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Screw Pump in a Concrete Trough
The classic and most common form is the arrangement of the screw pump
in an open concrete trough where the screw, suspended between the upper-
and lower bearing, rotates free from the trough with a minimal gap of
only a few millimetres.
In order to achieve the perfect trough that is just a few millimetres
larger in diameter than the screw pump, the trough is formed (screeded)
with the help of the slow rotating screw itself which has been temporarily
provided with a screed-strip; while soft concrete is poured in the
trough, the rotation of the screw forms a perfect 'imprint' of the
screw.
Spaans Babcock has several experienced supervisors available to assist
with installation and screeding anywhere in the world.
 
 
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Screw Pump with a Steel Trough Liner
Although this type requires a similar civil construction as the previous
described 'concrete trough', there is however no screeding to be done!;
instead a prefabricated steel trough liner is backfilled with concrete.
Spaans Babcock prefabricates the trough (either in steel or stainless
steel) at the exact diameter and ships it together with the pump.
The steel trough liner increases the wear resistance of the trough
in situations where lots of stones and pebbles come to the inlet.

 
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