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Pumps for Range of high pressure pulsation dampeners

gas turbine
inlet cooling
Cat Pumps has introduced a line
of gas turbine inlet cooling DI
water flushed pumps, both of
which feature a special ported
inlet manifold that permits
external flushing between the
company’s Lo-Pressure and Hi-
Pressure Seals. The pumps have
a patent pending application
design that can enhance seal
life when pumping the low-
lubricity DI water required
for this gas turbine fogging
application, and the special seal
flushing extends seal life, the
company says.
Blacoh Fluid Control has
developed a range of high
pressure pulsation dampeners for
corrosive environments.
The TEF-GUARD pulsation
dampener is designed to meet
the needs of pulsation control
in high pressure applications
where, aggressive chemicals are
pumped. Through the utilisation
of a PTFE diaphragm, specifically
designed and developed by
Blacoh, the TEF-GUARD is rated
with a working pressure of 2000
psi (137 bar).
The TEF-GUARD is ideal for any
type of small, high pressure,
reciprocating pump, including
metering and dosing pumps. It is
available in 316L stainless steel,
alloy 20, hastelloy C, and carbon
steel construction.
The dampeners will be distributed
by H2Orx in Australia, New
Zealand and Oceania. The TEF-GUARD pulsation dampener.

The “C” models are available

with the 316SS cast head. The
special porting in both cast
and block-style inlet manifolds
permits the flush between the
Lo-Pressure and Hi-Pressure
Seals, but also allows for any
leaking, as the Seals begin to
wear to be picked up by the
circulating liquid, avoiding
external leaks and assuring
a safe work environment.
The pumps are designed for
continuous-duty gas turbine
DI water fogging/misting
applications.

Flomerics releases
new version of EFD

Flomerics Ltd has released the

latest version of its Engineering
Fluid Dynamics (EFD) analysis
software suite. Version 7.3 includes
a 64-bit processor support for
increased analysis power, speed
and user convenience; support
of CATIA V5 R17 in both 32- and
64-bit formats; and an integrated
interface with MSC Patran for
finite element analysis.

The new capabilities are now

available for EFD.Pro, a fully
embedded CFD solution within the
Pro/ENGINEER environment; EFD.
V5, a fully embedded CFD solution
within the CATIA environment and
EFD.Lab, a general-purpose fluid
analysis tool that includes a built-in
solid modeller.

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