Lawrence Pumps VPL1700 ®

Multistage Vertical Toxic Liquid Pump

Mechanical and Hydraulic Upgrades

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Multistage Vertical Toxic Liquid Pump
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Lawrence Pumps VPL1700

Multistage Vertical Toxic
Liquid Pump

VPL1700
The Flowserve VPL1700 pump is a vertical, top tank
entry, bottom suction, toxic liquid pump.

Applications
• Chlorine
• Anhydrous hydrogen cyanide
• Phosgene
• Bromine
• Sulfur trioxide
• Other toxic liquids

Typical Operating Parameters

• Flows to 182 m3/h (800 gpm)
• Heads to 244 m (800 ft)
• Temperatures from -51°C (-60°F) to 52°C (125°F)

Complementary Pump Designs

Flowserve also can provide the following
complementary pumps:
VTP – vertical turbine, wet-pit pump
VPL3200 – cantilever dry-run capable
VPL3300 – cantilever volatile organic compounds
VPL3400 – molten salt transfer
VPL3500 – single-stage vertical lineshaft ISO 13709/API 610
(VS4) compliant
VPL3600 – vertical lineshaft, slurry impeller custom shaft,
ISO 13709/API 610 (VS4) compliant
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 VPL1700 Mechanical
and Hydraulic Upgrades
With safety and reliability being of equal importance in the
handling of toxic liquids, Flowserve offers upgrades that 15
increase environmental and personnel safety during the
production and distribution of toxic liquefied gases.
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High-performance, cost-effective upgrades are available for 1
Lawrence Pumps’ complete line of VPL1700 vertical, top
tank entry, bottom suction pumps. These upgrades increase 5
operating reliability, reduce maintenance costs, and improve 16
safety and performance.
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Shaft and Sealing System Upgrades 9
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1. Vibration Monitoring — transducers and proximity probes
sense any changes in the mechanical operation. 10
2. Temperature Monitoring — thermocouples or RTD’s 4
for the bearings, mechanical seal, sleeve bearings, lower
seal chamber or packing box send a signal notifying the
operator of an excessive temperature in these areas. 6
3. Adjustable Gland Mechanism — permits remote packing
adjustment external to the process environment.
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4. Emergency Seal — located below the lower sealing element,
isolating the storage vessel from the atmosphere should a
packing or mechanical seal failure occur. An additional isolation
seal can be added as part of the bearing frame maintenance kit;
see page 6.
5. Gas Mechanical Seals — to replace packing or older seals
for energy savings, lowest level of buffer gas consumption
and fewer emissions. The seals employ state of the art, non-
contacting seal face geometry, for a new level of sealing
reliability over a wide range of operating pressures. Gas 19
mechanical seals provide the lowest fugitive emissions without
complex piping, instrumentation or regulation.

Material and Arrangement Upgrades

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6. Overall Pump Length Changes and Additional Stages — for
increased head output to accommodate system changes and/or
for alternate tank use.
7. High Alloy Wet Ends — for corrosion and/or erosion 17
prevention, low temperature and resistance to sparking.
8. Ceramic/Intermetallic Wear Components —
for applications requiring high heat dissipation or 13
wear resistance due to lack of lubrication or solids
being present.
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9. ASME Code Stamped Mounting Plate — available
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for pressure and toxic services.
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Hydraulic Upgrades Reliability and Maintenance Upgrades

10. Excess Flow Check Valve — stops the flow of toxic 14. Cartridge Thrust Bearing — mounted on a sleeve
fluids should a line rupture occur outside the tank. A to facilitate removal of seals and thrust bearings
double-acting check valve can also be added for both during rebuilds. Heavy-duty, anti-friction bearings
excess and minimum flows. Check valves are also sold operating in a well-protected bearing housing,
separately for systems handling dangerous toxic fluids. providing an L10 life in excess of 25 000 hours.
11. Surge Chamber — absorbs the high-pressure shock 15. Dry Disc Spacer Coupling — goes with the
wave (water-hammer) that occurs with the sudden cartridge thrust bearing to facilitate bearing and
closure of the check valve or system control valves. seal removal. Spacer couplings are maintenance
Surge chamber is designed for easy clean out. free, have low axial and bending stiffness,
reducing the load on the pump and motor
12. Inducer — reduces the pump’s required submergence
bearings.
(NPSHA) by 35% to 50%, thus minimizing tank inventory
levels. 16. Compact Style Bearing Frame — for use with
new mechanical gas seals.
13. Higher Flow and Head Wet Ends — that fit through the
same tank nozzle are available for capacities of up to 17. Diffuser Style Casings — balance the radial
136 m3/h (600 gpm) and heads up to 274 m (900 ft) on thrust around the circumference of the impeller.
chlorine, 427 m (1400 ft) on water. New hydraulics can The radial load carried by the sleeve bearings is
be developed to meet special operating conditions. minimized. Confined, controlled compression
gasketing for more positive sealing of stages.
18. Wear Rings — replaceable casing and impeller
wear rings optimize efficiency and extend the life
5 of critical components.
19. Enclosed Impellers — with sealing rings, allow
Typical Bearing variations in impeller clearances without affecting
Frame Assembly the overall hydraulic performance. Optional non-
metallic and ceramic coated alloys are available
for wear surfaces.
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Easy Clean-Out Design
4 Surge Chamber
This surge chamber design
unbolts at both the top
and bottom, allowing easy
11 access for cleaning.

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Excess Flow Check Valve 5

Multiple Lifting mechanism engaged in upper position Lifting mechanism in lowered position
Maintenance
Upgrade
Options
Available

VPL1700 Bearing Frame

Maintenance Kit
The VPL1700 upgrade kit allows access to the upper gas Pressure Monitored
mechanical seal or upper packing and thrust bearing cartridge
without decommissioning the tank to remove the pump for The area under the sealing sleeve assembly can be safely
maintenance. A Flowserve representative will individually purged to evacuate any trapped toxic gas and then
assess existing in-service pumps for this upgrade. This re-pressurized with nitrogen. Monitoring this pressure
feature is also available on new pumps. to ensure it is maintained verifies the isolation seal is
operating properly.
The kit consists of:
20. Isolation Seal — this seal can be activated in series with Ease of Operation
the lower emergency seal to provide true redundancy.
With the pump stopped, the lower and upper emergency
21. Specialized Sleeve With Lifting Mechanism — with the seals are activated. A lifting mechanism is then installed
isolation seal engaged, the specialized sleeve is lifted into and the specialized sleeve is lifted into place easily by
place, engaging an O-ring. This O-ring, in combination turning a pair of nuts. These nuts force the lifting
with a series of additional O-rings, creates a static mechanism to raise and lock in place at the upper stop,
seal that isolates the area above it from the process; shown in the images above. This sleeve is then lowered
maintenance can now be performed safely. A sleeve- and the lifting mechanism removed from the shaft when
lifting mechanism is utilized to operate this device. returning the pump to operation.

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Isolation Seal and Sealing Sleeve in Isolation Seal and Sealing Sleeve in
Deflated Position Inflated Position

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Life Cycle Cost Solutions

Typically, 90% of the total life cycle cost (LCC) of a Typical Pump Life Cycle Costs 1
pumping system is accumulated after the equipment
is purchased and installed. Flowserve has developed
a comprehensive suite of solutions aimed at providing
customers with unprecedented value and cost savings
throughout the life span of the pumping system.
These solutions account for every facet of life cycle 17%
44%
cost, including:

Capital Expenses Operating Expenses

12%
• Initial purchase • Energy consumption
• Installation • Maintenance
• Production losses 9% 16%
• Environmental
• Inventory 2%
• Operating
• Removal

Energy

Maintenance and Repair

Innovative Life Cycle Cost Solutions Loss of Production

• New Pump Selection Purchase and Installation

• Turnkey Engineering and Field Service
Operational
• Energy Management
• Pump Availability Decontamination and Removal
• Proactive Maintenance
• Inventory Management

1 Whileexact values may differ, these percentages are consistent with 7

those published by leading pump manufacturers and end users, as
well as industry associations and government agencies worldwide.
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