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SUBM
Submersible
Motors - Pumps

Byron Jackson ®
Oil Filled
Design

Pleuger ®
Water Filled
Design

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Pump Supplier Pumping Solutions

Flowserve is providing pumping
Dynamic Technologies
Flowserve is without peer in the
Pump designs include:
• Single stage process
To The World solutions which permit cus- development and application of • Between bearing
tomers to continuously improve pump technology, including: single stage
Flowserve is the productivity, profitability and • Hydraulic engineering • Between bearing
pumping system reliability. • Mechanical design multistage
driving force in the • Materials science • Vertical
Market Focused • Intelligent pumping • Submersible motor
global industrial Customer Support • Manufacturing technology • Rotary
pump marketplace. Product and industry specialists
develop effective proposals and Broad Product Lines
• Reciprocating
• Nuclear
No other pump solutions directed toward market Flowserve offers a wide range • Specialty
and customer preferences. of complementary pump types,
company in the They offer technical advice and from pre-engineered process
assistance throughout each pumps, to highly engineered
world has the stage of the product life cycle, and special purpose pumps
beginning with the inquiry. and systems. Pumps are built
depth or breadth to recognized global standards
and customer specifications.
of expertise in
the successful
application of
pre-engineered,
engineered and
special purpose
pumps and
systems.
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SUBM A Choice of Design Both designs have been proven Complementary

Flowserve is unique as the only
Submersible
company capable of offering
Motors - Pumps its customers a choice of
either oil filled or water filled
submersible motors complete
Byron Jackson with proprietary pump ends.
Oil Filled This enables customers to
Design select the design that best
meets their needs in terms of:
Pleuger • Application
Water Filled • Preference and specifications
• Initial purchase cost versus
Design
total life cycle costs
with more than 150 years of Pump Designs
combined, successful application Depending upon application
experience. Flowserve sub- requirements, Flowserve
mersible motor pumps offer can also provide these
these important advantages: vertical design pumps:
• Single source motor and • Vertical turbine
pump with unit responsibility • Mixed-axial flow
for quality, engineering, • Double suction
service and warranty
• Broadest range of submersible-
deep well pumps and motors
in the world
• Largest range of motor horse-
power per caisson size
• Choice of cooling - lubrication
systems
• Extensive seal options including
zero-leakage, zero-wear design
• High efficiency and maximum
flow rate per well size
• Robust design for long
service life VTP
• Re-windable motors for lower
maintenance costs
• Special designs and materials
for offshore, geothermal and
other demanding applications

Worldwide Repair
Factory authorized service
centers are located in North
America, Europe and the Middle
East. Submersible Motor
Exchange Program is available
for most standard motor sizes.

Submersible Advantages
• Reliable
• Explosion proof
• Cost effective
• Silent
• Out of sight
• Vandal proof
• Crooked well compatible
• Safe from flooding and freezing
• Ideal for deep settings

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Pleuger Pleuger submersible motors Standard Design Features

offer an extraordinary range of Motors
Water Filled
performance. • Pressure balanced
Design mechanical seal available
The water filled and wet wound in many materials to
motors are environmentally best suit application
friendly, provide high efficiency • Large, double journal
and offer great reliability. bearings water lubricated
Superior thrust bearing design, and maintenance free for
a 100% pressure compensation extended service life
system, re-windable stators and • Wet type motors with
a choice of materials for both water tight insulated
strength and dielectric charac- windings for easy
teristics are several features service
making Pleuger submersible • Prefilled motors with
motors an exceptional value. food grade additives
for freeze and rust
Services protection
• Municipal • Heavy duty, adjustable,
• Industrial self-aligning thrust
• Process bearings for extended
• Offshore motor life
• Mining • NEMA connections for
• Irrigation universal fit
• Power • Non-toxic Class Y
winding insulation for
Typical Applications potable water services
• Potable water • Friction welded shafts for
• Sea water maximum shaft strength
– Fire protection and highest efficiency
– Ballast • Motors with CSA,
• Dewatering WIMES 3.03, EMV, KTV,
• Pressure boosting CE, VDE and other
– High rise buildings authority certifications
– Fountains
• Subsea drives Pumps
• Pipelines • Heavy duty and high
efficiency impellers and
Operating Parameters bowl cases
• Flows to 4500 m3/h • Wide variety of bearing,
(19 800 gpm) impeller and bowl casing
• Heads to 800 m (2600 ft) materials to suit any
• Motor sizes to 5000 kW application
(6700 hp) • Dynamically balanced
– Speeds from 200 to impellers to minimize
3600 rpm vibration and maximize
– 2, 4 and 6 pole designs service life
(other designs available) • Compact adaption
– 200 to 6600 volt system between pump
– 50 & 60 Hz frequency and motor for maximum
– Variable frequency drive shaft support
and high temperature
motor options Cables
• Power cable internally
connected to eliminate
potential leaks
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Byron Jackson Byron Jackson oil filled Standard Design Features

submersible units are built for Motors
Oil Filled
the most demanding deep well • Oil filled with internal
Design services. Rugged, reliable and self contained force feed,
long lasting, these units offer filtered, cooled oil circu-
significant total life cycle lation system to maintain
cost savings. continuous lubrication
• Vacuum pressure impreg-
Seal Options Services nated (VPI) epoxy, Class
• Municipal F insulation system for
• Industrial superior insulation and
• Process long service life
• Offshore • Double-acting thrust
• Mining bearing system for
• Irrigation continuous up or down
• Power thrust capability
• Special metallurgy avail-
Typical Applications able for corrosive services
• Potable water • Suitable for use with
Mercury seal
• Storage cavern variable frequency drives
Zero leakage, zero wear
• Sea water for improved pumping
for absolute reliability
– Fire protection efficiency
– Ballast • Models available for high
• Dewatering temperature (≥ 90°C
• Pressure boosting [200°F]) and high suction
– Fountains pressure services
• Geothermal
• Water injection system Pumps
• Pipelines • Heavy duty and high
efficiency impellers and
Operating Parameters bowl cases
Double mechanical seal • Flows to 4500 m3/h • Wide variety of materials
A high quality alternative (19 800 gpm) available to suit any
to the mercury seal • Heads to 800 m (2600 ft) application
• Motor sizes to 1500 kW • Dynamically balanced
(2000 hp) impellers to minimize
– Speeds from 1000 to vibration and maximize
3600 rpm service life
– 2, 4 and 6 pole designs • Dual bearings between
(other designs available) pump and motor for
– 200 to 6600 volt maximum shaft support
– 50 & 60 Hz frequencies • Highly efficient suction
– Variable frequency drive inlet design
and high temperature
Single, pressurized motor options Cables
mechanical seal • Sealed power cable
For hydrocarbon services Accredited for water plug-in feature for
and non-vertical handling services reliability and ease of
applications • NSF Standard 61 Certification installation; no need for
according to criteria established field splicing
jointly by the U.S. ASME and
NSF International
• Certification program
accredited by RvA, the Dutch
Council for Accreditation

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Options and Pump Impellers Accessories

• Low NPSHR for hydrocarbons • Power cable assemblies
Technical Data
and low submergence • Surface plates
• Non-metallic for enhanced • Junction boxes
performance and corrosion • Suction sleeves
resistance • Booster barrels
• Multiple specific speeds for • Starters and control panels
optimum selection • Monitoring instrumentation
• Lightning arresters
Pump Materials • Check valves
• Cast iron
• Bronze Bottom Intake
• Stainless steel • Reduced civil cost
• Duplex and super duplex (sump design)
stainless steel • Minimum submergence
• Reinforced composite (Noryl®) design
• Modular design
• Tank installation
• Open sump installation

® Noryl is a registered trademark of

General Electric Company Corporation.

Bottom suction multistage

SUBM Range Chart

Flow Rate - 60 Hz
m3/h 0 10 25 50 100 250 500 1000 2000 4000 6000
gpm 0 25 50 100 250 500 1000 2500 5000 10000 15000 25000
ft m ft m
3000 1000 1500
4000
750 1000
2000 3000
500 750
1500 2000
1000 300 500

200 1000 300

500 200
100 500 150
250 100
TDH - 60 Hz
TDH - 50 Hz

50 250

50
100
25
100
50

10 50
10

10

10
0 0 0 0

m /h 0
3
10 25 50 100 250 500 1000 2000 3500 5000
gpm 0 25 50 100 250 500 1000 2500 5000 10000 15000 20000
Flow Rate - 50 Hz
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Global Service and Advanced Technologies

Few if any pump companies can
Technical Support
match Flowserve’s capabilities
in hydraulic and mechanical
design or in materials engineering.
These capabilities include:
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Flow visualization
• Cavitation studies
• Efficiency optimization
• Finite element analysis
• Rapid prototyping
• Captive high nickel alloy and
light reactive alloy foundries
• Non-metallic materials
processing and manufacturing

These services include:

• Field performance
testing
• Vibration analysis
• Design analysis and
root-cause problem
solving
Service and Repair Group • Material improvements
Flowserve’s Service and Repair • Pump and system
Group is dedicated to maximizing audit
equipment performance and • Advanced technology
reliability-centered maintenance solutions
programs. Pump related services • PumpTrac™ remote
include: pump monitoring and
• Startup and commissioning diagnostic services
Pump Improvement
• Diagnostics and prognostics • Instruction manual
Engineering Services
• Routine and repair updates
Flowserve is committed to
maintenance • Training courses
helping customers obtain the
• ANSI and ISO power end
best possible return on their
exchange program
pump equipment investment.
• Re-rates, upgrades and retrofits
Engineering assistance and
• Spare parts inventory and
technological solutions for
management programs
pumping problems are
• Training
readily available.

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Pump Division
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Telephone: 1 972 443 6500
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Telephone: 39 0362 6121
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