PUMP TYPES, FEATURES & BENEFITS

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CENTRIFUGAL | REGENERATIVE TURBINEGEAR | PROGRESSIVE CAVITY | DIAPHRAGM | DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM | ROTARY VANE | FLEXIBLE IMPELLER | SYRINGE | DRUM | PISTON/PLUNGER | PERISTALTIC | SUMMARY OF POPULAR RANGES

CENTRIFUGAL

REGENERATIVE TURBINE

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GEAR

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 PROGRESSIVE CAVITY

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 DIAPHRAGM

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DOUBLE DIAPHRAGM - AIR DRIVEN

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- Low cost

- Ideal for batch transfer operations

- Low maintenance - economical

- Wide range of material options

- Submersible

- Self priming

- Dry running capability

ROTARY VANE - LIQUID

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FLEXIBLE IMPELLER

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SYRINGE

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DRUM

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PISTON / PLUNGER

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- Very high pressure capability

- Excellent for metering applications

 

PERISTALTIC

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SUMMARY OF POPULAR RANGES

Style
Flow 
Range
Pressure 
Range
Self 
Priming
Pulse less 
Flow
Viscous 
Fluids
Particulate 
Matter
Dry 
Running
Centrifugal 0-100m³/hr 0 - 20 bar Poor Excellent Poor No No
Regenerative Turbine 0 - 3m³/hr 0 - 5 bar Poor Excellent Poor No No
Gear 0-200m³/hr 0 - 14 bar Poor Excellent Excellent No No
Progressive Cavity 0-420m³/hr 0 - 30 bar Poor Excellent Excellent Yes No
Diaphragm (liquid) 0 - 1m³/hr 0 - 50 bar Good Poor Good No Yes
Double Diaphragm (liquid) 0 - 48m³/hr 0 - 7 bar Very Good Poor Good Yes Yes
Rotary Vane (liquid) 0 - 1m³/hr 0 - 7 bar Fair Very Good Fair No No
Flexible Impeller 0-16.5m³/hr 0 - 2.8 bar Very Good Very Good Fair No Short Periods
Syringe 0.008µl to 45l/min 0 - 2.8 bar n/a Excellent Good No Yes
Drum 0-14.5m³/hr 0 - 8 bar Good Excellent Good No No
Piston 0-11.3m³/hr 0 - 248 bar Good Poor Fair No No
Peristaltic 0.01µl to 45l/min 0 - 3 bar Excellent Poor* Good Yes Yes

*when uncorrected

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