Operating Principle

A progressive cavity pump operates using two primary components: a metal rotor with a single external helix and a stationary polymer stator with a double internal helix. As the rotor turns within the stator, a sequence of sealed cavities forms and continuously moves fluid from the suction inlet to the discharge outlet.

Key Perfomance Data :

  • CAPACITY : Up to 200m3/hr
  • Pressure : Up to 36 Kg/cm3
  • Temprature : Up to 140 Deg. C
  • Viscosity : Up to 10,00,000 CST

Salient Features

  • Self-Priming: Inherently self-priming with a suction lift capability up to 8.4 MWC (meters water column) and remains effective even under high vacuum conditions. Can operate on snore and does not require gate or check valves.
  • Non-Clogging: Easily handles solids in suspension or mixtures containing a high percentage of solids.
  • Low NPSH Requirement: Requires low Net Positive Suction Head for smooth operation without cavitation.
  • Uniform Flow: Provides a metered, uniform, and steady flow with minimum pulsation.
  • Low Internal Velocity: Extremely low internal velocity reduces component wear caused by erosion and corrosion.
  • Silent Running: The rotor turns inside a resilient stator, generating very low noise levels (around 75 dB).
  • Reversible: Pumps operate with equal efficiency in either direction due to reversible rotation capabilities.
  • Separate Bearing Housing: Designed so progressive cavity fluids can be pumped with zero contamination.
  • Easy Maintenance: Simple design of the pump screw Pump allows for quick, straightforward maintenance and servicing.

Material of Construction (MOC)

  • Housing Components: Cast Iron, Mild Steel, Cast Steel, CF8 (AISI-304), CF8M (AISI-316), and AISI-316L.
  • Rotating Parts (Rotor, Shafts, Coupling Rods, Pins & Bushes): AISI-1040, AISI-410, AISI-420, AISI-431, AISI-304, AISI-316, AISI-316L, or other exotic Monel Alloys.
  • Stator Options: Natural Rubber, Nitrile, Neoprene, Butyl, EPDM, Silicon, Teflon (PTFE), Viton, and Non-contaminating Food-Grade Stators.
  • Shaft Sealing: Gland Packing or Mechanical Seal.
  • Base Frames: Fabricated Mild Steel or Stainless Steel (cladded or whole).

Applications

  • Sewage & Wastewater Treatment Plants: Sewage water, raw sludge, activated sludge, alum sludge, centrifuge sludge, tannery effluent, lime sludge, chrome liquor, etc.
  • Chemical, Dye, Paint & Petrochemicals: Lime slurry, alkaline & acidic slurry/chemicals, detergent & soap slurry, filter cake, printing ink, dyes & intermediates, solvents, binding agents, dispersion paint, clear & opal varnish, acrylic emulsion, aluminium hydroxide slurry, bentonite slurry, resins, solvents, and petroleum jelly.
  • Explosives: Emulsion matrix/mix, ammonium nitrate, bulk explosive slurry, and water-based explosive formulations.
  • Mines & Mineral Processing: Coal washing, flotation sludge, mine water drainage, and coal slurry.
  • Sugar Mills: Molasses, sulphited syrup, melt, flocculents, sodium silicate, milk of lime, and muddy water.
  • Beverages, Breweries & Wineries: Yeast, wort, cider, undiluted brewer’s grain, whole grapes with stalks, and waste yeast.
  • Dairy, Sweets & Confectionery: Condensed & concentrated milk, cream, butter, liquid glucose, latex, chocolate mix, jam, honey, sugar syrup, maltodextrin, gelatines, nut paste, ice cream, and dung slurry.
  • Fruit & Vegetable Processing: Mango, litchi, guava, banana, apple, pineapple, orange, pomegranate, peach, grape, and strawberry pulps, papaya pulp, noodles, idli mix, shrikhand, ghee, and lecithin.
  • Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals: Chyawanprash, sugar syrup, face creams, health drink bases (Boost, Horlicks), toothpaste, lyes, gelatine, medical formulations, and ointments.
  • Paper & Pulp: High-consistency paper cellulose pulp, black liquor, paper coating mix, starch, and spent wash.
  • Ceramic & Refractories: Ceramic/clay slip, aluminium oxide, Light Diesel Oil (LDO), High-Speed Diesel (HSD), etc.
  • Construction: Cement slurry, grouting, plastering, mortar injection, vermiculite slurry, etc.
  • Steel Plants: Carbon injection in blast furnaces, alum grouting, LDO, HSD, and oil sludge.
  • Vegetable Oil & Vanaspati Plants: De-waxed gum & oils, crude palm oil, rice bran oil, soap stock, wax oil, degumming fluids, lecithin, and numerous viscosity fluids.

Industrial & Chemical Series Pump Type ASTEI

Design & Operating Parameters

Latest modified design of Progressive Cavity Pump engineered to handle viscous, non-viscous, abrasive, and non-abrasive slurries or media across filtration, chemical dosing, and fluid transfer applications.

Technical Performance Limits

Parameter Capability Limit
Max. Flow Rate Up to 200
Max. Viscosity Up to 1,00,000 cP
Discharge Pressure Up to 36 bar
Applications Filter Press Feeding, Precision Dosing, & Bulk Media Transfer

Hygienic Series Pump Type ASTEF

Hygienic & Food-Grade Series

Specially engineered with a smooth, highly finished stainless-steel construction tailored for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and sanitary applications. Designed for rapid disassembly, simple maintenance, and effortless Clean-in-Place (CIP) procedures.

Operating Performance Limits

Parameter Capability Limit
Max. Flow Rate Up to 150
Max. Viscosity Up to 1,00,000 cP
Discharge Pressure Up to 36 bar
Key Features Clean-In-Place (CIP) compatible, Quick-Dismantle design, High-Finish Sanitary SS construction

Wide Throat Pump Type ASTEW

Open Hopper & Feed Auger Series

Specially engineered with an expanded open hopper inlet and an internal feed screw (augur). This design actively forces high-viscosity media with minimal moisture content into the rotor-stator chamber, preventing bridging and ensuring smooth, continuous flow.

Operating Performance Limits

Parameter Capability Limit
Max. Flow Rate Up to 120
Max. Viscosity Up to 1,00,0000 cP (1 Million cP)
Discharge Pressure Up to 36 bar
Key Features Open Hopper inlet, Integrated Feed Auger, High Solid Content Handling

Belt-Drive Pump

Direct-Drive Pump

PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMP SELECTION & PERFORMANCE CHART
Technical Performance Specifications across Single, Double, and Four Stage Models
SINGLE STAGE PRESSURE (Max. 6 Kg/cm²) DOUBLE STAGE PRESSURE (Max. 12 Kg/cm²) FOUR STAGE PRESSURE (Max. 24 Kg/cm²)
MODEL MAX. RPM FLOW (m³/hr) POWER (kW) MODEL MAX. RPM FLOW (m³/hr) POWER (kW) MODEL MAX. RPM FLOW (m³/hr) POWER (kW)
1541 1,440 0.18 0.37 1542 1,440 0.16 0.50 1544 1,440 0.15 0.50
1941 1,440 0.80 0.75 1942 1,440 0.90 1.10 1944 1,440 0.90 2.20
2541 1,440 2.60 1.10 2542 1,440 2.65 2.20 2544 1,440 2.20 3.70
2941 1,440 5.50 2.20 2942 1,440 5.40 3.70 2944 1,440 5.20 5.50
3541 1,440 7.50 3.70 3542 1,440 7.40 5.50 3544 960 5.00 7.50
3911 960 9.20 3.70 3912 960 9.20 5.50 3914 720 6.90 9.30
4541 960 12.00 5.50 4542 960 12.00 7.50 4544 720 8.40 11.00
4741 720 14.00 5.50 4742 720 13.50 7.50
5641 720 21.00 7.50 5642 720 20.50 11.00 5644 480 9.00 15.00
6641 720 35.00 11.00 6642 720 34.50 18.50 6644 480 18.00 22.50
7641 720 60.00 15.00 7642 480 39.00 22.50 7644 450 29.00 30.00
8641 480 60.00 18.50 8642 480 58.00 30.00 8644 360 38.00 37.50
9741 400 72.00 18.50 9742 400 70.00 30.00
10041 375 100.00 22.00 10042 375 100.00 30.00
12041 350 200.00 42.50 12042 300 150.00 55.00

* Note: The above performance data is related to water at ambient temperature at 760 mm Hg atmospheric pressure.
Pump RPM and absorbed power will depend on the actual viscosity and operating conditions of the pumping media.