T H E M A G A ZI N E F O R T H E D R AI N A G E, W A T E R & W A S T E W A T E R I N D U S T RI E S
• R el ati v el y l o w i m p ell er p eri p h er al s p e e d.
• Hi g h h y dr a uli c e ffi ci e n c y. E n er g y l oss i nt o t h e fl ui d c a us es err ati c str e a mli n es, a d v ers e pr ess ur e gr a di e nts a n d t ur b ul e n c e i m p osi n g u n n e c ess ar y s h e ar-str ess es.
• S u bst a nti all y I n cr e as e d s p ati al cl e ar a n c es b et w e e n t h e i m p ell er a n d g ui d e- v a n e c asi n g. A n y st ati c v a n e, of w h at e v er a n gl e t h at is l o c at e d cl os el y b e hi n d t h e r ot ati n g i m p ell er is a p ot e nti al s h e ari n g s urf a c e a n d t hr e at t o fis h.
• I nt er n al ar e as w hi c h mi g ht tr a p d e bris ar e t o b e a v oi d e d. St ati c di ff us er v a n es s h o ul d b e s o d esi g n e d as t o n ot tr a p v e g et ati o n a n d ot h er s us p e n d e d s oli ds.
As p art of t h e wi d er s c o p e of t h e s p e ci fi c a p pli c ati o n:
• P u m p o p er ati o n i n ar e a of st a bl e p erf or m a n c e. T h e B e df or d P u m ps Lt d d esi g ns h a v e b e e n o pti mis e d t o h a v e a wi d e b a n d of st a bl e o p er ati o n. ( O pti m u m Nss v al u es)
• O pti m u m s u m p d esi g n. T h e i n fl o w t o t h e st ati o n a n d i nt a k e p ositi o ni n g s h o ul d mi ni mis e h e a d-l oss a n d i n v o k e gr a d u al tr a nsiti o n i nt o t h e p u m p i nl et wit h o ut a d v ers e pr e-s wirl, u n e v e n v el o cit y distri b uti o n or air e ntr ai n m e nt, all of w hi c h c o ul d r es ult i n o bst a cl es t o s af e p ass a g e.
• Pi p e w or k a n d o utl et d esi g ns m ust als o b e c o nsi d er e d t o o pti mis e v el o cit y a n d tr aj e ct or y.
G r u n df o s a r e c r e ati n g t h e ri g ht O v alt u r e s
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n t h e h e art of E di n b ur g h a n d wit h t h e bi g g e st c a p a cit y i n S c otl a n d, t h e B T
M urr a y fi el d St a di u m i s n ot j u st h o m e t o S c otti s h r u g b y, b ut al s o r e g ul arl y h o st s a n arr a y of ot h er m u si c al a n d s p orti n g e v e nt s.
M ai nt ai ni n g a hi g h- pr o fil e 6 7, 1 1 4-s e at er st a di u m at its o p er ati o n al p e a k i n v ol v es a t e a m of d e di c at e d e x p erts wit h a wi d e r a n g e of k n o wl e d g e a n d e x p ertis e. T his w as c ert ai nl y t h e c as e w h e n t h e M & E s yst e m r e c e ntl y u n d er w e nt a r e vi e w a n d s u bs e q u e nt u p gr a d e t h at s a w Gr u n df os P u m ps w or k wit h c o ns ult a nts R S P, a n d i nst all ers Li vi n gst o n M e c h a ni c al t o d eli v er t h e b est s ol uti o n p ossi bl e.
Wit h a f o c us o n e n er g y s a vi n g, m e m b ers of t h e Gr u n df os T P E f a mil y of v erti c al i n-li n e p u m ps t h at h a v e b e e n pr o v e n m a n y t h o us a n ds of ti m es o v er, w er e c h os e n t o b e at t h e h e art of t h e o p er ati o n. S u p p ort e d b y Gr u n df os pr ess uris ati o n s ets, t h es e pr e cisi o n e n gi n e er e d
F O L L O W U S
• P u m p st art a n d st o p s e q u e n c es t o b e e v al u at e d a n d p ar a m et ers a dj ust a bl e t o s uit sit e a n d s e as o n al p arti c ul ars.
B e df or d P u m ps h a v e b e e n s atisf yi n g t h e m ar k et n e e d f or Fis h Fri e n dl y p u m ps f or al m ost a d e c a d e a n d n o w h a v e m or e t h a n 1 0 0 o p er ati n g u nits o p er ati n g i n virt u all y e v er y c or n er of t h e w orl d. T h e y ar e d eli g ht e d t o b e w or ki n g wit h c o ntr a ct ors B alf o ur B e att y at Isli n gt o n, Ki n g’s L y n n’s l ar g est p u m pi n g st ati o n. T h e
pr oj e ct st art d at e w as 2 5t h J u n e 2 0 1 9 a n d t h e c o m pl eti o n d at e is 3 1st M ar c h 2 0 2 1 a n d B e df or d P u m ps s c o p e of s u p pl y is t h e p u m ps, i nst all ati o n, c o m missi o ni n g a n d sit e v eri fi c ati o n t esti n g.
B e df or d P u m ps ar e a fl e xi bl e, hi g hl y e x p eri e n c e d m a n uf a ct ur er of r o b ust p u m pi n g pl a nt f or t h e w at er i n d ustr y, a n d o n e of t h e f e w U K m a n uf a ct ur ers wit h a pr e d o mi n a ntl y Britis h s u p pl y c h ai n, w h o will als o b e n e fit fr o m t his pr esti gi o us c o ntr a ct a w ar d.
p u m ps, o ff er t h e i d e al e n er g y e ffi ci e nt s ol uti o n f or m a n y a p pli c ati o ns i n cl u di n g h e ati n g a n d c o oli n g, i n c o m m er ci al a p pli c ati o ns of t his n at ur e. T h es e cir c ul at ors als o bri n g a n a d diti o n al di m e nsi o n t o i n-li n e p u m pi n g, vi a a pl et h or a of i m pr o v e m e nts, i n cl u di n g t h eir i n- b uilt i nt elli g e n c e t h at si m pli fi es i nst all ati o n a n d m a k es s elf- o pti misi n g o p er ati o n a r e alit y –
m e a ni n g y o u c a n r el y o n t h e m t o d eli v er i n cr e as e d s yst e m p erf or m a n c e.
W h e n y o u n e xt w at c h S c otl a n d pl a y at h o m e i n a n i nt er n ati o n al r u g b y u ni o n m at c h, y o u will k n o w t h at t h e f a nt asti c a cti o n o n t h e pit c h, is b ei n g m at c h e d b e hi n d t h e s c e n es b y a r a n g e of Gr u n df os p u m p s ol uti o ns t h at als o k n o w e x a ctl y h o w t o o pti mis e t h eir p erf or m a n c e.
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