Sizing and selecting metering pumps: planning a metering pump installation

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 946 KB
• Volume: 2001
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0262-1762
• DOI: 10.1016/s0262-1762(01)80427-2

✦ Synopsis

Chemical metering pumps and chemical feed systems must be able to function under a variety of harsh conditions and their effectiveness and working lifespan are a direct function of them being properly sized and installed. A poor match between the unit and its intended application or taking shortcuts in the installation of the pump can lead to premature pump breakdown, leakage and the like. Here, ~o~ g~yke:~ of Neptune Chemical Pump Company helps users define variables to be evaluated for proper selection and installation of a chemical metering pump or a complete chemical feed system.