Water & Waste Water Transfer Pumping Solutions

Since the beginning of time, people have had the need to treat the water they consume. Ensuring that communities have the cleanest water possible for daily needs such as cooking or cleaning and recreational usage places a great amount of pressure on water and wastewater-treatment facilities to perform their jobs as effectively, efficiently and safely as possible. To ensure a water treatment operation reaches the pinnacle of proper performance, operators must select the best pump technology for each of the many critical chemical-metering processes involved.

Water & Waste Water Transfer with Different Pump Technologies

There is a number of pump technologies that may have some advantages in certain applications, but when handling water and waste water, pump performance attributes usually must include most or all of the following:

APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS TECHNICAL FEATURES
Flow Rate Pressure Temp High Viscosity¹ Medium Viscosity² Low & Variable Viscosity³ Shear Sensitive Solids Handling Dry Run Seal-Less Self-Priming Repeatable
AODD up to 210 gpm
(48 m³/hr)
up to 218 psi
(15 bar)
248°F
(120°C)
AODD up to 277 gpm
(63 m³/hr)
up to 300 psi
(20.7 bar)
350°F
(177°C)
AODD up to 235 gpm
(53 m³/hr)
up to 120 psi
(8.2 bar)
350°F
(177°C)
Centrifugal up to 4500 gpm
(1000 m³/hr)
375+ psi
(25.9 bar)
-40 – 750°F
(-40 – 400°C)
Centrifugal up to 7,000 gpm
(1,590 m³/hr)
up to 375 psi
(25.9 bar)
500°F
(260°C)
Metering Diaphragm 0.80-286 gph
(3.03-1,083 L/h)
up to 4,000 psi
(275.8 bar)
200°F
(93°C)
Peristaltic up to 237 gpm
(55 m³/hr)
up to 232 psi
(16.0 bar)
176°F
(80°C)
Sliding Vane up to 2,100 gpm
(475 m³/hr)
up to 200 psi
(13.8 bar)
-40 – 500°F
(-40 – 260°C)

(1) High Viscosity is 100,000 SSU (21,600 CPS) and up
(2) Medium Viscosity is Up to 100,000 SSU (21,600 CPS)
(3) Low & Variable Viscosity is Under 1,000 SSU (216 CPS)
Data points will vary depending on material, size, and system conditions. Please consult the factory or authorized representative for details.