K EPL, a joint venture company of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., has shipped the first set 5-stage BB3 pumps to Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) for its Refinery Complex (J3) project in Jamnagar, Gujarat.

API610 standard BB3 pumps are Between Bearing Axially-Split case pump. KEPL manufacture process pumps as per API (American Petroleum Institute) standard for High temperature and High pressure application. KEPL BB3 pumps are designed for fluid transfer applications. Its near-centreline mounting design makes the BB3 pump suitable for various refinery applications subjected to the ISO or API criteria for flammable hydrocarbons. The pumping temperatures range for the BB3 Pump is from 5 C to 200 C and its capacity is up to 2,500 cu.m. per hour.

Commenting on this development Sanjay Mande, Assistant Vice President, KEPL said, “We are delighted to provide our indigenously-developed critical applications to Reliance Industries limited. BB3 pumps are designed to ensure high reliability under high pressure applications and are very easy to maintain.”

Reliance Industries limited Jamnagar complex represents the largest refinery and petrochemical project ever implemented by an Indian corporate. The Jamnagar complex is a fully-integrated facility, with a petroleum refinery complex, an aromatics/petrochemical unit, a power generation plant and a port and terminal complex that provides access to a pipeline network. The project, known as J3, is designed to increase production capacity of ethylene and other hydrocarbon products at the complex.