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INTRODUCTION
This catalog describes all pump models of the E and EP series and their accessories and optional parts
manufactured by IMBIL and includes technical information on construction techniques, applications,
operating principles, design, special features and attributes of the line, in addition to dimensional drawings
and characteristic curves of each model.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you have any questions regarding our products and services, IMBIL and its representatives are always at
your service to provide you with any further information and technical assistance.
NOTES
We reserve the right to make any modifications that we deem necessary or required to our products at any
time without entailing any obligations of any nature.
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PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
APPLICATIONS:
Offering a diversified range of applications
because of its differentiated design characteristics
and concepts, IMBIL re-self-priming pumps are
mostly used in sewage treatment lift stations and
performs its crucial role as the heart of pumping
systems, such as:
- Chemical Industries
- Chemical Effluent Treatment Plants
- Pulp and Paper Paste
- Petrochemicals
- Raw Water Collection
- Public Water supply Pipelines
- Agriculture
- Industrial Cooling Systems
These re-self-priming pumps offer distinct
advantages over conventional centrifugal pumps.
The first advantage reflects its own denomination:
there is no need for it to be primed at the start of operation even if the suction piping lacks fluids.
- Fluids containing solids with diameters up to 3”
- Paper paste
- Sewage
- Industrial Effluents
- Transport and spraying of liquids, fertilizers and
animal manure
- Flushing liquids
There are some of the fluids that IMBIL
re-self-priming pumps are currently pumping in
many different facilities.
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DESIGN
The design of the E & EP re-self-priming pumps was developed to provide the final customer with safety,
operating facility, maintenance and freedom of configuration in the application according to its needs.
The design intended to provide easy maintenance ensures that the manhole and the rotating assembly
are removed without affecting the suction and discharge pipings.
In a very simplified design, any foreign matter that may be interfering in the performance of the
equipment may be detected and removed through the manhole with no contact with the fluid.
COMPONENTS
Mechanical Seal
One-spring mechanical seal, with oil-bath lubricated faces. It can be made in AISI 316 or AISI 420 steel
models with Viton seal and bellows, rotating face and massive stationary seal in silicon carbide.
Obs.: The construction materials depend on the fluid to be pumped.
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Rotor
The open impeller takes in solid matter up to the following dimenstions:
Model E1 1/2 E2 E3 E4, E6, E8, E10 and E12 EP3, EP4 and EP6
Maximum diameter
of solids 1” 1 1/2” 2.1/2” 3” 1”
Back vanes lessen the pressures in the seal housing and prevent
the deposition of impurities and/or foreign matter in the back
area of the rotor.
Driver
The belt and pulley transmission facilitates
changing the application range and working points.
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Flap
IMBIL re-self-priming pumps are
equipped with FLAP valves whose
function is to keep the suction
piping full to make self-priming
easier.
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Changes in hydraulic conditions with the use of simple and low-cost V-shaped belts;
- Low cost maintenance, coupled to standard or stand-alone engines. They are also available with high
yield engines;
- Quick and easy adjustment of pump impeller clearances against wear plates thus ensuring 100% of the
original efficiency;
- Cavitation noise may be easily identified and properly corrected;
- The impeller, the seal and the wear plate may be easily replaced through the manhole.
- The pumps and the air relief valves are easily accessible in a dry and safe environment.
- Any obstruction may be removed through the manhole without affecting the pipings.
- Maintenance and repair may be safely performed without the need of special tools or lifting
equipment.
- Breakdown problems or preventive maintenance requirements may be easily addressed by using
suction and discharge pressure gauges.
- The external part of the pumps, valves and assembly equipment are not exposed to sewage or gases.
Performing maintenance on the equipment is simple and safe.
- All repairs are easily carried out by previously trained maintenance staff.
- The assembly is usually located above ground level and is not subject to flooding.
- No guide trail system is required.
- Preventive maintenance is easily performed.
- Any leaks in the piping are visible and may be easily repaired.
- The pump assemblies are fully factory-mounted and tested.
- No lifting equipment is required for regular maintenance procedures.
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OPERATING PRINCIPLE
Re-priming:
If the suction piping is not full of fluid when the pump is switched on, the
priming process is started providing it with the property of being re-self-
priming.
The fluid + air inside of volute case (1) re-circulating between the chambers
(2) and (3) returning through the recirculation channel to the inside of
volute case. This process is repeated many times until all the air is eliminated.
Pumping:
When the priming process is complete, the pump starts its regular operation
as a conventional centrifugal pump and the stop valve is not required in the
recirculation channel because it is located in a section of the volute case
designed for this specific purpose.
AXIAL ADJUSTMENT TO MAINTAIN EFFICIENCY
In order to maintain original efficiency of equipment, the re-self-priming pumps have axial adjustment
to deal with the clearance found between the wear plate and the impeller.
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APPLICATION CHART
E LINE
EP LINE
70
60
50
40
H [m]
30
20
10
0
0 40 80 120 160 200 240 280 320
Q [m3/h]
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
COMBINED VERSIONS OF MOSTLY USED MATERIALS
Notes: (*) Material specification depends on application. Supply of other materials on demand.
MINIMUM RECOMMENDED SUBMERGENCE
FLOW SPEED
The minimum recommended submergence, which is the level difference between the suction tank level
and the suction piping inlet, must be verified so that vortex formation is avoided in the pump suction
which would adversely affect the pumping.
The length of the immersed suction line is critical for proper operation of the pump, that is, it affects its
yield. The graph below shows the minimum recommended submergence X flow speed.
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SUCTION FLOW SPEED ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDED MINIMUM SUBMERGENCE
Note 1: The use of suction piping with the same diameter
of the pump inlet is recommended so that solid matter
can be fully dragged;
Note 2: If suction flow speed is higher than 3.6 m/s, contact
us for optional accessories and arrangements applicable
in such conditions.
Recommendation related to the use of suction piping
Considering that the inlets to the suction tank cannot be placed too close to the pump suction piping,
we recommend that the suction tank inlets should be placed at a distance at least twice the diameter of
the suction piping.
When we have two suction pipings in the same suction tank, the pipings must be distant at least three
times the diameter of the piping.
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INSTALLATION DRAWING
Illustrative drawing
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FLANGES
As a standard, IMBIL re-self-priming pumps are usually supplied with screw thread flanges of 1.1/2” up to
8”, depending on the pump model. Nevertheless they may be supplied with double flange, of the reel
type, according to the standards and dimensions described below:
Pressure Sucction
Model
Standard A B C FxQ D K J A B C FxQ D K J
E3/EP3 ANSI B 16.1 FF 189 76,8 152 19 X 4 152 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 192,5 76,8 152 19 X 4 139,5 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
DIN 2533 PN 16 190 76,8 150 18 X 4 152 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 190 76,8 150 18 X 4 152 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
E4/EP4 ANSI B 16.1 FF 230 103 190 19 X 8 122 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 230 101,5 190 19 X 8 116 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
DIN 2533 PN 16 210 103 170 18 X 4 122 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 210 101,5 170 18 X 4 116 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
E6/EP6 ANSI B 16.1 FF 280 152 241,3 22 X 8 178 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 282 152 241,3 22 X 8 164 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
DIN 2533 PN 16 264 152 225 18 X 8 178 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 264 152 225 18 X 8 164 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x)
E8 ANSI B 16.1 FF 344,5 204,5 298,5 22 X 8 152,5 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 345 203 299 22 X 8 128,7 3/4" NPT 1/2" NPT*
DIN 2533 PN 16 340 204,5 295 23 x 12 152,5 3/4" NPT 1/4" NPT (1x) 340 203 295 23 x 12 128,7 3/4" NPT 1/2" NPT(2x))
*Has an extra connection 1/4” NPT
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AIR RELIEF VALVE
We recommend the use of air relief valve in lines of re-
self-priming discharge pumps to remove the air trapped
inside the pump and making self-priming easier.
OPERATION
During pump priming the air flows from the inside of the
pump to the by-pass line. When the pump is in full
priming, the fluid pumped will apply pressure on the
diaphragm that will compress the spring thus closing the
valve. When the pump interrupts operation, the pressure
ceases and the springs opens the valve back, therefore
preparing the system for a new priming.
INSTALLATION
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Selection & Application of Air Relief Valves
Operating range of valve
Pump
discharge Unit Spring Color
pressure
1,2 - 5,5 mca Red
5,5 - 15 mca Not Painted
Over 15 mca Black
AIR RELIEF VALVE DIMENSIONS
In Millimeters
PART LIST & CROSS SECTION VIEW
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Item Description Material Quantity 1
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Standard
1 Outlet part ASTM A48 CL30 1 8
2 Inlet part ASTM A48 CL30 1
3 Inlet part cover ASTM A48 CL30 1
4 Shaft AISI 316 1
5 Spring AISI 302 1
6 Washer spring lock AISI 304 1
7 Diaphragm NBR / Viton 1 4
8 Diaphragm fixation washer AISI 304 2 9 10
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9 Sealing O´ring shaft NBR / Viton 1
10 Sealing O´ring cover NBR / Viton 1 6 7
11 Retainer NBR 1
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