These engineered machined products can help increase a facility’s return on investment. As industry invests tremendous amounts of e ort to reduce energy consumption, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) have focused on improving e ciencies of pumps, motors and pump systems. One way end users can reduce energy consumption—…

1.) Bronze and Stainless Steel Impellers and Pump Casings rapidly corrode and erode when exposed to corrosive mediums such as Seawater, Sewage, Waste Water, Chlorine, Bromine, and many Chemicals. 2.) Bronze and Stainless Steel Impellers and Pumps are subject to Cavitation, and Electrolysis (galvanic corrosion) which prematurely destroys the impeller and pump casing and drastically…

Aftermarket Engineered Solutions Reduce Downtime & Energy Consumption The cost of aftermarket pump upgrades are minimal compared to the cost of downtime and repairs. By John Kozel, SIMS Pump Valve Company, Inc. Engineered aftermarket solutions can offer much longer life times, lower operating costs, reductions in energy costs and an excellent return-on-investment (ROI). Aftermarket engineered…

SIMS Pump Company was tasked to investigate the possibility of re-designing of the existing Metallic Enclosed Centrifugal Impeller and manufacturing a Non-Clogging SIMSITE® Structural Composite Impeller to resolve the pump clogging problem. The customer specified that the Non-Clogging SIMSITE® Impeller must to fit into the existing Pump Casing and match, or exceed the performance of…

Structural Composite Parts John Kozel, sims Pump company Composites significantly reduce energy consumption, maintenance costs and repair costs. Today, tremendous e ort is made to reduce energy con- sumption. e Department of Energy (DOE) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) work together to reduce the energy consumption of pumps, motors and pump systems. is is where…

“Composite impellers produce significant lifecycle savings! Composite materials offer opportunities for improving the energy efficiency. Composite pump impellers, like the SIMSITE® Impellers manufactured by SIMS, offer energy savings because of their light weight and also because they are not affected by corrosion. Up to 20 per cent of a pump’s energy consumption can be saved…

1. Introduction Centrifugal Pumps are often employed in pumping processed aerobically digested sludge at Waste Water Treatment Plants. The problem is that hair and other stringy materials get caught in the Pump Impellers. The problem is that the pump performance substantially deteriorates as the impeller continues to clog. 

Have you ever experienced this? The pump that you purchased for one specific performance is placed in service and operates at another point that is completely different from its original design point or BEP. Here’s one way to resolve this problem. This problem is all too common. In addition to being very inefficient, when you…

Pumps & Systems, July 2008 No one would think about buying a car with poor gas mileage or purchasing an inefficient refrigerator. However, companies are purchasing pumps with open-faced impellers, which result in a tremendous loss of pump performance and efficiency. The pump performance and efficiency of an open-faced impeller continues to decrease as the…