Sulzer Pumps

SJT-VCN Molten Salt Circulation Pumps for

Concentrated Solar Power

The Heart of Your Process

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 Main Applications

The SJT-VCN is a vertical mixed flow pump with high The SJT-VCN is used as:
capacity and medium to high head. Its design includes • Cold & hot molten salt circulation pumps in
hydraulics from the proven SJT range. This pump has parabolic trough Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
been engineered to balance high efficiency, low sub- • High pressure cold molten salt feed pumps
mergence and Net Positive Suction Head Required in central tower CSP
(NPSHr) considerations. • Hot molten salt circulation pumps in central
tower CSP
• Cold molten salt attemperation pumps in
central tower CSP
• Cold molten salt melting and drainage pumps
in parabolic trough and central tower CSP

Molten Salts Extending the Operation Period

Molten salts are increasingly used today in CSP plants Vertical pumps mounted in tanks are preferred nowa-
for heat storage or as primary Heat Transfer Fluid (HTF) days to simplify the molten salt system. This eliminates
due to their high specific heat capacity. When a ther- the pump sumps, isolating valves, level instrumenta-
mal storage reservoir using molten salts is integrated tion and associated heaters. It also reduces heat
into a CSP plant, electricity can be generated even losses and allows the steam generator system to drain
after the sun goes down, with an extended operation directly into the tanks.
period of up to 6-8 hours.

Cold Salt Circulation Pumps Hot Salt Circulation Pumps

Drainage & Melting Pump

Drainage & Melting Tank

Cold Salt Tank Hot Salt Tank

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 Features and Benefits

1• Umbrella device incorporated to the suction bell

• Reduced submergence
• Suction strainer optional

2• First stage impeller

• High Suction Specific Speed (Nss) impeller for reduced
NPSHr is optional

3• First stage and series impellers provided with holes

• Effective draining during overhauls

4• Segmented line shaft bearings

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9 7 • Better shaft alignment and adaptation to the thermal
expansion
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5• Main shaft sealing by single or dual throttle bushing
• Permanent leak-off recirculation to the molten salt tank

6• Auxiliary shaft sealing

• Prevents leakage of molten salt to the atmosphere
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7• Support head thermal insulation
• Heat barrier between hot/cold sections

8• Top shaft heat radiators/fans

• Provide thrust bearing oil temperature protection

9• Thermal insulation and radial grooves on driver

stand support head
• Minimize the heat transfer to the thrust bearing and the
motor

Engineered to Your Needs

• Thermal distortion Finite Element Analyses (FEA) at

steady state and stand-by conditions are performed to
cater for the worst case scenario

• Structural modal natural frequency FEA are

3 completed in order to identify / avoid structural
resonance conditions at all the running speeds

2 • Lateral and torsional rotor-dynamic analyses are

1 carried out to identify all the Variable Frequency Drive
(VFD) harmonics and other transient or steady state
excitations

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 SJT-VCN Molten Salt Circulation Pumps

Oil & Gas Hydrocarbon Power Pulp and General Chemical Water
Processing Generation Paper Industry Processing
Industry Industry

Operating Data

50 Hz 60 Hz
up to 914 mm Pump sizes up to 36 inches

up to 4,000 m3/h Capacities up to 17,600 USgpm

up to 350 m Heads up to 1,150 feet

up to 70 bar Pressures up to 1,015 psi

up to 600 °C Temperatures up to 1,100 °F

Performance Ranges

Head H (m) Head H (ft)

1,000 10,000
50 Hz 60 Hz

1,000

100

100

10

10

1 1
1 10 100 1,000 10,000 1 10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000
Capacity Q (m3/h) Capacity Q (USgpm)

Materials

Pump part Material

Bowl HT carbon steel, chrome steel, HT stainless steel

Impeller HT carbon steel, chrome steel, HT stainless steel

Shaft Chrome steel, Nitronic 50

Line shaft bearing Cast iron, stellited cast iron

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 Design Standards

1• Suction flare umbrella to reduce submergence

2• Anti-vortex ribs, either integral with the suction

1 flare or with the umbrella

2 3• Mixed flow series stage impellers

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4• All the impellers and bowls are provided with
draining holes
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5• Thermal insulation and radial grooves on driver
4 stand support head

3 6• Shaft fans/radiators to reduce temperature

7• Nitrogen/Air quench connection to lube the

auxiliary shaft seal

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4

Design Options

1• Wide mesh suction strainer

2• High Nss mixed flow first stage impeller for

reduced NPSHr

3• Interchangeable sleeves under the segment

line shaft bearings

4• Impeller wear rings

5 5• Thrust bearing located in the pump

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5 7

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