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| Gear, Vane, and Progressive Cavity Pumps for Fuel Oil Nearly all power plants regardless of primary fuel type (coal, oil, gas, nuclear) will utilize fuel oil for a variety of plant operations. These operations could include startup of a pulverized coal furnace, or operation of diesel-driven fire pumps, compressors, and generators. This requires unloading and transfer pumps to handle fuel-oil deliveries from rail or over-the-road tankers to the plant, as well as pumps for injection of fuel into the furnace for boiler startup. For light fuel oils, gear or vane type pumps can be employed. For heavy fuels or high pressure deliveries, progressive cavity pumps can be employed. Flow rates can vary depending on application from less than 100 gpm to 1000 gpm, or more. Suppliers of pumps for these applications include Allweiler, Colfax, IDEX, Imo, Leistritz, Roper, SPX Johnson, Mirrlees, Tuthill, Seemsan, Shanghai Huanggong, Verder, and others. |
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