Heavy duty canned motor pumps,
designed to be compliant with the
American Petroleum Industry
specification API 685 for
sealless centrifugal pumps,
are now available through
Michael Smith Engineers.

The Nikkiso-KSB API
685 canned motor
centrifugal pump
range is suitable for
use in the
petroleum, chemical, gas and oil
refinery sectors and is suitable for
transferring hydro-carbons, liquids
with a low boiling point, liquefied
gases, heat transfer media and liquids
containing solids.

Pumps provide flow rates to
360m3/h, heads to 220m, are
designed for system pressures to 40
bar and can withstand nozzle
movements and forces
four times higher than
required by API 685.

Pumps have
centreline
supported casings
and wear rings on
the casing as well as
the casing cover.