Horizontal Split Case Fire Pumps UL Listed
Horizontal Split Case Fire Pumps UL Listed pumps are typically used in fire-fighting applications for supplying water to fire hose reels, fire hydrants or sprinkler systems. Pumps have a discharge range from 450 to 3000 USgpm and the head range from 61 to 336 psi.
These fire pumps meet or exceed the requirements of NFPA20.
Installations of these pumps would ensure the safety of human life, buildings, expensive plants and equipment’s. FLHC fire pumpset shall be used only where a positive suction is provided as specified in NFPA20.
The fire pumps typically consists of the following equipment’s:
• Pump
• Electric motor/Diesel Engine assembled with
– cooling system (for Diesel Engine only)
– fuel system (for Diesel Engine only)
– battery system (for Diesel Engine only)
– exhaust system (for Diesel Engine only)
• Fire pump controller
• Suction and discharge gauges
• Air relief valve
• Common base plate
Description
Product Specifications
| Head Size | 40 TO 230 PSI |
| Flow Rate | 500 TO 3000 USgpm |
| Theory | Centrifugal Pump |
| Structure | Single Stage Pump |
| Power | Electric |
| Pressure | Medium Pressure |
| Usage | Water Well, Automobile, Water |
| Application | Fire |
| Seals Type | MECHANICAL SEAL |
| Brand | LUBI / CRI / Kirloskar |
Features
- Installations of these pumps would ensure the safety of human life, buildings, expensive plants and equipment’s. FLHC fire pumpset shall be used only where a positive suction is provided as specified in NFPA20.
- Diesel engine as well as electric motor driven pump.
- Automatic air relief valve
- Suitable for space saving installation systems and retrofit applications
- The pump casing shall be of Cast Iron grade FG 260 as per IS 210 / ISO 186 with radial suction and discharge port, bronze casing wear ring, closed type dynamically balanced impeller, steel shaft.
- The pump shaft sealing shall either be by gland packing or by mechanical shaft seal of following construction, suitable for 16 bar pressure rating and water temperature from 0 to +90 deg C.
- The pump shall be long coupled with a totally enclosed fan cooled type induction motor, with F class insulation, S1 duty and IP55 protection, suitable for 3 phase, 415 volts, 50 and 60 Hz power supply.
- The split case construction shall enable removal and dismantling of the internal pump parts like ball bearings, wear rings, shaft seal and impeller without disturbing the motor & pipe work.
Benefits
FLHC fire pumps offers all features & benefits as mentioned in our LHC standard pump series data booklet.
Following are the additional features & benefits offered by these pumps:
- State-of-the-art design fire pumping system.
- UL listed/FM approved/NFPA-20 design
- Diesel Engine as well as electric motor driven pump
- Rugged construction
- Liberal water passages
- Automatic air relief valve
- Efficient operation
- Lower initial cost
- Reduced installation time and cost
- Simplified piping design
- Suitable for space saving installation systems and retrofit applications
- Easy access to all working parts
- Ease of maintenance
- Single source unit responsibility.
Applications
The FLHC fire pumps are used in fire-fighting applications for supplying water to fire hose reels, fire hydrants or sprinkler systems in areas which are prone to the hazards of fire.
The typical applications are as follow:
- Commercial complexes and high rise buildings
- Petrochemical industries and Gas plants
- Oil and Gas on-shore &off-shore platforms
- Oil terminals
- Airports and ports
- Jetties
- Marine applications
- Power stations and transformer stations
- Chemical industries
- Manufacturing plants
- Fire-work industries
- Warehouses/ godowns.
