KBL comes up with efficient vertical turbine pumps

 Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. (KBL) is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of pumps in India and also one of the largest infrastructure pumping project contractors in Asia. It promotes the cause of sustainability through its business activities and solutions. The company lays stress on energy efficient solutions and products based on green energy.

Core businesses of KBL include large infrastructure projects (water supply, power plants, and irrigation), project and engineered pumps, industrial pumps, agriculture and domestic pumps, valves and hydro turbines. These core businesses cater to diverse sectors like power (thermal, nuclear, hydel and solar). KBL is exceling in many fields like power sector, water resource management (water supply, sewage treatment and desalination), oil and gas, marine, defence and irrigation. Along with its vast national presence, KBL has presence in countries like the USA, France, Germany, UAE, Singapore, South Africa and others.

KBL has 7 manufacturing plants in India in Kirloskarvadi, Dewas, Kondhapuri, Shirwal, Coimbatore, Kolhapur and Ahmedabad. Kirloskarvadi is one of the few plants to have a state-of-the-art integrated manufacturing facility under one roof, ferrous and non-ferrous foundaries and Asia’s one of the largest hydraulic research centres with testing facility up to 5000 kW and 50000 cu.m/ hr.

Now the company has come up with vertical turbine pumps. These pumps are constructed rigidly to ensure vibration free operation. Hydraulic design is being updated with KBL’s continuous R&D efforts to meet requirements of higher efficiency and lower submergence, taking care of other parameters such as high reliability and optimum system design.

Specifications
• Delivery size up to 2200 mm
• Capacity up to 40,000 cu.m/hr
• Head up to 200 m.

Salient features
• Vibration-free performance
• Low submergence
• No priming required
• Dry pit/wet pit arrangement available
• Direct drive/right angle gear drive
• Impeller pull-out/non-pull-out
• Bowl pull-out/non-pull-out
• Gland packed/mechanical seal
• 50Hz / 60Hz availability.

Applications
• Water supply pumps
• Irrigation pumps
• Cooling tower
• Thermal and nuclear power plants
• Steel, cement industries
• Refineries
• Sea water on off-shore platforms
• Condensate extraction
• Firefighting pumps
• Flood control
• Dry docks.