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InthetugofwarbetweenthetwohorizontalendsuctioncentrifugalpumpsANSIv/sAPIpumps,
itbecomesdifficulttochoosethebetterone!Selectingtherighttypeofcentrifugalpumpforyour
commercial,industrialormunicipalneedsisveryimportantbecausealotisatstake.Youneed
toconsiderthepumpingefficiencyandalsotheenvironmentaldamagebytheliquids.Let'ssay
youchoosethewrongpumpbecauseyouwerenotawareofitsfunctionalities,anditlaterstarts
malfunctioning,thereisahighriskofyoursafety.Herearesomeofthemosttypical
characteristicsofANSIpumpscomparedtoAPIpumps.
1. ANSIpumpshaveathinnercasing.Thishelpstopreventcorrosion.
2. ComparedtoAPIPumps,theANSIpumpshavereducedpermissiblenozzleloads.
ThereforeANSIPumpsareknowntobemoresensitivetoissuesrelatedtopipeinduced
stressesthanothercounterpart.
3. ANSIcentrifugalpumpsaresmallerinboxsize.Toaccommodatetheoptimum
mechanicalsealsforarequiredserviceyoumustchoosealargeboreoptionorelsethey
maynotwork.
4. ThepumpimpellersinANSIendsuctioncentrifugalpumpsarespecificallydesignedand
manufacturedsansthewearrings.
5. YouwillfindthatalotofANSIpumpshaveopen/semiopenimpellerswhiletheAPI
pumpsfeatureclosedimpellers.Also,APIPumpsareequippedwithreplaceablewear
rings.
6. ANSIpumps
arenormallyfootmountedwhereasAPIpumpsaregenerallycentreline
mounted.Here,themaindisadvantageisthatinfootmountedANSIendsuctionpumps,
whenthepumpcasinggetsheatedup,ittendsconductthisheatintothemounting
surfaces.Therefore,thereis noticeablethermalgrowthinANSIPumps.However,in
caseofAPIPumps,itisusuallyeasierforthestafftomaintainthealignmentofthe
pump.Thisisbecausethesupportsaresurroundedbymoderatetemperatureambient
atmosphere.
TypicalANSIPump
CourtseyFlowserveCorporation
TypicalAPIPump
CourtseyFlowserveCorporation
7. Whilechoosingthebestoutofboththetypesofpumps,alsotrytofindoutmore
informationregardingthesafetyfeaturesofthepumps.
8. ANSIPumpsoffertremendousflexibilityandthusarethefavouritechoiceforendsuction
pumprequirementsinchemicalprocessindustry.Lessaggressiveapplicationslike
wastewatermanagementcanalsobetakencareofbytheANSIPumps.
9. PumpsmadewithANSI(AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute)Standardareless
expensive.Theycancatervariouspurposes.
10. WhiletheAPI(AmericanPetroleumInstitute)standardizedpumpsarealotmore
preferableandadvantageouswhenitcomestohandlinghightemperaturesand
pressures.APIPumpsarethususedinoilrefineriesthatdealwithcorrosivefluids.
Safetyfirst!
Foryourindustrial,commercialaswellasmunicipalspumpingrequirements,youmayneed
pumpsthatcanhandleaggressiveandcorrosivefluids.Selectapumpwiselythatcanhandle
thesechemicalsefficientlyandsafely.Youcanalsohavealookatthewiderangeofend
suctioncentrifugalpumpsbyRotech.
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