Weir Minerals has launched the newest version in its range of Warman centrifugal pumps, the DWU dewatering pump, to the European market.
The pump is designed to ship elevated effectivity where water needs to be lifted over higher heights – a standard requirement in both open and underground mines – and the unit delivers environment friendly operation at heads of as much as one hundred forty m.
Four different sizes can be found, with outlet diameters of seventy five mm, 125 mm, 150 mm and 200 mm and round 50% of the elements used within the new design are interchangeable with Weir Minerals’ in style slurry pump, the Warman WBH, to assist purchasers simplify spare elements ordering and holding.
Weir Minerals’ engineers have designed a model new, double-volute casing which reduces radial load and is capable of sustaining inner pressures of up to 7,000 kPa, allowing the pumps to be configured in series to ship even larger head heights.
Reliable , the Weir Minerals Europe product supervisor for mine dewatering, said: “The dewatering system is a vital part of virtually every mining operation around the globe, and we’re committed to ensuring that our range of dewatering pumps is broad sufficient to ship optimum efficiency, whatever the necessities.
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