ITT Goulds Pumps
VRS Vertical Rubber-Lined Cantilever Pumps
The VRS from ITT Goulds Pumps is a vertical rubber-lined cantilever pump for abrasive and slurry sump services. It combines the proven wet end of the horizontal Model SRL with a rugged cantilever power end and shaft, bringing rubber-lined wear protection to vertical pit duty.
Product Benefits
- Elastomer wear protection: Fine, abrasive slurries grind metal pumps down; elastomer linings absorb that attack far more gracefully.
- Slower speeds, longer life: The large-diameter elastomer impellers of the VRS develop the required head at lower speeds, and slower running directly extends wear life.
- Field-replaceable liners: When liners do wear, the elastomer suction and gland liners are field-replaceable, keeping operating costs down.
- Interchangeable wet ends: The wet ends are completely interchangeable with the horizontal Model SRL, so a plant running both pump styles can pool its spares and simplify maintenance planning.
Where It's Used
- Pulp and paper mills: Fluindo offers the VRS for pulp & paper mills, on abrasive slurry sump services.
- Typical slurries: Duties include lime and ash slurries, clay slurry and green liquor dregs.
- Where rubber outlasts metal: These fine, gritty streams are exactly where rubber-lined construction outlasts plain metal pumps.
Good to Know
- Sizes and settings: The pump comes in a range of sizes and in two setting lengths to suit different pit depths.
- Metal impeller option: Metal impellers are available as an option where the service favors them.
- Bearings stay dry: As a cantilever design it keeps its bearings out of the pumped liquid.
- Fine solids only: Rubber-lined pumps are intended for finely sized solids; coarse, sharp lumps are better served by hard-metal designs.
