ITT Goulds Pumps
3185 Heavy Duty Process Pumps
The Goulds 3185 is a heavy-duty, metric-built paper stock and process pump that carries the proven 3180 design into ISO-flanged plants. It moves very large flows and is guaranteed to run on thick paper stock without any flush water, which makes it a workhorse for the toughest stock and process duties.
Product Benefits
- Clog-resistant open impeller: The open impeller with a full back shroud, balance holes and back pump-out vanes is built to keep pumping fibrous, dirty liquids efficiently.
- External impeller adjustment: Crews can restore clearances, and with them efficiency, without opening the pump.
- Reduced radial loads: A special volute design reduces radial loads, easing the burden on bearings and seals over the long run.
- Flexible sealing: The pump accepts mechanical seals, a packed box or a dynamic seal, all around the patented TaperBore PLUS seal chamber.
- No flush water needed: Its guaranteed ability to handle dense paper stock without flush water saves both water and the complexity of a flush system.
Where It's Used
- Tough mill process duties: This is a pump for tough process pumping in pulp and paper mills: recycle-mill and repulper dump service, cooling water, slurries and liquids laden with stringy fibers.
- High-capacity fiber handling: Wherever a mill needs high capacity and tolerance for difficult, fiber-rich pumpage, the 3185 is a natural fit.
- Pulp and paper focus: Fluindo supplies the 3185 for the pulp and paper industry, from stock preparation through general mill process duties.
Good to Know
- Metric build: Although built to ANSI design standards, the 3185 is dimensioned in millimetres with ISO flange drilling, the right choice for metric plants.
- Material range: Materials range from cast iron and carbon steel to CD4MCuN, high-alloy stainless and duplex stainless steels.
- Impeller options: Beyond the standard open impeller, an enclosed impeller is optional, and the Shearpeller, offered in duplex stainless steel, is available for recycle services where the pumpage tends to bind or mat.
- Straightforward maintenance: The back pull-out, foot-mounted casing with self-venting top centerline discharge keeps maintenance straightforward.
