4 Description of the Pump (Set)
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Vitacast / Vitacast Bloc
4 Description of the Pump (Set)
4.1 General description
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Hygienic pump
Pump for handling fluids which are not chemically aggressive, are free from solids
and do not require hermetic sealing.
Hygienic centrifugal pump for the food and beverage industry and the
pharmaceutical industry
Table 5:
Installation type
Installation type
Illustration
Description
Vitacast Bloc
K
Horizontal installation, close-coupled pump set
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Axial suction nozzle, radial discharge nozzle, adjustable
through 360°
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Mounted on 3-point ball feet up to a drive rating of
4 kW.
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Mounted on 4-point ball feet for drive ratings from 5.5
to 22 kW.
M
Horizontal installation, close-coupled pump set
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Axial suction nozzle, radial discharge nozzle, adjustable
through 360°
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Mounted on a motor foot for drive ratings from 0.33 to
22 kW.
L
Horizontal installation, close-coupled pump set
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Axial suction nozzle, radial discharge nozzle, adjustable
through 360°
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Connected to the motor via a bearing pedestal for drive
ratings of 30 kW.
Vitacast
Fig. 0 (bare shaft)
Horizontal installation, pump with bearing bracket
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Mounted on a baseplate
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Pump shaft and motor shaft connected via a coupling:
– Drive rating > 30 kW: standard
– Drive rating < 30 kW: option
4.2 Designation
Table 6:
Designation example
Position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
V A
I
0 4 0 - 0
3
2
-
1
4
5
0
4
0
2
G
B
T
8
1
A
E
C
C
S
X
O
A
See name plate and data sheet
See data sheet
Table 7:
Designation key
Position
Code
Description
1-4
Pump type
VA
Vitacast