Customer: Aerospace Company
Application: Aviation Fuel
Location: UK
Equipment supplied
2 Qty Horizontal Long Coupled Side Channel Pump w/ Explosion Proof Motor, Baseplate & custom port arrangement (2”)
Liverani range
- Service: Aviation Fuel Transfer Pump
- Fluids: Aviation Fuel JET A1 (unleaded Kerosine 804 kg/m³ @ 15ºC) & TS1 (Similar to A1 but with a flash point of 28ºC, 787 kg/m³ @ 15ºC)
- Auto-Ignition Temperature: 200ºC
- Operating Fuel Temp: -50ºC to +60ºC
- Capacity: 175 l/min @ 15 PSI D
- Power: 1.5 kW
- Voltage: 230-400-III
- Frequency: 50 Hz
- RPM: 1400 rpm
- Protection: II 2G EExd IIC T4
- Execution: Horizontal
- Pump casing: Stainless Steel AISI 316
- Impeller: Brass
- Shaft: St. Steel AISI 316
- Sealing: Bi-Directional Mechanical Seal - Ceramic / Graphite / Viton
- Connections: 2” ANSI 150# Flanges – custom fabricated to change port direction.
1 Qty Horizontal Long Coupled Side Channel Pump w/ Explosion Proof Motor & Baseplate
- Service: Aviation Fuel Transfer Pump
- Fluids: Aviation Fuel JET A1 (unleaded Kerosine 804 kg/m³ @ 15ºC) & TS1 (Similar to A1 but with a flash point of 28ºC, 787 kg/m³ @ 15ºC)
- Auto-Ignition Temperature: 200ºC
- Operating Fuel Temp: -50ºC to +60ºC
- Capacity: 17 l/min @ 15 PSI D
- Power: 0.25 kW
- Voltage: 230-400-III
- Frequency: 50 Hz
- RPM: 1400 rpm
- Protection: II 2G EExd IIC T4
- Execution: Horizontal
- Pump casing: Stainless Steel AISI 316
- Impeller: Brass
- Shaft: St. Steel AISI 316
- Sealing: Bi-Directional Mechanical Seal - Ceramic / Graphite / Viton
- Connections: ¾” BSPM G
Enquiry
The client wanted to develop some aviation fuel test rigs which would incorporate pumps that could handle aviation fuel at varying temperatures (-50ºC to +60ºC), varying flow rates (30 – 100% of rated duty) within an ATEX Zone 2 environment. Further to this the client wanted pumps which would minimise the heat input into the fuel during operation, have air cooled motors which could operate with ambient air temperatures of -10ºC – 35ºC and also allow fuel to flow through them whilst the pumps were idle.
Solution
Castle Pumps were able to select and customise suitable pumps from their extensive ATEX side channel pump range that fitted the exacting specification of the client and supply under their approved budget for the rigs. CAD drawings for the custom port configuration were made and supplied to the client during the quoting process and photos of the finished pumps sent to the client for their final approval ahead of delivery.
Within a matter of 3.5 working weeks, the side channel pumps were fabricated, tested and delivered to the customers facility for integration into their testing rigs and put into successful operation (10 hrs on / 2 hrs off).
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