• Grease
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane
• Burgmann
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane
• Chesterton
• Burgmann
Various arrangements
• No sealing fluid
- clean liquids, water
• Internal flushing
- clean liquids
• External flushing
- impure liquids
• Barrier flowing
• Reliable operation
- impure liquids
• High maintenance costs
• Cooling insert
• Traditional shaft seal design - clean liquids
• Always leaking
• Leakage lubricates sliding surfaces
• Abrasion of shaft sleeve and gland packings
• Easy change of gland packing ring
• Split stuffing box gland
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
S Structure Shaft Sealing
Ready-fitted mechanical seals, double Mechanical element seals,
• Designed to be a part of the pump single
• With or without external flushing fluid • With or without external
• Quench sealing fluid flushing fluid
• Barrier flowing or non-flowing (dead-end) • Metal bellows
sealing fluid, pressurized
Static seal
• Simple
• Constant air flow from outside
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane
• Burgmann
Metal bellows
Typical manufacturers
• John Crane Safematic,
Burgmann, Huhnseal
• Barrier flowing
• Quench sealing
fluid
Emptying holes
• Casing
• Dynamic seal
• S version casing for vacuum pump
• R version stuffing box housing
Painting
• EN ISO12944
• Thickness 200 µm
• Epoxy max. 150 oC / 300 oF
• Silicon aluminum and epoxy
above 150 oC / 300 oF
• Base also available with zinc epoxy
Grinding
• Interior surfaces
- Ra 6.3
- Cotton ball
• Open impellers only
• Sandblasting also available
Washing
Special care is taken to ensure
the cleanliness of the pump.
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
Tests and Certificates
NPSHr
• ISO 9906 Grade 2
Pulsation
• For LowPulse pumps
• Guarantee values in relation
to delivered head
Books www.sulzerpumps.com
CD-roms
• For the total project delivery order
• Several languages in IOM and
component documents
• Other documentation in English
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AHLSTAR™ Process Pumps
AHLSTAR™ Vertical Pumps
AHLSTAR™ NKP/NKT,
WKP/WKT Cantilever Pump
Recirculation pipe.
Single mechanical
shaft seal.