According to a major centrifugal pump OEM, energy consumption accounts for 44% of the life cycle cost of a centrifugal pump. Improving pump efficiency by using Vespel® CR-6100 can make a significant contribution to reducing this cost. The efficiency improvement...

According to a major centrifugal pump OEM, energy consumption accounts for 44% of the life cycle cost of a centrifugal pump. With a multi-stage horizontal pump, improving pump efficiency by using Vespel® CR-6100 can make a significant contribution to reducing this...

Best Wishes to all of our customers, colleagues, and friends for 2014. We look forward to working with you in the New Year. Over the past few months, we have discussed the efficiency gains which can be attained from using Vespel® CR-6100 wear rings with reduced...

Condensate return pumps often cause reliability problems. Hot water can vaporize, causing pumps to run dry. Hot water is also a notoriously poor lubricant, resulting in excessive wear of traditional materials. Vespel® CR-6100 has been used in dozens of condensate...

One of the first waste treatments steps in a refinery or petrochemical plant is the API Separator, which uses differences in specific gravity to separate oil, water, and suspended solids. The oil rises to the top, the solids settle at the bottom, and a layer of water...

Which information is needed in order to upgrade your pump to DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100? Using Vespel® CR-6100 wear parts with reduced clearance can help your pumps be more reliable, efficient, and easier to operate. Which measurements and which process data do we need...

Part 1: Minimize the Risk of Pump Seizure Welcome to our series on upgrading pumps with composite materials. Over the next few months, we’ll cover the basics of why and how to use composite materials, specifically DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100, to make your pumps more...

A long-term success story Almost 10 years ago, a European refinery upgraded its Reformer Feed pumps to DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100. Last month, we checked in to see how the pumps are running. The Application The Reformer Feed pumps are 10-stage, axially-split,...

Leave a reply Vespel® CR-6100 with the PERF-Seal® design survived where metal parts failed In case you missed it… The October 2018 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing featured a case study of Vespel® CR-6100 with the PERF-Seal®  design installed in a 2.7 MW amine...