CONDOR SECOM PUMPING SYSTEM

1. FEATURES
2. SECOM PUMPING SYSTEM APPLICATIONS
3. POWERING
4. FUNDAMENTALS
5. INDUSTRIES ADDRESSED
6. SUMMARY

The Backbone Of Our Materials Handling Advantage

The Condor SEquential COMpression pumping system “SECOM” was developed and refined by Westend Industries, in the mid 70’s, and successfully utilised in numerous applications ever since.

FEATURES

• Minimal output pulsations
• Reversible
• Can pump air
• Self priming
• Can handle large solids including fibres, rags aggregates etc (NOTE: Maximum particle size varies as a function of model and size)
• Can run dry indefinitely. Driving torque nominally constant throughout each revolution (Thus lighter duty drive components may be employed)
• Positive displacement

SECOM PUMPING SYSTEM APPLICATIONS

1. The SECOM pumping system has been employed in those areas of difficult materials handling. That is to say that regular fluids would not require the use of the system. However there are numerous applications typically of high solids content that may benefit from the SECOM system.
   
2. Justifiable SECOM Applications
   
   • Mortar, grout, concrete pumping
     
   • Explosives pumping (No metallic components to impact and/or detonate)
     
   • Food handling
     
   • Shear sensitive products

POWERING

Any form of rotary drive suitably designed is quite acceptable to drive SECOM pumps. EG:

• Electric Motor/Gearbox
  
• Hydraulic motor with/ without gearbox
  
• Air motor/gearbox
  
• Steam turbine, piston etc

FUNDAMENTALS

1. Outputs to 1.5m3/hour do not require pump body vacuum
   
2. Outputs above 1.5m3/hour require vacuum at pump body. Typically to minus 60KPA varying with product and installation
   
3. Being positive displacement, pulse generators and therefore flow monitoring routinely employed
   
   

INDUSTRIES ADDRESSED

1. Ring main mortar supply product pump delivering to outlets and in turn to a further six pumps metering into cast steel pipes during manufacture
   
2. Explosives slurry metering and pumping into drill hole pattern prior to open cut overburden mining
   
3. Contractors equipment handling mortars, slurries, grout, texture coating etc
   

SUMMARY

1. The Condor SECOM pumping system is best utilised where high solids are encountered and considered difficult to handle
   
2. All water based products routinely handled
   
3. Non water based products may be successfully handled subject to suitably available elastomers being employed
   
4. Food handling applications require purpose designed equipment, materials and fittings
   
5. We design and manufacture installations utilising the SECOM pumping system and to include primary and tertiary processes. EG Mixing, metering, batching and product manufacturing installations