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Concentrated Solar Power Pumps
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Concentrated Solar Power Parabolic Trough • Power Tower

A Pump for Every Application Under the Sun Flowserve is the driving force in the global industrial pump marketplace. From the introduction of the first direct acting steam pump in 1840 to today’s most advanced nuclear station design, Flowserve has pioneered virtually every significant advancement in pumping technology for the power generation industry. Today, Flowserve is extending that leadership to the many forms of alternative energy generation, including concentrated solar power (CSP). Flowserve offers the industry’s most comprehensive package of pump products, technical support and...

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Supplier of Choice to the Concentrated Solar Power Industry With its extensive experience in power generation, unmatched pumping technology and best-in-class technical know-how, Flowserve is the trusted choice for renewable energy generation. No other pump company in the world has the depth and breadth of expertise in the successful application of pre-engineered, engineered, and special purpose pumps and systems for all CSP services. • High-pressure vertical molten salt pumps • Heavy-duty, radially split, between bearings heat transfer fluid (HTF) pumps • Between bearings, radially and...

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The world’s only complete line of pumps for concentrated solar power generation Parabolic Trough The most demanding of these pump applications are heat transfer fluid circulation and molten salt heat exchange storage. At temperatures approaching 400°C (750°F), they present difficult hydraulic and sealing challenges. Flowserve has successfully and routinely surmounted these hurdles. Parabolic trough CSP stations require a broad range of pumps to handle applications, including hightemperature heat transfer fluids (HTF), superheated feedwater, condensate and cooling water. Flowserve is the...

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Gemasolar Plant Property of Torresol Energy © Torresol Energy Power Tower Whether using molten salt or superheated water, power • Superheated water systems face numerous tower systems present varied and unique pumping demands. challenges associated with high pressure and With unmatched product and application expertise, Flowserve temperature pumping. Whether axially or provides the best combination of equipment, materials, radially split, single or double case, Flowserve and ancillary systems for efficient operation and extended can provide custom-engineered pumps for the reliability in...

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The Flowserve Molten Salt VTP is the industry’s Thermal mapping mitigates distortion. leading vertical pump for molten salt circulation. Molten Salt Pumps A mixture of sodium nitrate (NaNO3) and potassium nitrate (KNO3), molten salt possesses high thermal conductivity, allowing temperatures to reach 600°C (1100°F). As a leading provider of molten salt pumps for more than 60 years, Flowserve understands the detrimental effects of heat distortion on a vertical pump. That’s why Flowserve engineers utilize advanced thermal mapping software to ensure heat dissipation is adequate and distortion...

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Heat Transfer Fluid Pumps Regardless of the HTF used, Flowserve pumps can really take the heat. Radially Split, Double-Suction API Pumps for Primary HTF Circulation ISO 13709/API 610 (BB2); engineered for reliable, efficient operation at elevated temperatures and pressures Operating Parameters • Flows to 4100 m3/h (18 000 gpm) • Heads to 450 m (1500 ft) • Pressures to 100 bar (1450 psi) • Temperatures to 450°C (842°F) API Process Pumps for Auxiliary Service Key Features and Benefits of the HDX Pump • Centerline mounted design ensures proper alignment and minimizes pipe stresses at high...

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Flowserve has repeatedly proven it builds the highest quality, most reliable boiler feed pumps. Boiler Feed Water Pumps Boiler feed pumps are among the most critical pieces of rotating equipment in the steam cycle. Regardless of the type of power plant, Flowserve has repeatedly proven it builds the highest quality, most reliable boiler pumps available. Flowserve has several radially and axially split, multistage, between bearings pump models with single- or double-suction, first-stage impellers to meet application needs. Multistage, Segmental Ring Diffuser Pumps Between bearings, radially...

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Circulating Water Pumps Flowserve offers several vertical and horizontal pump models for reliable and extended operation in circulating water service. Vertical, Wet-Pit Pumps Mixed flow, pullout and non-pullout designs Operating Parameters • Flows to 181 700 m3/h (800 000 gpm) • Heads to 110 m (350 ft) • Pressures to 10 bar (150 psi) • Temperatures to 95°C (200°F) Vertical Turbine Pumps Single- and multistage diffuser casing designs Operating Parameters • Flows to 13 600 m3/h (60 000 gpm) • Heads to 700 m (2300 ft) • Pressures to 100 bar (1450 psi) • Temperatures to 300°C (570°F)...

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No other pump company has the systems knowledge, hydraulic expertise or application know-how Flowserve possesses. Condensate Extraction Pumps Flowserve has a long and proven performance record in condensate extraction. Its versatile line of vertical condensate extraction pumps has unsurpassed hydraulic coverage and a broad range of available options to address system requirements. Vertical, Multistage, Canned Pumps Multistage, mixed-flow designs with single- or doublesuction, first-stage impeller to fit NPSH requirements, mechanically sealed, optional spacer coupling Operating Parameters •...

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Auxiliary Services Pumps Flowserve pumps come in a wide variety of materials and configurations to satisfy virtually all plant-wide needs. ANSI, ISO and DIN Process Pumps Many designs available, low-flow/high-head, selfpriming, dynamic sealing, recessed impeller and in-line Operating Parameters • Flows to 4540 m3/h (20 000 gpm) • Heads to 300 m (985 ft) • Pressures to 31 bar (450 psi) • Temperatures to 400°C (752°F) Axially Split, Single-Stage Pumps Heavy-duty, broad hydraulic range, high-efficiency Operating Parameters • Flows to 2000 m3/h (8800 gpm) • Heads to 170 m (560 ft) • Pressures...

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