Pump stalls when viscosity > 50,000 cPs
Standard centrifugal pumps cannot generate sufficient head for viscous fluids — polymer, latex, honey, thick slurry. Pump runs but delivers no flow rate, motor overloads, NPSH-a insufficient.
Asphalt at 200°C · Polymer at 1M cPs · Heated chocolate · Dairy homogenization sub-1µm · UHP 3,500 bar — standard pumps cannot handle these. Nova Rotors, Tuthill, Bertoli, Kamat handles.
4 common issues when pumping bitumen, polymer, chocolate, sterile dairy — the right pump type with the right material and the right temperature is required.
Standard centrifugal pumps cannot generate sufficient head for viscous fluids — polymer, latex, honey, thick slurry. Pump runs but delivers no flow rate, motor overloads, NPSH-a insufficient.
High-RPM centrifugal pumps shear fruit chunks, fish protein, dairy fat globules — affecting texture, taste, mouthfeel. Product quality degraded, customer rejects batch.
Slurry containing solid particles (silica, sand, mineral) corrodes standard cast iron impellers in just 2-3 months. 27% Cr chrome iron or NBR/PTFE rotor/stator required.
Asphalt 180-200°C, lube oil 200°C, dairy CIP 150°C — hot fluids cause standard seals to dry out and fail. Heated jacket · Viton/PTFE seal · cooling design or dedicated pump required.
Progressive Cavity · Internal Gear · Lobe-Twin Screw · Plunger-Homogenizer — the right pump type for the right fluid: viscous, hot, abrasive, shear-sensitive, UHP.
Single-screw pump for polymer, latex, adhesive, dewatered sludge — DN/JN flanged · DH/JH hopper 40% solids · DV vertical submerged · RL wobble compact. Stator NBR/EPDM/FKM/Viton/PTFE.
Tuthill LUBETECH L Series internal gear ≤ 246°C (475°F) · 34.4 bar · 32-5,000 SSU. FlowPro HD API 676 process duty. TechnaFlo D/T external gear SS/Hastelloy/Titanium. Blackmer sliding vane self-priming > 7.6m.
OMAC Lobe B/BE monoblock · BA/BB 3-A self-draining · BF/F/CF EHEDG · heated jacket cho chocolate/margarine/fats. CSF TS Twin-Screw EHEDG + 3-A + ATEX 2G shear-sensitive. Leistritz screw 2/3/5-rotor marine oil & gas.
Kamat K-Series plunger: K100-3 (15 kW · 2,000 bar) → K150000-5G (1,500 kW) · max 3,500 bar · UHP cleaning, descaling, water jet cutting. Bertoli Homogenizer: Michelangelo / Raffaello (production), Leonardo (sterile pharma), Galileo (R&D lab) · 2,000 bar · particle < 1 µm · 316L Duplex · EHEDG/3-A/FDA. Bertoli Piston PA30/PA35/PA53 · Giotto particle passage cho fruit puree/tomato.
Nova Rotors · Tuthill · OMAC · CSF · Leistritz · Kamat · Bertoli · Blackmer — Italy / Germany / USA · verified specs.
"Progressive cavity · viscous 1M cPs"
Single-screw progressive cavity — polymer, latex, adhesive, dewatered sludge. Stator NBR/EPDM/FKM/Viton/PTFE.
"3 product lines · hot oil ≤ 246°C"
LUBETECH (L · C · 1000) internal gear · FlowPro (HD API 676) · TechnaFlo (D · T external gear SS/Hastelloy).
"Lobe pump · heated jacket · 3-A"
Lobe pump for viscous F&B — chocolate, margarine, fats with heated jacket. 3-A self-draining · EHEDG premium.
"TS Twin-Screw · EHEDG + 3-A + ATEX 2G"
Twin-screw cho shear-sensitive viscous — jam, sauce, mayonnaise, dairy. Hygienic SS316/316L · CIP/SIP-ready · Ra < 0.8 µm.
"Screw pump 2/3/5-rotor · marine"
Screw pump cho crude oil, refinery, multiphase (GVF 100%), pipeline boost. Marine cert DNV/ABS/BV/RINA.
"K-Series plunger · ≤ 3,500 bar"
High-pressure plunger pump — German engineering — K100-3 (15 kW · 2,000 bar) to K150000-5G (1,500 kW). UHP cleaning, descaling, water jet, oil & gas.
"Homogenizer 2,000 bar · particle < 1 µm"
High-pressure homogenizer + piston pump + food particle-passage. Michelangelo / Raffaello production · Leonardo sterile pharma · Galileo R&D · Giotto particle.
"Sliding vane PD · heavy oil"
Sliding vane self-priming, wear-compensating — heavy oil, lube oil, LPG/propane, fuel transfer. Lift > 7.6m (25 ft).
Asphalt plant, polymer factory, chocolate kitchen, dairy homogenization, UHP service, marine — TKT partners with specialty industries.
Tuthill LUBETECH L Series internal gear cho bitumen heated transfer 180°C · insulated piping.
OMAC BA/BB 3-A heated jacket cho chocolate · margarine · fats transfer.
Nova Rotors DN/JN flanged progressive cavity · viscosity 500K cPs · ATEX Zone 1.
Bertoli Raffaello homogenizer 2,000 bar · sub-1µm particle · sterile production line.
Kamat K8000-3G (80 kW · 2,500 bar) cho boiler descaling · heat exchanger cleaning.
Leistritz 3-rotor screw pump cho heavy fuel oil transfer · DNV cert · marine duty.
5 specific reasons — in-house sample lab, heated jacket retrofit, 8 verified brands, spare parts hub HCM.
Viscosity analysis (rotational viscometer), abrasive (particle size), temp profile — recommend the right pump + material + heated jacket. Turnaround 7 days.
Current pump handling chocolate/asphalt with no heated jacket? TKT designs custom steam jacket · retrofit without replacing the entire pump.
Stator NBR/EPDM/Viton/PTFE Nova Rotors · gear Tuthill · piston Kamat · valve set Bertoli · seal Viton/PTFE. Delivery 24h HCM, 48h nationwide.
Certified engineers for Bertoli (dairy homogenization), Tuthill (gear hot oil), Kamat (UHP) in Vietnam — commissioning, balancing, operator training.
5-step process for each difficult fluid — lab analysis, pump selection, material, heated jacket, commissioning.
Customer submits fluid sample. TKT measures viscosity (rotational), abrasive (particle size), temp profile.
Map fluid → 1 of 4 pump groups: PC / Gear / Lobe-TS / Plunger-Homogenizer.
Per chemistry and temp: NBR / EPDM / FKM / Viton / PTFE / SS316L / Duplex / Hastelloy.
Steam jacket cho chocolate/asphalt · cooling system cho dairy CIP · insulation piping.
On-site startup, balancing, viscosity vs. flow measurement, operator training for correct RPM.
Free sample lab · 7-day turnaround. Submit fluid sample (10-50ml) — TKT measures viscosity, abrasive content, temp, recommends pump + material.
Sample lab · Pump selection · Heated jacket design
Bertoli commissioning · Kamat UHP service · Marine
Wide shot asphalt plant heated piping glowing warm orange + Tuthill HD gear pump mounted on insulated mount + Bertoli homogenizer trong dairy plant clean room (split-screen 2 zones). Hot industrial mood.
Each capability addresses a specific challenge — viscous, hot, abrasive, shear-sensitive, UHP, particle passage.
Tuthill LUBETECH L ≤ 475°F · OMAC heated jacket cho chocolate/margarine · asphalt 200°C insulated piping.
Nova Rotors progressive cavity handles polymer, latex, adhesive · stator NBR/EPDM/FKM/Viton/PTFE per chemistry.
Kamat K-Series plunger K100-3 to K150000-5G · boiler descaling, water jet cutting, pipeline pressure test.
Bertoli Raffaello / Leonardo 2,000 bar · dairy emulsion · pharma sterile · cosmetic mixing · 316L Duplex · EHEDG/3-A/FDA.
OMAC Lobe + CSF TS Twin-Screw · jam, sauce, mayonnaise · Bertoli Giotto cho fruit puree, tomato sauce, aloe vera intact.
TKT analyzes viscosity (rotational viscometer), abrasive (particle size analyzer), temp profile · recommends the correct pump + correct material + correct heated jacket.
Each challenging fluid requires a dedicated pump — Polymer/Sludge · Hot Oil/Asphalt · F&B Viscous · UHP/Homogenizer.
Polymer latex, adhesive, dewatered sludge — viscous tight, ATEX Zone.
Bitumen 180-200°C, lube oil, heavy fuel — heated piping required.
Chocolate, jam, sauce, mayonnaise — shear-sensitive, heated jacket.
Boiler descaling, water jet, dairy homogenization, pharma sterile emulsion.
| Applications | Pump type | Brand · Series | Spec verified |
|---|---|---|---|
Polymer / latex / adhesive transfer |
Progressive cavity | Nova Rotors DN / JN | ≤ 110 m³/h · 48 bar · 1M cPs |
Dewatered sludge · biogas digestate ATEX |
PC hopper / vertical | Nova Rotors DH / JH / DV | 40% solids · ATEX Zone 1/2 |
Asphalt / bitumen heated transfer |
Internal gear LUBETECH | Tuthill L Series | ≤ 34.4 bar · 246°C · 32-5K SSU |
Heavy oil · LPG / propane / fuel |
Sliding vane self-priming | Blackmer Sliding Vane | Lift > 7.6m · wear-compensating |
Chemistry SS / Hastelloy / Titanium |
External gear TechnaFlo | Tuthill TechnaFlo D / T | ≤ 121 gph · 250 psi · pulsation-free |
Chocolate · margarine · fats heated jacket |
Lobe pump 3-A self-draining | OMAC BA / BB / BF | 0.05–200 m³/h · 20 bar · 100K cPs |
Jam · sauce · mayonnaise shear-sensitive |
Twin-screw EHEDG | CSF TS Twin-Screw | EHEDG + 3-A + ATEX 2G |
Crude oil multiphase · marine DNV |
Screw 2/3/5-rotor | Leistritz 2/3/5-rotor | ≤ 5,000 m³/h · 150 bar · GVF 100% |
UHP cleaning · descaling · water jet |
High-pressure plunger pump | Kamat K100-3 → K150000-5G | ≤ 3,500 bar · ≤ 1,200 kW |
Dairy / cosmetic / pharma homogenize |
High-pressure homogenizer | Bertoli Michelangelo · Raffaello | ≤ 2,000 bar · particle < 1 µm · 316L |
Sterile pharma emulsion (Leonardo) |
Homogenizer sterile | Bertoli Leonardo | EHEDG · 3-A · FDA · CIP/SIP |
Fruit puree · tomato sauce particle |
Food piston particle-passage | Bertoli Giotto | Aloe vera, fruit chunks intact |
Bơm ly tâm không đẩy nổi lưu chất quá đặc. Họ bánh răng ăn khớp trong G Series của Gorman-Rupp (Mỹ, từ 1933) thuộc nhóm bơm thể tích: lưu lượng gần như không đổi khi áp suất thay đổi, chạy được nhựa đường, dầu FO nặng, mật rỉ và dầu bôi trơn. Bản GHS đạt độ nhớt tới 440.000 cSt và nhiệt độ tới 357 °C, áp suất tới 21 bar.
Khe hở giữa bánh răng và nắp trên G Series điều chỉnh được từ bên ngoài. Khi mài mòn làm khe hở lớn dần, chỉnh lại là lấy được đặc tính về mà không phải thay cụm quay ngay. Đây là khác biệt đáng kể về chi phí vòng đời.
Thân bơm kiểu back pull-out cho phép rút cụm quay ra kiểm tra mà không tháo thân bơm khỏi đường ống. Nắp sau kiểu flex backhead nhận nhiều phương án làm kín: gioăng nén hoặc phớt cơ khí dạng component, kèm kênh thông hơi seal làm mát khoang phớt.
Bản GHA dùng gang tôi cứng cho thân và các vùng ma sát, chốt idler cùng bạc idler bằng carbide. Dành cho sơn có bột màu, keo có phụ gia, bùn dầu lẫn cặn. Dải độ nhớt của GHA là 54.000 cSt, thấp hơn GHS.
Bốn bản chính bù trừ nhau: GHS 136 m³/h ở 21 bar và 440.000 cSt · GMS 136 m³/h nhưng 10 bar và 54.000 cSt · GHC chỉ 24,3 m³/h nhưng vẫn 21 bar trong thân 1"–3" · GMC 8,6 m³/h ở 14 bar, có bản liền trục cho vị trí lắp chật.
Bánh răng GHS136 m³/h · 21 bar
Bánh răng GHA73,8 m³/h · 14 bar
Bánh răng GHC24,3 m³/h · 21 bar
Bánh răng GMS136 m³/h · 10 bar
Bánh răng GMC8,6 m³/h · 14 bar
Tự mồi O Series307 m³/h · 122 m
Roto-Prime RS336 m³/h · 47,5 m
Ly tâm 60 Series1.544 m³/h · 152 mNhựa đường, một số loại dầu FO nặng và sáp đông lại khi nguội, làm bơm quá tải ở lần khởi động sau. Dòng G Series có tuỳ chọn vỏ gia nhiệt nắp trước và nắp sau; tuyến ống cùng van trên hệ cũng phải được gia nhiệt tương ứng.