Flotronic ‘One - Nut’ pumps

1 ThesimplestideasareoftenthebestFlotronic One-Nut pumpsFlotronic One-Nut pumps -Thesimplestideasareoftenthebest2 Fast maintenan ceair-dr iven Double DiaphragmPumps for bot hprocessan dsim ple tran sf er appli cat ron ic is aworl dleadin gman uf acturer of air-op er ated Dou bleDi aph ra gm pumps andinv en tor ofthe revo lutio na ry One- Nu tde sig n-acon ce ptwhic hhastra nsf or me dthe way Di ap hra gm pump sar ebe ingus ed thro ugh out indus tr eOne- Nut Do uble Dia phra gmPum p, un ique to Flo tro nic, takes pum pperformance farbeyon dtradi tional style Doub le Di ap hrag mpu mps. This fast main tena nceconce pt liter ally tur nstheco nventi ona lpum pins ideout!

2 Fluid pa sses between the diaph ragm sdir ectly through thecen tre ofthe pum pwithair pressur eoperatin gon the ou tside. Thepu mp is held toge ther byon enut on the oppos itesideofthe pump to the ext erna lair valv e. This des ign allows in-lin ediap hragm rep lace me nt tobe ac com plish edin less tha n15 minu tes, wit hacomplete strip downan drebui ld pos sibl ein lessthan 20 minutes. Usin gOn e-Nut pum ps, eng ineerscan signi ficantly reduc eproce ss do wnt ime an dprovide va st sav ing sinmain ten anc ecosts ,wi tho ut co mp romising on pu mp performanc rag mlifesp an is no wsogo od, these pu mps are oftenus ed instea dofcen tri fugal orother proc ess pu sat ility isakey cha ra ct eri st ic of Flotroni cPumps Produ wto us ethisguide.

3 Th isgu ideis desig ne dto as sis tyou in the straightforw ar dspec ificat ion and ordering ofthe awa rdwinn ing range of On e-N ut pu mps from ethe cha rt sonpages 8and 9to identify the pump op tio nfor you rappl icati on by size and/ or flowrate (Flow char ts ar eexpl aine don pa ge 7). Th en cho ose the style and mate rial required from pages10 to ec tdi aphr agms, air system and process conn ect ions from pa ge s14 and 15. Fina lly,selectthatal limp ortan tupg rade from ou rrange of pr oducts on pa ge16. For ease of or deri ng, cr eat eyo ur req uired Pum pCode usin gtheCoding Chart on pages 18and simple pump select iongui deon the bac kpa gegive san ove rview of the entire rang Flotronic pumps RangeAran ge ofair oper ated Do ub le Diaphr agm pumps with:Mult i-mil lion cyc le sho rt st ro ke one -piece bon de ddi aphra gms.

4 15 min ute in -li ne main te nan diaph ra gms asst anda inl et/out letco nn ect ionyo ran ge of lowpri ce spares ex- stoc rldwide aft er-sal es servi Flotron ic Double Diaphr agm pumps for BOTH simpletransf er AND continuous duty process ap plications usingPTFE fac ed multi-million cycle diaph ra gms assta nd ard .Apr oven conce ptus ed over the last thirty yea rs, you ll findour pump sin anincrediblydive rs erange of ind ustrie sand app lic ation swhere the abilit ytotra nsfer materials is arequire ment:Aesic aAir Pro du ctsAkz oNob elApe ti toAstra Zene caAv onCo sme ticsBASFBa ye rBMWBOCBNFLEs soEx xo nGe es tGiv auda nGl axoSmi thK lin eGr eg gsHe inzJa guarKe rr yFo odsKo da kLo tusMa rsCho co lateMe rckBritvi cBud elp ac kBur to nsFoo dsCa dbur ysCo ca-Co laCo lgat ePalmoli veCr ayValley ResinsDairyCre stDOWEli Li llyEng lish Proven derNe stl Nov artisOsc arMaye rPe ps iCo laPfi zerPr em ierFoo dsPr oc tor &Ga mb leRh od iaRo binso nBrothe rsTh orn to nsUn ile verWe eta bixYeoValle yTh erangeof pr odu cts shown in this literaturecom plies with therelevant sec tions of the currentMa chinery Directiv eand car ry the CE One-Nut ConceptThe in

5 Side ou t con cept allows fluid to pass between the diaph ragms ,dir ect ly th ro ughthe cent re ofthe pump. Air pressure oper ates on theou tside .The ben efi ts are:Lon ge rlasti ngdi ap hragmsAn opti mised stroke leng thallow sus eof thic ker /stron ger PTFE faced dia phragmsas stand ard. One- Pie ce Nit ril eand EPDM diaph ragms are also av ailab ter main te nanc eFi fteen mi nut es to chang ediaphrag ms by theremova lof just one nut and withoutdisco nnec ting the pum pfrom the pipe rcost spare sLess than ha lf the qua nt ityofspareparts than any equiv alent pumpan dinterch ange abi lityofmost air sys tem parts betwe enthe different pump style sin our rica tionAun iqu elubr icat ion free air syst em incorporating abolt-on air valv e, includ ingman ua lover rid ebutt ons.

6 Elimina tes cos tly internal air me chanis ms and mid positionstall normal ly ass oc iat edwithDo ubl eDiaphrag mPu rinh eren tsafe tyThe pum pde sign ensur es tha tpot entia lleak pa ths are red uc ed to aminimu m. Even un de rATEX condit ions pum ps canbema intaine din the hazar dous ar ea up toZon e1us ing anti-static One-Nut pumps -Thesimplestideasareoftenthebest4 Flotro nic Pu mps do n tneed:Clam pban dsWe uti lis ese lf-ali gni ng be ad sea ls integ ralwit hthedia ph ragms .Com pl icate dair me chan ism sWe sim pl ybo lt- on anair val bri cati onWe us eself-lubricati ng PTFE pa rts .Rem ov al fr om Pro ces sLineDiaph ragm sca nbereplac ed in-situ.

7 Why no ttr yaone -nu tco ncep tDo ubl eDiaph rag mPu mpIf you ve got airon site conside rthis :Sel f-pri ming wi ll lift upto3. 6m/12ft dryVery hi gh viscosi tycapabi lityCan run dryLow shea rNo lubri cat ionWid echoi ce of mat eri alPTFE diaphr agm sas st andardUlt ra cl ea nVaria bl espe ed or pressu reFif teen minu temai nten ance inline Cust om ise dpu mps aspeci alityCan st op/re -st art aga inst acl osed/openval ve wit hou tpressu re rel ief ordamag e(n oby- pass req uire d).We offe racho iceofbot hwet te dand no n-wetted material sWett ed pa rts -Pu mp Body an dMan ifold sin Aluminium, Polyp ropylen e,PVC ,PVDF, 316 St ainless Stee l,Hastelloy ,other ex oti cmetals and sol id virg in or anti- static PTF E.

8 Dia phrag ms, bal ls and seals in PTF E, EPDM orNitril erub berdia phra gms, balls and sea tt ed parts -Ai rdom es /Footplat es: -Version E=Pa inted Ca rbon on S=Stainless St eel .(Air val ves avail abl ein Aluminium, Polyp ropylene, PTF Eor Stainless Steel). XFlotron ic suniq ue One-N ut ran ge of air-driven,Double Diap hragm Pu mp scomp ly fullywi th theelectro -static ha zar drequ irem ent sde fined inATEX Dire ctiv e94/ 9/EC Gro upII, Ca tegory ic has ind ep end en taccr ed itati on by thenotif iedbod yInte One-Nut pumps -Thesimplestideasareoftenthebest6 The Flotronic Inside-Out ConceptCompressed air isalterna tely sent totheba ck ofeach diaphrag mvia ourunique air distribu hragms are screwedont oathrus ttube whic hpasses throu gh the ce nt reof the pump andthus the pres sure pla ce donthe back ofon edia phragm ca use sbo thdia ph ragm sto move at thesame speed.

9 Th is cau ses apo sitive pressure in the cha mber correspo nding to the side towhich compressedair is app lied ,cl osing the bot tomba ll valve, opening the topball valve andforcing any liquid intheresp ecti ve cham be rout thro ugh theoutlet man ifo the same time, ane ga tive pr essur eis genera ted in theoppos ite ch amber, closing the topballvalve and openi ng the bo ttom ball valve, allowin gat mo sph eric pr ess uretoforce liquid into thech amb er vi athe manifo the same time, air is bein gexh aust ed from theair ManifoldDiaphragmDrivin gairInlet ManifoldExternal Air ValveLiqui dund er pr es sur eLi qu id und er suc our Flow Rate Curves10 diameter diaphragmRema ining flow ratefor viscous fluidsFlow ra te reductionfor increas ed suction liftExa mple:Usi ng the sa mp le Flo wCur ve shown her e;2 pump, opt io n 1 with 10 PTFE fac eddiap hrag ms.

10 Assuming the dut yre quire me nt is 27 USG PM (1 00 lt r/m in)ag ains t a 2 bar bac k pr ess ep 1-Plot the duty point. Loc ate 1001tr/min onthe bottomline and ris ever tica lly towher eit crossesthe 2ba rpoint. This is the duty ep 2-The air pressur erequir ed can beob taine dfro mthe solid red line whic hgo es from the left anddropsdiag onally to the right. The air pr ess ur erequire dis 4ba ep 3-The air cons ump tio nfigur ecan bereadfro mthe greendas hed line whic hfalls from toptobot tom. Air consump tion is 1. 42Nm3/min (50 scfm) .Do no texce ed ba rair suppl ypr es recommen dthe us eof anair filter /regula tor onthe air supp Pu mps withupgrad es*ABmayred uc epu mp per forman ctionliftand viscosity grap hsforguidance onl One-Nut pumps -Thesimplestideasareoftenthebest8If air co ns umpt ion is critic al pl ease consul t with Fl ot ron ic Pu mps before ord ering.