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Welcome to the October issue of World Pumps
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The articles in this issue begin with two Product Focus stories. The first, ‘New benchmark in pump metering’ looks at metering pumps. A redesigned product range of motor-driven metering pumps set new complete new benchmarks, according to the manufacturer, in which safety, efficiency and environmental protection are not only options – it is a feature of the standard equipment. The second Product Focus explores chemical & abrasive handling in diaphragm technology with abrasive fluids. When fluids contain a particulate or ‘slurry,’ the solid content within the liquid may be abrasive. So, selecting a pump to handle abrasive liquids, several factors need to be taken into account to ensure an efficient and effective solution can be offered and maintained. The wrong choice of pump can lead to excessive downtime for repairs with lost production revenue and high maintenance costs. Our applications this month feature energy efficiency, oil & gas, chemical & abrasive handling and power generation. As ‘Variable speed drives cuts 20% energy costs’ points out, trying to cut energy use and become greener is not always easy, not least because of the time it takes for the cost savings to show up on the bottom line. However, here a manufacturer of water fittings and valves explains how they are saving 20% of the energy costs of a large injection moulding machine, following the fitting of a variable-speed drive. ‘Seal-less matches plunger challenge’, show that seal-less pumps can go where plunger pumps have gone before in the oil & gas industry. When an oil well operator replaced a leak-prone plunger pump with a seal-less diaphragm, the pump worked on the same 23 hour daily duty as its plunger-type predecessor, but with minimal maintenance and no sign of wear, leaks or loss of performance. The article concerning chemical & abrasive handling, ‘Reliability and safety with AODD technology’, takes an example from a Middle Eastern Chemical manufacturer of specialty chemicals. It was looking for a pump to transfer its liquid chemicals from drums, barrels and intermediate bulk containers (IBC) to the chemical reactors and knew that reliability was of prime importance. To this end, it turned to air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology. Our final application looks at power generation. We take a look where dry running capability is vital for a nuclear plant in India. When two 700 MW units of the Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant required booster pumps and main boiler feed pumps, the supplier had to prove in advance the dry running capability of its equipment. By using a test pump with similar characteristics, the company was able to verify that all the design criteria used for the real project pumps was able to fully guarantee a proper behaviour. I hope that you enjoy the issue. Best regards
WORLD PUMPS is printed by Headley Brothers Ltd, Kent, UK. ISSN 0262 1762 EAT 02114 PERIODICALS POSTAGE paid at Rahway, NJ, USA. POSTMASTER: please send address corrections to World Pumps, 365 Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
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EUROPUMP INFORMATION Europump, the Association Européenne des Constructeurs des Pompes, counts more than 300 pump companies as its members. Eighteen national associations of pump manufacturers are represented. Within the EU alone, its members have a collective annual turnover of more than E5 billion. Among Europump’s objectives, are the intention to be acknowledged as the principal body representing the European pump industry, and to become the recognized European source for, and forum for, the exchange of pump industry related information.
ELSEVIER LTD PO Box 150, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AS, UK. Fax: +44 (0)1865 843973.
Publisher: David Hopwood Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843648 E-mail: [email protected] Managing editor: Alan Burrows Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843686 E-mail: [email protected] Analyst: Roisin Reidy Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843695 E-mail: [email protected] Content development editor: Amanda Jacob Tel: +44(0) 1865 843638 E-mail: [email protected]
Circulation department Marketing and circulation manager: Caroline Champney Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843190 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Benelux Rodric Leerling: Sales director [email protected] Tel: +31 229 841882 Fax: +31 847 488240 Europe (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) & Rest of World Rachel Di Santo: Account manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1625 876622 [email protected] Germany and Austria Christian Hoelscher: Sales director Tel: +49 (0) 89 95002778 Christian.hoelscher@husonmedia. com US: Michael Mitchell Tel: +1 631 673 0072 E-mail: [email protected] Charlotte Alexandra Tel: +1 631 673 0072 E-mail: [email protected]
www.worldpumps.com Advertising copy controller: Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843012 E-mail: [email protected] Production Production support manager: Lin Lucas Editorial and advertising offices Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Editorial and advertising fax: +44 (0) 1865 843973 Marketing fax: +44 (0) 1865 843987
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WORLD PUMPS our environmental policy We are committed to reducing our environmental impact wherever possible, by limiting resource use and efficiently employing sustainable materials and technologies. This magazine is printed on a type of paper known as Apollo Gloss, which is manufactured from ECF pulp (bleached without using elemental chlorine) produced from renewable forest resources. The cover is produced using a water-based laminate. for further information about our environmental policies, please visit www.reedelsevier.com
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use.
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Welcome to the October issue of World Pumps
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then ‘Permissions Query Form’. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) (0)207 436 5931; fax: (+44)(0)207 631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and e-mail addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/ or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. Annual subscription and Payments An annual subscription to World Pumps includes 11 printed issues and costs: €471,00 for all European countries & Iran. US$529 for all countries except Europe and Japan. ¥62.800 for Japan. Please send payment to: Customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa: Elsevier Journals Customer Service & Fulfilment Department The Boulevard, Langford Lane Kidlington OX5 1GB United Kingdom Tel: (+44) (0)1865 843434 Fax: (+44) (0)1865 843970 Email: [email protected] Customers in Asia and Australasia: Elsevier Journals Customer Service & Fulfilment Department 3 Killiney Road # 08-01 Winsland House 1 SINGAPORE 239519 Tel: (+65) 6349 0222 Fax: (+65) 6733 1510 Email: [email protected] Customers in the United States & Canada: Elsevier Journals Customer Service & Fulfilment Department 3251 Riverport Lane Maryland Heights, MO 63043 USA Tel: (+1) 314.447.8878 Toll: (+1) 877.839.7126 Fax: ( +1) 314.447.8077 Email:[email protected] Customers in Japan: Elsevier Journals Customer Service & Fulfilment Department Higashi Azabu Bldg. 4F 1-9-15 Higashi-Azabu Minatu-Ku Tokyo 106-0044 JAPAN Tel: (+81) 3 55615037 Fax: (+81) 3 55615047 Email: [email protected] The editor will be glad to consider contributions but no responsibility for the safe keeping or return of unsolicited material will be accepted.
The articles in this issue begin with two Product Focus stories. The first, ‘New benchmark in pump metering’ looks at metering pumps. A redesigned product range of motor-driven metering pumps set new complete new benchmarks, according to the manufacturer, in which safety, efficiency and environmental protection are not only options – it is a feature of the standard equipment. The second Product Focus explores chemical & abrasive handling in diaphragm technology with abrasive fluids. When fluids contain a particulate or ‘slurry,’ the solid content within the liquid may be abrasive. So, selecting a pump to handle abrasive liquids, several factors need to be taken into account to ensure an efficient and effective solution can be offered and maintained. The wrong choice of pump can lead to excessive downtime for repairs with lost production revenue and high maintenance costs. Our applications this month feature energy efficiency, oil & gas, chemical & abrasive handling and power generation. As ‘Variable speed drives cuts 20% energy costs’ points out, trying to cut energy use and become greener is not always easy, not least because of the time it takes for the cost savings to show up on the bottom line. However, here a manufacturer of water fittings and valves explains how they are saving 20% of the energy costs of a large injection moulding machine, following the fitting of a variable-speed drive. ‘Seal-less matches plunger challenge’, show that seal-less pumps can go where plunger pumps have gone before in the oil & gas industry. When an oil well operator replaced a leak-prone plunger pump with a seal-less diaphragm, the pump worked on the same 23 hour daily duty as its plunger-type predecessor, but with minimal maintenance and no sign of wear, leaks or loss of performance. The article concerning chemical & abrasive handling, ‘Reliability and safety with AODD technology’, takes an example from a Middle Eastern Chemical manufacturer of specialty chemicals. It was looking for a pump to transfer its liquid chemicals from drums, barrels and intermediate bulk containers (IBC) to the chemical reactors and knew that reliability was of prime importance. To this end, it turned to air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology. Our final application looks at power generation. We take a look where dry running capability is vital for a nuclear plant in India. When two 700 MW units of the Rajasthan Nuclear Power Plant required booster pumps and main boiler feed pumps, the supplier had to prove in advance the dry running capability of its equipment. By using a test pump with similar characteristics, the company was able to verify that all the design criteria used for the real project pumps was able to fully guarantee a proper behaviour. I hope that you enjoy the issue. Best regards
WORLD PUMPS is printed by Headley Brothers Ltd, Kent, UK. ISSN 0262 1762 EAT 02114 PERIODICALS POSTAGE paid at Rahway, NJ, USA. POSTMASTER: please send address corrections to World Pumps, 365 Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
A member of Reed Elsevier plc
contact:
EUROPUMP INFORMATION Europump, the Association Européenne des Constructeurs des Pompes, counts more than 300 pump companies as its members. Eighteen national associations of pump manufacturers are represented. Within the EU alone, its members have a collective annual turnover of more than E5 billion. Among Europump’s objectives, are the intention to be acknowledged as the principal body representing the European pump industry, and to become the recognized European source for, and forum for, the exchange of pump industry related information.
ELSEVIER LTD PO Box 150, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AS, UK. Fax: +44 (0)1865 843973.
Publisher: David Hopwood Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843648 E-mail: [email protected] Managing editor: Alan Burrows Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843686 E-mail: [email protected] Analyst: Roisin Reidy Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843695 E-mail: [email protected] Content development editor: Amanda Jacob Tel: +44(0) 1865 843638 E-mail: [email protected]
Circulation department Marketing and circulation manager: Caroline Champney Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843190 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Benelux Rodric Leerling: Sales director [email protected] Tel: +31 229 841882 Fax: +31 847 488240 Europe (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) & Rest of World Rachel Di Santo: Account manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1625 876622 [email protected] Germany and Austria Christian Hoelscher: Sales director Tel: +49 (0) 89 95002778 Christian.hoelscher@husonmedia. com US: Michael Mitchell Tel: +1 631 673 0072 E-mail: [email protected] Charlotte Alexandra Tel: +1 631 673 0072 E-mail: [email protected]
www.worldpumps.com Advertising copy controller: Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843012 E-mail: [email protected] Production Production support manager: Lin Lucas Editorial and advertising offices Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Editorial and advertising fax: +44 (0) 1865 843973 Marketing fax: +44 (0) 1865 843987
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WORLD PUMPS our environmental policy We are committed to reducing our environmental impact wherever possible, by limiting resource use and efficiently employing sustainable materials and technologies. This magazine is printed on a type of paper known as Apollo Gloss, which is manufactured from ECF pulp (bleached without using elemental chlorine) produced from renewable forest resources. The cover is produced using a water-based laminate. for further information about our environmental policies, please visit www.reedelsevier.com