Specialty and Turbine Pump Units

Flash Tanks & FRV Flash Recovery Vessel

Vertical Flash Tanks or Horizontal Flash Tanks or Flash Recovery Vessels are used to reduce high-pressure steam to a low-pressure state before returning the steam in your system. Tanks can be built with a horizontal or vertical orientation with a stand. Horizontal design is available without a stand for hanging. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel and designed up to 150 psig with national board stamp as standard; other ASME stamped ratings available upon request. Various sizes available.

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Discharge Chemical Feeder

Discharge Chemical Feeder units provide a low cost way to add chemicals thereby prolonging the life of the mechanical seals on the pumps of boiler feed units; boiler feed pumps should not pump chemicals. Tanks can be built as vertical orientation with optional stand and/or bypass piping. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel and designed to 150 psig with national board stamp as standard; other ASME stamped ratings available upon request. Various sizes are available.

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Blow Down Separator

Blow Down Separators allow the chemicals and dirt, from blowing down the boiler, to be piped into drain by cooling the water temperature. Tanks can be built as vertical orientation with stand. Tanks made of heavy-duty steel with stainless steel wear plates and designed to 150 or 300 psig with national board stamp. An optional manual or automatic after cooler is available. Various sizes are available.

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Glycol Fill Tanks come with an air gap fitting to eliminate back flow that might contaminate the water supply. Unit can be used to add glycol to a system but also for applications requiring an Air Break Tank or Seal Flush Unit. Design comes standard with either simplex or duplex, bronze-fitted pumps and 3/16" thick, black steel tank; an option for heavier thickness is available. Standard unit also includes a removable lid, gauge glass assembly and low water cut-off switch.

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Turbine Pump Unit

A Cylindrical Elevated Steel boiler feed unit with turbine pumps for low flow, high pressure applications. Unit equipped with standard, 3/16" thick, black steel receiver; an option for heavier thickness is available. Receiver also can be 300 series stainless steel for maximum corrosion resistance; most receiver sizes can be epoxy-lined or plasite-lined. Standard receiver sizes range from 70 gallons and up; customized receivers can be made for unique applications.

An electrical solenoid make-up water valve with float switch control is standard. Units typically available in either simplex or duplex configurations; other configurations such as triplex or quadraplex available if needed. Pump motors can be either 1750 RPM or 3500 RPM, single or three phase. Unit equipped with bronze-fitted, turbines pumps with industry standard motors and with mechanical seals rated for temperatures up to 225°F.

Other accessories include gauge glass assembly, thermometer, inlet strainer, butterfly isolation valve, low-water cut-off or alarm switch, submerged heater tube for preheating feed water, electrical control panels and tank insulation.

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Turbine Pump Unit

A Steel Horizontal Elevated Make-up boiler feed unit with turbine pumps for low flow, high pressure applications. A standard , 3/16" thick, black steel receiver is ASME code constructed with dished heads; tank can be ASME code stamped if needed. Material thickness ranges from 3/16" to 3/8" for years of service; an option for heavier thickness is available. Receiver also can be 300 series stainless steel for maximum corrosion resistance; most receiver sizes can be epoxy-lined or plasite-lined. Standard receiver sizes range from 77 gallons and up; customized receivers can be made for unique applications. Unit can handle a wide range of flows and pressures.

An electrical solenoid make-up water valve with float switch control is standard. Units typically available in either simplex or duplex configurations; other configurations such as triplex or quadraplex available if needed. Pump motors can be either 1750 RPM or 3500 RPM, single or three phase. Unit equipped with bronze-fitted, turbines pumps bronze fitted with industry standard motors and with mechanical seals rated for temperatures up to 225°F.

Other accessories include gauge glass assembly, thermometer, inlet strainer, butterfly isolation valve, low-water cut-off, submerged heater tube for preheating feed water, electrical control panels and tank insulation.

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Blow Down Tanks (BDT) are ASME code stamped for 150 psig (minimum 5/16” thick). These vessels provide an alternate way of cooling the bottom boiler blowdown. The tank is designed to break up the blowdown flow by hitting the tangential stainless steel wear plate in the vessel. Unit can be fitted with optional after cooler. Various sizes and shapes are available to meet your specifications.

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The Air Break Tank (ABT-H) unit comes standard with either a simplex or duplex bronze fitted Pump & Motor assembly and a 3/16" thick black steel receiver. Receivers are available in three popular sizes–30 gallon, 50 gallon and 100 gallon. All receivers have a gauge glass assembly, a low-water cutoff float switch and a solenoid valve and float switch assembly with an air gap.

Air break tank units provide a positive air gap fitting to eliminate back flow and possible contamination of water supply. It is used anywhere system water loss is present. The unit functions as an air break tank when the optional float switch and solenoid valve are supplied with an air gap fitting. Excellent for process loads, cooling towers, hydronic applications or anywhere loss of water necessitates make-up because they provided a detached central make-up supply reservoir.

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