Good volumetric efficiency enables pumping at slower speed, reduced shear rate, lower temperature, and tight dwell time distribution. Improving these attributes results in better pumping rate, higher polymer quality, greater rel…
Good volumetric efficiency enables pumping at slower speed, reduced shear rate, lower temperature, and tight dwell time distribution. Improving these attributes results in better pumping rate, higher polymer quality, greater reliability, and longer service life. At the same time, energy consumption is significantly reduced. MAAG melt pumps and extrusion pumps adhere to that principle.
In the plastics manufacturing chemical industry, the pump geometry has a considerable influence on the degassing stage, where minimal filling levels in the tank directly connected to the gear pump lead to a shorter dwell time. This is especially interesting for manufacturers of easily degradable polymers because it means volatile compounds can be minimized. The x6 class gear pump in particular achieves an extremely low NPSHr (net positive suction head required) pressure value, and so can process polymer melts of up to 200,000 Pas (0 shear viscosity), depending on pump size.
The operating pressure of the gear pump has a major influence on product quality in extrusion. The higher the pressure, the finer the filters and screen changers that can be used downstream of the pump. High volumetric efficiency and low pulsation ensure consistent polymer quality and uniform output of the end product.
