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Submersible sewage pump type ABS XFPSubmersible sewage pumps type ABS XFP are the best choice for ensuring efficient and reliable pumping in any wastewater pumping station. The submersible wastewater pumps, mainly installed in network pumping stations, are equipped with Premium Efficiency IE3 motors as standard and with the ContraBlock family of impellers.
Submersible pumps run at optimum hydraulic efficiency
Sulzer’s stainless steel XFP pumps for reliable for reliable and efficient pumping in tough conditions
The Avebe U.A. cooperative is a Dutch international starch manufacturer located in the north of the Netherlands, close to the German border, in a town called “Ter Apelkanaal”. Avebe mainly produces potato starch and proteins to be used in food, animal feed, paper, construction, textiles, and adhesives. About 2,500 farmers are members of the Avebe cooperative, whose starch factories process about three million tons of potatoes annually.
The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the Avebe cooperative consists of several pumping stations equipped with stainless steel pumps type Scanpump, built in 1996. Due to an increased inflow into the pumping stations the flow of the existing pumps had to be upgraded. Avebe pledges to reduce their carbon footprint and thereby their CO2 emissions by 25% during the coming years and was therefore looking for energy efficient equipment.
The wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) of the Avebe cooperative consists of several pumping stations equipped with stainless steel pumps type Scanpump, built in 1996. Due to an increased inflow into the pumping stations the flow of the existing pumps had to be upgraded. Avebe pledges to reduce their carbon footprint and thereby their CO2 emissions by 25% during the coming years and was therefore looking for energy efficient equipment.
The challenge
The challenge was to find a material that would withstand the sometimes aggressive medium (pH 1-12), the wastewater from the production process, as well as an energy efficient pump design. The existing Scanpumps of stainless steel had been in operation for more than 20 years without any major downtime or being much affected by the medium in terms of corrosion. The project requested an equivalent stainless steel material.
The solution
Sulzer’s design department recommended duplex stainless steel as the material. Duplex 1.4470 with outstanding properties both in mechanical strength and corrosion resistance was selected for this demanding application. Sulzer’s engineering team supported Avebe and the installer in upgrading the pipe work and replacing the old pumps. In the upgrading process the real and exact duty point as well as the entire system curve had to be measured. To check the pump curve, one of the installed pumps was first tested electrically and hydraulically at Sulzer´s test center in Maastricht. In a second step Sulzer carried out several field tests in the pumping station to determine and check the system curve. Based on the collected data it was decided to replace the existing radial pumps by Sulzer’s submersible sewage pumps type ABS XFP with Contrablock Plus impellers and Premium Efficiency IE3 motors. They correspond with Avebe’s high energy efficiency requirements and will reduce the environmental footprint of the plant.
We chose Sulzer, because they offer reliable pumps at a competitive price. We have used Sulzer equipment for decades in the production process and the Avebe WWTP.
Henk Brouwer
Plant Engineer AMF TAK
Customer benefit
- Sulzer provided engineering and hydraulic knowledge for upgrading the station.
- The Sulzer team carried out tests both in a certified test facility and in the field to select the best possible and energy efficient pump in duplex stainless steel.
- After the delivery of the pumps and new pedestals, Sulzer advised and checked the installation of the new piping in the pumping station.
- The outstanding 1.4470 high grade duplex stainless steel material with a minimum PRE of 33 combines both high strength and good corrosion resistance.
- The new XFP SX pump has a 2% higher motor efficiency and a 5% better hydraulic efficiency than the previous pump type.
- The pump operates close to the Best Efficiency Point (BEP) and will run at optimum hydraulic efficiency with low vibration and at a low NPSH level. This way the treatment plant will gain maximum savings in operational costs.
Product specification
Submersible sewage pumps type ABS XFP 155J CB2 PE370-4 SX including DN 150 SX pedestals
| Motor | Premium Efficiency IE3 |
| Power P2 | 37 kW, 4 poles |
| Impeller | Contrablock Plus |
| Flow | 375 m3/h |
| Head | 22.7 m |
| Efficiency | Maximum 76% |
| Medium | Water with pollutants (pH 1-12) |