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The Advantages of Rotary Pumps

The advantages of rotary pumps are the following: Efciency 20 to 5% (depending on pressure) higher efciency for most typically pumped liquids, with high viscosities. Viscous Fluids Handling Above approximately 300 to 1000 SSU (such as DTE light oil), a centrifugal pump simply cannot be used, as viscous drag reduces efciency to nearly zero. PD pumps continue to pump at high efciency, with no problems. Pressure Versatility As an example, a 11/2 1 to 6 centrifugal pump can only produce approximately 20 psi system pressure at 1800 RPM. A similar PD pump goes to much higher pressures. This goes back to the inherent characteristic of PD pumps as ow generators, practically unaffected by pressure, within a wide range. Self-Priming a typical ANSI-dimensioned centrifugal pump that is commonly found in many chemical plants cannot lift liquid. A standard PD pump, such as a gear pump, can easily lift liquid in the range of 1 to 20 ft. Centrifugal pumps can be made self-priming, by adding a priming ood chamber in the inlet, however, this adds expense and violates dimensional interchangeability. Inlet Piping Centrifugal pumps are extremely sensitive to inlet piping details. Improper piping may cause an increased NPSHR, cavitation, high vibrations, and possible damage to seals and bearings. PD pumps are less sensitive to inlet piping and can be a real solution for many difcult installations with space constraints, since piping modications to the existing setups are very costly. Bi-directional By simply reversing the direction of motor rotation, many PD pumps will pump in reverse, which can be advantageous in many processes. Centrifugal pumps can pump in only one direction. In some installations, two centrifugal pumps are used: one for loading, and another for unloading, which doubles the piping runs, valves, and auxiliaries. A single rotary pump would do the same job. (Note: Relief valves should be installed in both directions in such cases.)

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Flow Maintainability PD pumps produce almost constant ow, regardless of uids properties and conditions (viscosity, pressure, and temperature). For centrifugal pumps, a change in uid properties and external conditions would result in a denite change in performance. Metering Capability PD pumps can be used as convenient and simple metering devices. Centrifugal pumps have no such capabilities. Inventory Reduction Since PD pumps can pump a wide variety of uids in an extreme range of viscosities, the same pump parts inventory is required for a wide range of applications throughout the plant. Centrifugal pumps require a greater multitude of sizes for different applications, which results in increased inventory of parts. Nevertheless, centrifugal pumps also have numerous advantages and operate very well, especially at very low viscosities (such as water, etc.) when applied properly, as will be seen from the examples that follow.

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