Series BM

For pumping of medium consistency pulp

Reliable pumping of
medium consistency
pulp

High Efficiency

No fibres to drain

Effective Degassing

Single Mechanical
Seal

Easy Maintenance

1.1092 GB 10.00
Series BM

Series BM - for Optimised Total Economy

BM 200/150-40 pumping pulp with

a consistency of 13%. This
BM pump is installed in Sweden.

Range of
Applications
BM pumps are specifically designed to
handle the complete range of medium
consistency pulp. They can be used with
all types of pulp and on all medium
consistency applications.
The pumps were introduced in 1990
and have since then proven to be highly
efficient and reliable for pumping of me-
dium consistency pulp in many
installations.

Reliable
The robust construction of the pump is a
result of extensive testing together with
end users and a leading supplier of proc-
ess equipment.
The well proven ABS bearing assembly
will give a bearing life time of at least 50
000 hours, in most applications the rated
life of the bearings will easily exceed 100
000 hours.
The design of the impeller ensures a
fibre free degassing and vibration free
performance, which together with the
specially designed liquid ring vacuum
pump results in a clean and smooth ope-
ration.
Easy Maintenance
The BM pumps are built for long, tough,
continuous operation and require only
infrequent bearing lubrication.
The pump is fitted with a single
mechanical seal of well-proven design.
The seal is mounted in a seal cartridge
which can be replaced quickly if the seal
should become worn or damaged.
BM pumps are part of the ABS modular
systemTM which ensures availability of
spare parts and low maintenance costs.
Low Energy Optimised Total
Consumption Economy
The semi-open impellers which run By using BM pumps the overall economy
against a wear disc have been deve- is optimised thanks to :
loped to give optimum performance. The
combination of high efficiency with the ex-
cellent degassing features assures that High reliability
a very low energy consumption is Efficient pumping
achieved.
Low water consumption
No Environmental No fibres to drain
Quick and easy
Influence maintenance
The ABS medium consistency concept has
a very low water consumption. Apart from
the mechanical seal quench, all sealing
water is returned to the process.
By connecting the outlet of the vacuum
pump to the stand pipe, fibres are
prevented from going to drain.

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Series BM
Design
Principle
BM pumps are of a centrifugal design and
built to handle pulp with a consistency of
7-17 %. Shaft speed can be varied from
1200 rpm to 2200 rpm depending on
pump size. The pumps are suitable for
variable speed control or continuous
speed drive.
Modular Design
The pump casing, wear disc and bearing
assembly are standard components. The
bearing assembly has been used in our
BA stock pumps for many years with ex-
cellent results.
Impeller
The impeller and rotor have been ex-
tensively tested for long periods. The de-
sign gives a smooth running without vi-
bration and ensures fibre free degassing.
Bearing Assembly
Series BM utilise our largest and most
rugged modular bearing assemblies. The
bearings are normally grease lubricated,
with a cooling fan to maintain the correct
temperature, even in high temperature
environment.
Shaft Seal
The shaft seal is a single mechanical seal
with a secondary labyrinth seal. It should
normally be provided with a external
sealing liquid for lubrication and flushing.
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Series BM

Pumping
ABS medium consistency pumps operate very similar to the ordinary stock pumps.
The BM series is, however, unique in its ability to handle the air in the pulp, which
increases as the consistency changes from the low consistency to the medium consi-
stency range.

Pulp flow in the pump

Medium consistency means high pipe
friction losses. In order to ensure that the
pulp enters the pump easily there are 5
some basic rules that have to be followed:

The positive suction

head must be adequate. 2
Minimise friction losses
by keeping the suction
pipe as short as possible.

As our BM pumps do not need any long,

auxiliary, impeller extension to create
turbulence into the stock chest, a stock
valve can be fitted between the chest and
the pump to facilitate service.
4

Air flow in the pump

The air bubbles adhering to the fibres are
separated in the pump because of high
pressure differences. The air will follow
the low pressure side of the vane and 3
gather behind the impeller, where the 7
lowest pressure occurs. To ensure undis-
turbed pumping, this air has to be remo- 8
ved. Our patented impeller with slots in
the back shroud on the low pressure side
of the vanes create a very efficient degas-
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sing. This ensures cost-effective stock
transport.

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 Series BM
Pumping equipment
Stand pipe
Install the pump as close as possible to the
stand pipe or stock chest, to reduce the
suction losses that occur when pumping
medium consistency pulp.
When installing against a stand pipe (1),
its diameter should be such to allow
sufficient dwell time for stable operation.
Level control
To ensure that the pulp enters the pump, a
minimum positive suction head of 2.5 to 3
meters is required.
To control this level we use a signal from
a level indicator (2). This level indicator can
be supplied by ABS.
Suction
As mentioned above, the pump suction must
be as short as possible to keep the suction
losses to a minimum. Therefore the suction
diameter should be as large as possible,
recommended diameter is 400 mm.
To facilitate service with a full stock chest, a
stock valve can be fitted between the chest
and the BM pump. To connect the suction pipe
to pump inlet, a special flange (3) is used. If a
valve is required, it should be placed between
the flange and the stand pipe.
Discharge
11 In installations where the pump is running
at constant speed, either direct or with a
belt drive unit, fit a control valve (4) on the
pump discharge.
To reduce losses, the pressure pipe (5)
diameter needs to be relatively large. To
minimise costs, increase pipe diameter
after the control valve.
Sealing water
The sealing water control system (6)
consists of three Flomatic regulators fixed
to the lifting arm socket on the baseplate.
10 Flomatic (1) regulates
flushing water to the interface of
the mechanical seal.
Flomatic (2) regulates
water to the quench.
Flomatic (3) flushes the vacuum
pipe and supplies the liquid ring
vacuum pump.
Degassing
The degassing valve (7) is a pneumatic
on/off valve, which should be closed when
the pump is not in operation to prevent
pulp from entering the degassing system.
The degassing valve should also be
closed when rapid changes in consistency
or speed occur, i.e. during starting or
stopping. The signal for the valve can be
obtained from the motor frequency con-
verter or the discharge control valve po-
sitioner.
The vacuum valve (8) regulates the
vacuum in the degassing system. This
valve is a preloaded ”pirate air” valve.
Typical vacuums are 4-6 m absolute.
The actual figure depends on the instal-
lation and is adjusted during start-up.
When commissioning a system, set the
valve to a spring compression at about
15 mm and read off the vacuum on the
vacuum guage (9).
Vacuum pump
The vacuum pump (10) is a specially
adapted liquid ring pump in stainless
steel, which is capable of handling both
water and fibres without damage.
Normally, however, there are no fibres in
the degassing system.
This pump is regulated along with the
BM pump to suit individual installations.
It is driven by a flange mounted motor. As
it is mounted separately, it is easy to ser-
vice.
The vacuum pump discharge (11) is
connected direct to drain. In installations,
where its sealing water cannot run to
drain, it can be returned to the stand pipe.
Baseplate
The common baseplate is of fabricated
steel construction, sized for the pump and
motor, or belt drive unit and motor, with
the vacuum pump mounted on a small ex-
tension at one side. It also includes the
Flomatic fixings and lifting arm foot for
ease of maintenance.
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 Series BM

Bearing Bearing Bearing

Capacity 30-1400 m3/h, 50-3200 ADMT/D Assembly 4 Assembly 5 Assembly 6

Head 30-160 m
Technical Data

m
200

Temperature max.92-93°C
250/150-67 1500 r/min
300/200-67
200/100-40 1500 r/min

Pressure PN 16 100 2200 r/min

200/150-40
2200 r/min 250/200-48
2000 r/min

Flanges ISO 7005 PN16, ANSI B 300/250-60

class 150 or JIS B2210-16K 50
1500 r/min
(7%)
250/200-48
40 1500 r/min
Lubrication Grease as standard, oil as option
30

Specification ISO 5199 ”Technical Specification

for centrifugal pumps, Class II” 20
3
50 100 500 1000 m /h

100 500 1000 ADMT/D (12%) 5000

50 100 500 1000 ADMT/D (7%)

Type Designations BM 200 / 100 - 40

Pump serie Inlet dia. (mm) Outlet dia. (mm) Impeller dia. (cm)

Material
ABS Equivalent grades Chemical
Series BM is delivered with Material Germany USA Composition
all wetted parts in stainless
steel 2324 and 2562/2564. 2324 1.4460 AISI 329 24Cr 5Ni 1.5Mo 0.10C
2562 1.4539 UNSN 08904 20Cr 25Ni 4.5Mo 1.6Cu 0.025C
2564 - A743/CN-7 M 20Cr 25Ni 4.5Mo 3.5Cu 0.06C

Stand
pipe

Alt. 2
Emergency Outlet to
dilution stand pipe

BM pump

Control
valve
Alt. 1
Outlet to
Sealing water drain
Vacuum
Degassing pump
valve

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Series BM

Dimensions

Bearing Assembly 4F
g f
g f h2
q
DN2

max. 2000
DN2 Q1
Q1 Q3
Q3

h2
DN1
DN1

h1
h3
h3

h5
h5

L1 B1 B2
L1

Pump type DN1 DN2 B1 B2 g f h1 h2 h3 h5 L1 q Weight

kg*

BM 200/100-40 200 100 840 135 180 770 280 400 705 220 2500 280 335
BM 200/150-40 200 150 840 135 180 770 315 450 705 220 2500 305 340
*) Pump only Q1 = Pressure gauge Q3 = Sealing liquid

h2
g f
Bearing Assembly 5F q
DN2
Q1

Q3

h2
DN1
h1
h3

h5

L1 B1 B2

Pump type DN1 DN2 B1 B2 g f h1 h2 h3 h5 L1 q Weight

kg*

BM 250/150-67 250 150 1020 135 215 932 450 630 725 240 2800 469 855
BM 250/200-48 250 200 1020 135 205 943 450 530 725 240 2800 415 680
BM 300/250-60 300 250 1020 135 200 905 450 675 725 240 2800 476 750

*) Pump only Q1 = Pressure gauge Q3 = Sealing liquid

h2
g f q
Bearing Assembly 6F DN2
Q1
Q3
h2

DN1
h1
h3

h5

L1 B1 B2

Pump type DN1 DN2 B1 B2 g f h1 h2 h3 h5 L1 q Weight

kg*

BM 300/200-67 300 200 1120 135 200 1080 450 675 725 240 3100 476 1065

*) Pump only Q1 = Pressure gauge Q3 = Sealing liquid

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Series BM
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