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alantoi
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Small-Volume Crude Oil Pump

04/02/2009 9:06 AM

What is the most suitable pump to pump 0.92 cubic meter of crude oil over 210km? Is diaphragm pump possible to pump at this capacity?
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Re: crude oil pump

04/02/2009 9:13 AM

For such a small volume as 0.92m3, would it be better to truck it, rather than build a pipeline? The volume of the pipe might be bigger than the volume of the crude oil!

If not:

  • What is the diameter of the pipeline?
  • What is the difference in elevation?
  • What is the intended flowrate of this 0.92m3?
  • What is the density?
  • What is the temperature?
  • What is the viscosity?

Following fluid friction calculations, out drops the kW rating of the pump, which has a bearing on pump type selection.

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Re: Small-Volume Crude Oil Pump

04/02/2009 12:32 PM

Barely enough oil to wet a hose that long, much less a pipe!

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04/02/2009 7:24 PM

0.92 cubic meter total? or 0.92 cubic meter per second? per hour? per day?

I think you need to rephrase the question...
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Re: Small-Volume Crude Oil Pump

04/02/2009 11:30 PM

In addition to the other good questions posted by others. My question is why on earth you would wish to pump such small volume of oil over such a long distance?

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