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High Volume Dewatering Pump needed with Hazardous Area Ratings.
In the event of a storm or high rainfall the bunded area around the fuel storage tanks at the terminal. The site wanted a portable solution that can run autonomously with priming opportunities.
Rainwater and traces of hydrocarbons building up in hard-to-reach areas need to be evacuated and transferred to the water treatment plant. The existing air-operated diaphragm pumps meant the site needed to run an airline to the location of pumping and their transfer volume was making the process 3 or 4 days to clean up one area.
The client required a solution that could safely dewater from a bund in a terminal hazardous area zone. The diesel motor needed to have modifications certification and be rated to operate safely in this environment.
With one of the major issues being portability and reliability (transfer time and speed), the customer worked with All-Pumps to select a suitable pump that could be forklifted around the site. It has a superior vacuum with a Priming System and Dry Run Oil Filled Mechanical Seal. Built with an American-made Pioneer pump and locally fabricated mine spec skid and fuel bund.
Secondly – the diesel engine needed to be safe to operate in a hazardous area. The customer needed specific certification so we partnered with CAT engines to help us fit the necessary attachments and upgrade the engine to match the safety hazards present in these areas.
All-Pumps engineering support has been critical to the success of several projects, including the new Dewatering Pump Skid. We deal with you because we know it will be delivered quickly and you have the expertise to work out what we need for each application.
An equivalent was matched to replace a Viking Gear Pump as a direct dimensional replacement. The unit was designed and will be used to pump tallow at various temperatures.
The client was faced with an increase in demand, for a new installation. The customer wanted to reduce downtime when repairing gear pumps. Upon the success of a trial in another application, the customer decided to trust a Tuthill Gear Pump on their new line.
Tuthill’s engineering of a back pull-out design gear pump makes it extremely easy to service the pump in full place. The seal flush design included as a standard maintains the integrity of the mechanical seal in arduous applications. The temperature rating was another critical factor, carbon bushings allow the pump to sustain higher variants in temperature.
Overall the pump is stronger, the gears are constructed from ductile iron and supported by oversized shafts.
My expectations have been exceeded, while we have improved the installation on-site with our new lines the Tuthill pumps are very reliable and have so far been very easy to service… over the next few years we look forward to transitioning over to this product. Thanks to the team at All-Pumps!