When to Use a PC Pump

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• When to Use a PC Pump

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• 'PC pump' is short for progressive cavity
  pump, a pump that's used in many different
  applications, often in industrial work settings.
  One of the many benefits of using these types of
  pumps over other positive displacement pumps is
  that it's abrasion resistant. Let's take a closer
  look at PC pumps and their applications.

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• PC versus Centrifugal Pumps
• Centrifugal pumps are a popular choice because
  they're economical and will last when used in
  applications where the fluid being pumped is
  water-like, or has a low viscosity. What's more
  is that centrifugal pumps are best used when
  there's a fixed flow rate?

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• PC pumps, on the other hand, are great for
  situations where the fluid being pumped has a
  high viscosity. In fact, whereas a centrifugal
  pump will work less efficiently, using more
  energy, a PC pump works more efficiently and uses
  less energy the more viscous the fluid.

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• Another benefit of the PC pump is that it
  maintains its flow rate, even as the viscosity
  increases, but it's also possible to vary the
  flow, if desired. This means that PC pumps are
  ideally suited for applications where the
  viscosity of the fluid changes, but you need to
  maintain the flow rate, and by the same token, in
  environments where you need to adjust the flow
  rate. You can vary the flow rate simply by
  changing the speed of the pump.

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• PC pumps are also often the pump of choice
  when there's low suction pressure, so when a
  centrifugal pump fails to fill and pump, the PC
  pump will succeed.

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• Applications with Abrasive Solids
• Although PC pumps are well suited for use in
  many different applications, perhaps its best use
  is in applications where there are abrasive
  solids. While most positive displacement pumps
  can't pump solids for long because their designs
  make them susceptible to wear, a PC pump's rotor
  and stator design makes it more resistant to
  abrasion.

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• What Sets this Pump Apart
• What makes the PC pump better suited for
  pumping abrasive materials is its design instead
  of sending the fluid around the outside of a
  casing, it flows axially. What's more is that the
  stator is rubber, meaning that solids can move
  past the stator with abrading.

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  work environment, contact Lifting Solutions,
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