The humble process pump is the workhorse of the process industries and it has been around for as long as there has been a need to pump fluids and slurries from one part of the process to another rather than relying on gravity to effect the transfer. For the most part, fluids such as water do not need special precautions to preserve their integrity or to protect the pump except perhaps electrically. However, there are many other aggressive fluids, often at extreme pressures and temperatures that require special consideration in both the pump

2011-04-11

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