Successfully commissioned

June 7, 2018EN_News 2018

Custom-made submerged pumps

After successfully passing the FAT, these custom-made submerged pumps, type SLM GVTT 080-040-200/3-16E02 ZJ, were delivered to Oranje-Nassau Energie B.V.

The pumps were commissioned in a storage tank farm for butane and propane and will be used for truck loading. Klaus Union faced special project requirements as the existing equipment like a pressure control and level control have to fit on the limited space of the cover plate. Further the pump skids come with explosion proof motors with integrated frequency drives.

To avoid any kind of vaporisation, all pumps are equipped with Zirconium Oxide containment shells. Through the use of these non-metallic containment shells instead of the traditionally used metallic containment shells, Klaus Union eliminates eddy current losses with the corresponding temperature rise in the product and increases the efficiency of magnet drive pumps significantly. As an additional feature, an inducer is installed to substantially reduce the pump’s NPSH3 value without altering other pump characteristics.

The material of the pump is a special low temperature carbon steel and designed for a maximum pressure of 40 bar.

by KU Marketing

First-Time Delivery

May 21, 2018EN_News 2018

Pumps with double-wall isolation shells transmitting more than 100 kW

After extensive tests and successful final inspection, Klaus Union has delivered 31 centrifugal magnetic drive pump skids for a large-scale project in the USA.

The highlight of this delivery is the special design of the "Secondary Containment" acc. API 685 2nd. Edition in the form of double-wall isolation shells, which are used for the first time at 3.500 rpm with transmission capacities of more than 100 kW! In addition, 3 large pumps (more than 230 kW power consumption) were supplied, which will be operated in parallel at high temperature (> 300 °C) delivering combined nearly 1.000 m³/h.

The magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps type SLM NVO according to ASME 73.3/ISO 15783, SLM AVP according to API 685 2nd Ed. and SLM GVOT are used in a plant for the production of linear alpha-olefins. The pump kits include electric motors, couplings, instrumentation for monitoring, base plates and painting. All equipment was strictly executed according to the project specifications, which were specially created for this complex and demanding large-scale project.

by KU Marketing

Major Order

May 21, 2018EN_News 2018

42 Pump Units Successfully Delivered

After ambitious testing and final inspection, 42 pump units have been successfully completed for a world scale project located in Saudi Arabia.

These magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps, model SLM AVO acc. ASME 73.3 / ISO 15783, are used in a sulfur recovery unit (SRU) in an IGCC (integrated gasification combined-cycle) power plant and are pumping sulfur enriched solvents.

The pump skids include electric motors, couplings, instrumentation for monitoring with wiring, base plates and painting. All the equipment has been engineered according the project specifications of great complexity and scale.

by KU Marketing