Pocket Size Diaphragm Pump Safe for Hazardous Areas

June 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Hudson, MA – Clark Solutions introduces the Pageboy Series SFD15 Pneumatic Diaphragm Pump. A unique, pocket-sized, air operated diaphragm pump that incorporates a stress-free diaphragm design to give these pumps very high reliability and long life even when pumping strong acids or powerful solvents such as MEK, acetone, chloroform, etc.

Pageboy Series SFD15 Pneumatic Diaphragm Pumps consist of a chamber that is divided into compartments by a diaphragm. One chamber is the pneumatic pressure/vacuum chamber. The other is the pump chamber. Compressed air enters through a venturi which reduces pressure in the pressure/vacuum chamber causing the diaphragm to move away from the pump chamber. This is the suction stroke. The diaphragm pushes the control rod until the poppet valve closes the air exhaust port. As the air pressure rises in the pressure/vacuum chamber the diaphragm is forced into the pump chamber. This is the delivery stroke, during which the diaphragm pulls the control rod off its seat. This allows air through the venturi causing the suction stroke to be repeated.

The diaphragm in Pageboy Series SFD15 Pneumatic Diaphragm Pumps separates the air from the liquid and operates without stress giving these pumps very high reliability when compared with other types of diaphragm pumps. Pageboy Series SFD15 Pneumatic Diaphragm Pumps are self-priming, have a low air consumption rate of 0.5 CFM, and are safe to use in hazardous areas. These pumps are designed for vertical-upward flow and can be mounted using the supplied extended tie-rods.

SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum Output: 0-3 LPM
Maximum Pressure: 6 bar (87 psig)
Air Supply: 80-100 psig (a 15 psi low pressure model is an available option)
Air Consumption: Approx. 0.5 cfm
Body Materials: polypropylene, PTFE, 316SS, or aluminum
Pump Valve Housing & Pin: PTFE for all models
Valve Ball Material: PTFE (for PTFE, PDVF, or PP Bodies);
                                 Stainless Steel (for SS or Aluminum bodies)
Diaphragm: PTFE, FEP
Seals: EPDM (some chemicals and solvents)
            Nitrile (for water, caustic soda  and mineral oils)
            FPM (for acids, oils and fats, hydrocarbons)
            Chemraz® (for MEK,THF, DMF, toluene, amines, etc.)
Connections:  Stainless/Aluminum body- 1/4“ BSP, NPT
                          Polypropylene/PTFE body- 1/2” hose barb
                          Air Inlet- 1/8” BSP (NPT Adapter Available)
Dimensions:    Height- 133 mm
                           Body- Approx. 80 mm
Depth- 56 mm
Weight: 0.33 -1kg (depending upon materials of construction)

Clark Solutions has a fifty-year history of providing unique solutions to the movement, measurement, control, and monitoring of energy, pressure, flow, force, and level in liquids and gases.  Located in Hudson, Massachusetts, the company provides a wide range of pumps for liquids, gases, and air, including diaphragm pumps, piston pumps, rotary vane pumps, gear pumps, peristaltic pumps, impeller pumps, centrifugal pumps, and bellows pumps.  Clark Solutions also offers instrumentation devices to record, monitor, and control energy, flow, velocity, pressure, temperature, humidity, level, gas concentration, and other properties.  Valve offerings include inert isolation valves, solenoid operated valves, valve actuators, pinch valves, manifold valves, ball valves, globe valves, butterfly valves, needle valves, and miniature and subminiature valves.  

For more information, contact Clark Solutions, 10 Brent Drive, Hudson, MA01749, Tel. 978-568-3400, Fax 978-568-0060, email sales@clarksol.com, or visit our web site at http://www.clarksol.com.

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