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Horizontal Froth Pumps


Warman® froth pumps are heavy duty
horizontal pumps designed to handle
difficult tenacious froth

Froth Application
The problem of handling froth in some process The mining industry is a primary example where
circuits can be very frustrating. Froth often will air pumping operations can be plagued by froth and
bind a pump. The Warman® froth inducer blade high viscosity problems. In the liberation of minerals
impeller is designed to solve this problem, through from ore, the minerals are often floated through
less surging and higher efficiencies from smaller the use of strong flotation agents. Tough bubbles
pumps. carry the copper, molybdenum or iron tails to be
recovered and further processed. These tough
Viscous slurries bubbles create havoc with many slurry pumps, often
An additional benefit of this froth impeller design leading to the selection of overly large and inefficient
and oversized inlet is that it raises the solids pumps. Warman® froth pumps are small and
concentration limits that a centrifugal pump can efficient. The inducer impeller and oversized inlet
handle. As the main problem of handling froth very effectively enable the froth or viscous slurries to
is similar to that of handling viscous slurries - get into the impeller allowing the pump to transport
namely, getting the slurry into the pump so it it to the next destination.
can be pumped - this pump has proven to be a
Low power costs, reliable operation, minimal
high performer in dense media viscous slurries.
surging, and feed tank overflow make
Additionally, flow surging problems common to other
Warman® froth pumps user friendly.
centrifugal pump designs at low flows are eliminated
for viscous slurries.
The series of heavy duty Warman® froth
pumps (AHF/MF/LF) is based on the
well-known Warman® AH® pumps and
Warman® L pumps, modified for difficult
froth slurry
AH_ LF_ MF

Warman® AHF/MF/LF series froth


Warman® AHF/LF/MF pump - quick selection chart* pumps - design features
Cubic meters per hour (m3/hr) • Based on the Warman® AH® or Warman® L series
150 300 700 2,000 5,000 pumps
20 50 70 100 200 500 1,000 3,000 7,000
220
65 • Existing Warman® AH® or Warman® L series
200
6AHF pumps can be converted to Warman® AHF/MF/
60
10AHF LF froth pumps with only a few modifications
4AHF
180 8AHF 12AHF 55
• Inducer blade impeller for positive froth feed
14AHF
50
160
2AHF 3AHF 200MF • Enlarged high efficiency slurry throatbush to
300LF
45 maximize the inlet size and reduce NPSH
140
350LF 40
required
Total head (meters)

120 450LF • Standard Warman® AH® or Warman® L pump


35
550LF mounting and flange center lines
100 30
• Available in 2” through 22” pump discharge
25
80 sizes
20
60
15
40
10
250MF
20
5

0 0
2 3 4 5 6 7 89 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 2 3 4
100 1,000 10,000

US gallons per minute (gpm)

*Lower light blue areas: recommended maximum operating range on aerated slurries

Warman® AHF/MF/LF froth pump

standard Warman® pump drive end

inducer froth
impeller

oversize packing
inlet

lip seal

Gland seal Warman Hi-Seal™


centrifugal seals
Introducing the next generation in froth
pumping from Weir Minerals, the Warman®
horizontal froth pump featuring CARS
(continuous air removal system)

Adding innovative technology to the proven line Highly aerated mixtures


of Warman® heavy duty froth pumps, the new
The technique of separating gas from highly aerated
continuous air removal system (CARS) is designed
mixtures by venting through the impeller back shroud
to separate and remove gas in tenacious froth
has been used in paper stock pumps since the 1980’s.
applications to enable more efficient pumping.
More recently, the same approach has been applied
Retrofittable with our current Warman® family of
to pumps handling mineral froths.
froth pumps, CARS allows for an easy, cost-effective
upgrade for your operation. Froths with abrasive solids
Features and benefits In the liberation of minerals from ore, the minerals
are often floated through the use of flotation agents.
• No air-locking at the impeller eye
Air bubbles carry the particles of a mineral to be
• Excellent performance on abrasive mineral froth recovered and further processed. It is not unusual for
slurry with Froth Volume Factor up to 4.0 mineral froth to be a three-phase or even four-phase
fluid containing water, solids, air and froth.
• Stable performance proven in extreme froth
conditions on site tests - no need for additional Some mineral froths are brittle and break down easily,
Froth Volume Factor reduction while others are retentive or tenacious. Pumping
highly aerated, brittle froths is somewhat similar to
• No product loss due to sump overflow and CARS
paper stock handling. It can be successfully performed
venting back to suction tank
by a single stage pump equipped with a semi-
• All CARS system parts are made from wear open impeller incorporating back expelling vanes,
resistant materials back shroud vent holes and a vented gas collection
chamber installed behind the impeller. Tenacious
• The CARS design does not require tight running
froth requires additional means to assist in removing
clearances, giving you flexibility with your set-up
the lighter aerated fraction.
• Froth Volume Factor variations in flotation
Primary means of gas evacuation assistance in other
process are balanced by CARS venting
gaseous mixtures handling pumps used to be a
• No more restrictions to flotation process upgrade vacuum pump, either incorporated on the same shaft
requiring increased Froth Volume Factor in the gas collecting chamber or connected to the
venting pipe separately. However, with abrasive solid
• Superior pump efficiency allowing smaller motor
particles present, the vacuum pumps with their tight
size
internal clearances do not work.
• CARS upgrade available on popular Warman®
AHF, LF, MF horizontal
froth pumps

1. Warman® 3CC-AHF pump


with purpose built suction
hopper for easier handling of
tenacious froth
2. Warman® 6F-AHF pump with
Linatex® hose suction piece
on a phosphate washing
plant froth application
1. 2.
3.
Weir Minerals takes the frustration out
of froth and high viscosity pumping
applications with the CARS (continuous air
removal system)

Excellent performance on abrasive In the second stage of the process, the secondary
mineral froth slurry and available for inducer promotes axial movement of the gas
popular Warman® froth pumps containing mixture out the chamber vent, while at the
same time rotating the mixture inside the chamber for
The Warman® advanced centrifugal froth pump with additional separation of solids back to the process by
CARS is designed to handle separation and removal of the centrifugal action of the main impeller back vanes.
gas in a two-stage process.
This arrangement has no reliance on tight running
In the first stage, the flow inducer blade of the clearances. All wetted parts are made of wear resistant
Warman® froth pump impeller promotes movement materials for problem-free handling of abrasive solid
of the froth slurry into the impeller eye, while particles.
imposing pre-rotation for initial separation of high
gas containing fraction towards the center of the
inlet and towards vent holes located on the impeller
back shroud. A secondary inducer is shaft mounted
and located behind the impeller in the gas collection
chamber.

Warman® AHF/MF/LF froth pump with CARS vs competitor performance comparison


1. Open impeller design with 4 holes to allow for easier venting of froth
2. Model of AHF pump with CARS design
3. Rearview of AHF pump with CARS design showing air venting pipe
4. View of components required for retrofit of standard AHF pump to AHF pump with CARS

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and WARMAN HI-SEAL are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Weir Minerals Australia Ltd; LEWIS and LEWIS PUMPS are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Envirotech Pumpsystems Inc; GEHO is a trademark and/or
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