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Containment shells for efficiency

18 August 2010

Pumps use a lot of energy, an increasingly important concern today. Here, Dipl. Ing. (FH) Jürgen Konrad looks at the latest designs and materials for containment shells fitted to magnetically-coupled pumps, which can save significant energy for quickly amortised initial outlay. Operators can profit too.

Click on 'Containment shells for efficiency' to access a pdf version of the article.

 

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