Ural Federal University Experts Make Import-Substituting Element for Pumping Complexes
The Engineering Center of Digital Machine Building Technologies of the Ural Federal University, has developed a high-tech element for pumping systems that allows transporting homogeneous liquids with a large number of solid particles and a high concentration of gaseous substances. The structural element is modeled after the so-called impeller previously supplied by the Swiss company Egger.
Alexander Shakirov, Technical Director of the Engineering Center of Digital Machine Building Technologies, said that the development will help maintain high production standards in the following industries: metallurgy, chemical industry, automotive industry, shipbuilding, pulp and paper industry and many others. The product will be able to pump complex liquids with an efficiency of up to 4000 cubic meters per hour at an operating speed of up to 1450 revolutions per minute. According to the representatives of UrFU, during qualification tests, which will begin in the near future, these characteristics will be improved, which will make the Russian product more high-performance compared to the products of the European manufacturer.
“Homogeneous liquids that are in one aggregate state and at the same time contain solid particles are extremely difficult substances to transport through pipelines. Delivery of such liquids – and these include alloys, mixtures for circuit reactors, and various viscous materials – even within the perimeter of a single production site requires, on the one hand, an extremely careful approach in terms of safety, and on the other hand, preserving their condition within the requirements of production,” concluded Alexander Shakirov.
The developed import-substituting element for pumping complexes is the second project in a series of components manufactured under the reverse engineering program. Ural Federal University’s Engineering Center of Digital Machine Building Technologies is rightfully becoming one of the leading implementers of the import substitution program, as it implements projects in a short time with improved technical characteristics. The products developed by the Engineering Center and put into mass production turn out to be more efficient and durable than the original samples. Thus, reverse engineering becomes not just a substitution program, but also a point of growth and technological development of modern Russian industry and science.