Sundyne HMD Kontro has designed its new GSPLF (LF for Low Flow) pump to fill the gap in the market for a low flow sealless pump with a relatively high head capability. Combining the proven technologies of Sundyne Barske Wheel hydraulics with the HMD Kontro sealless magnetic drive, the GSPLF meets the requirements of API 685 and is fully ATEX compliant, making it ideal for oil and gas installations, plus chemical and petrochemical applications.
Sundyne has many years” expertise in offering Barske Wheel pumps, designed to provide efficiency in the low specific speed regime i.e. low flow, high head applications. These pumps have an open impeller with straight blades and a tapered conical diffuser to produce the desired performance. Development and testing demonstrates that this combination produces a head factor (ratio of developed head to theoretical head) considerably higher than that of swept-back vane impellers.
By combining Barske Wheel hydraulics with the HMD Kontro sealless magnetic drive, reliability and efficiency is further optimised, ensuring trouble-free plant operation. An additional advantage of the GSPLF is the flexibility inherent in the diffuser and impeller, which can easily be upgraded should the duty need to be changed without replacing the pressure casing.
Sundyne HMD Kontro has more than twenty-five years” experience in API applications and over a sixty-five year heritage in magnetic drive technology, being the first company to develop a magnetic drive sealless pump.
With stricter demands for the safety and welfare of both personnel and the environment being imposed, Sundyne HMD Kontro sealless pumps are playing an increasingly important role.
Further information, including a copy of the GSPLF brochure can be seen and downloaded from the Sundyne HMD Kontro website at www.sundyne.com/hmdkontro. Alternatively, please telephone +44 1323 452141 or email vlee@sundyne.com.
