The benefits of Air driven Liquid Pumps

Air driven liquid pumps have long been used in several essential applications in all industrial processes that require movement of liquid content efficiently. The application industries include petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and a large number of chemical manufacturing setups.

These pumps have started to replace similar components for several important reasons. To understand this, it is essential that the installation scenarios should be understood as well. Many industrial processes have ingredients or final product in liquid form. In order to move this liquid, a series of pumps is installed at strategic points. The setup and operational parameters of these pumps are very much dependent on the composition and properties of the liquid. In the case of corrosive or inflammable ingredients, the process requires specially fabricated pumps that remain unaffected by the properties of the liquid. In the case of HAZMAT, the need for continued operation in a safe environment is critical. Thus, not every pump could be used in these scenarios.

Air driven liquid pumps offer highly reliable operation that forms the backbone of the particular industrial process. This reliability is one of the best-known features of these pumps. Continued performance is made possible because of simple construction that does not require complicated parts and connections.

Perhaps the most important operational aspect of air driven liquid pumps is the fact that they do not require electricity to operate. This is a much-advertised feature because it makes the usage possible in situations where heat or spark is a real hazard.   Since all the operations are carried out pneumatically, these pumps are ideal for all scenarios that include inflammable liquids.

The cost of the pumps is another important benefit that ensures that the managers and process design engineers opt for these pumps in all possible applications.