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Pump tanks operate at lower fill levels.


A new line of pump tanks for central chillers and cooling towers has pump suction legs that are angled to prevent vortexing and pump cavitation cavitation

Formation of vapour bubbles within a liquid at low-pressure regions that occur in places where the liquid has been accelerated to high velocities, as in the operation of centrifugal pumps, water turbines, and marine propellers.
, allowing for operation at lower fill levels, thereby economizing water and chemical usage. In addition, these stainless-steel or epoxy-coated carbon-steel tanks from Mokon, Buffalo, N.Y., have close-coupled, non-overloading, centrifugal pumps; low-pressure and low-level shutoff shut·off  
n.
1. A device that shuts something off.

2. A stoppage; a cessation.
 switches; and a NEMA NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NEMA National Emergency Management Agency
NEMA National Emergency Management Association
NEMA Nottingham East Midlands Airport (UK) 
 12 electrical junction box junction box
n.
An enclosure within which electric circuits are connected.



junction box  

An enclosure within which electric circuits, such as the electrical wiring for different sections of a building, are
 that protects against dust. A suction butterfly valve streamlines maintenance by enabling pump replacement without draining the tank. Tel: (716) 876-9951 * PTDirect: 947TB
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Title Annotation:Auxiliaries
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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