One of Europe's largest biodiesel plants converts tallow—a rendered form or beef or mutton fat—and cooking oils into biodiesel fuel. The process requires the use of transfer pumps, which are under constant threat of clogging due to the nature of the raw materials used.
Biodiesel Flows Smoothly
The biodiesel plant, which operates around-the-clock, counts on the operating efficiency and maximum uptime of its pumps. Since installing three Universal® Series pump types from Waukesha® Cherry-Burrell® (WCB), the company reports higher levels of operating efficiency than provided by its previously used pumps.
The replaced pumps required frequent cleaning and were often damaged by the aggressive nature and temperature of the pumped materials.
The WCB pumps operate on the circumferential-piston principle. Arc-shaped rotor pistons travel in ring-shaped cylinders machined in the pump body, which reduces slippage and produces a smooth product flow and yields the trouble-free performance the biodiesel plant requires to produce biodiesel fuel efficiently.