Flowserve Barge VTP Wet Pit Pump
Product Brand
Flowserve
Type
Vertical Pumps
SubType
Wet Pit Pumps
About this product
Specifically designed for transportation barges, the Flowserve Barge VTP continues to be the premier brand used on inland and coastal waterways. The Barge VTP is a vertical self-contained, self-priming unit designed for barge unloading and transfer operations. With the high-efficiency Barge VTP, stripping turnaround times are kept to a minimum. Furthermore, its innovative pollution prevention design inhibits costly oil and chemical spills.
- Self-priming stripper stage operates efficiently at extremely low submergence levels, and will maintain pumping performance during operations which induce large quantities of air ingestion
- Stator case provides smooth fluid transition to pressure stages
- Bypass line delivers make-up sealing liquid to the priming stage during stripping
- Enclosed impellers provide pressure for offloading
- Access ports allow full maintenance of the stuffing box without removing the driver
- Bleed off stuffing box diverts product bypass back to the compartment via a sealed return line to prevent costly spills
- Multistage design meets a wide range of capacity and head requirements