Bulk liquid terminal pumps

Companies that run dockside petroleum liquid products, chemicals and LPG/LNG or multiple bulk liquids terminal are heavily reliant on the quality of the fluid-handling equipment and pumping systems on hand.

“Energy-savings are important, certainly, but the first priority for storage terminal operators is the system’s loading and unloading speed and its reliability,” said Jimmy Ng, DESMI Singapore’s general manager.

“Operators must deliver customer-stored products to specific destinations on time and avoid port delay costs or contract penalties, for example, so a very stable pump throughout the whole operation is crucial.”

The rotary pump and pumping systems, sold under the DESMI’s brand name ROTAN, can transfer up to 250m3 per hour for a wide range of fluid material.

This is deal for loading into road tankers, ISO road tank containers or small vessels, and for drumming.

Typical applications include oil and chemical transfer, often for distributed bunkering, and bitumen transfer.

The pumps have already been installed at tree of the Vopak Terminals in Singapore, these are Penjuru, Seraya. Banyan.

Mr Ng continued: “The heaviest part of a ROTAN pump is the ‘pump casing “DESMI casts the foot of all its pumps on the casing. On the one hand, this provides extra strength to withstand any stress from piping misalignment or system loads and reduces vibration. On the other, it means you don’t have to remove the casing for repair or servicing if required.”

“When installed with a space coupling, for example, the rotating assembly can easily be removed from the casing for inspection or repair without disturbing the piping, pump casing or coupling alignment. So customers can keep a few key components on hand that can be quickly swapped out without needing a highly skilled technician.”