About the High Pressure Series
High Pressure Diaphragm Pump
Why Is It Preferred?
High pressure diaphragm pumps are a specially designed series that doubles the discharge head of a standard AODD pump from 80 m to 160 m. Manufactured with aluminum, cast iron, and AISI 316L stainless steel body options, these models are designed to overcome the challenges of long pipe lines, transfers to high buildings, and filter press feeding circuits in the chemical, petrochemical, paint-coating, wastewater, and mining sectors. Four sizes ranging from the PP 100 model with 1'' connection to the PP 300 model with 2.5'' diameter meet different flow rates and process requirements.
In a standard AODD pump, an air pressure of 8.4 bar produces a liquid pressure of approximately 8.4 bar with a 1:1 ratio, which corresponds to a head of roughly 80 m in clean water. The high-pressure series exceeds this limit with its 2:1 pressure ratio design: the surface area of both diaphragms acts on a single liquid chamber, doubling the air pressure. This translates into an air inlet pressure of 8.4 bar into a liquid outlet pressure of approx. 16 bar and a static head of approx. 160 m for clean water - at the cost of about half the flow rate compared to a standard pump. This difference is a decisive selection criterion for transfers to a building roof, silo top or overhead storage tank and for horizontal pipelines of more than 500 meters.
Wide operating temperature range between -18°C and +100°C and resistance to dry operation make these pumps reliable under demanding process conditions. In filter press feed applications, the cyclic variability of process pressure necessitates compatible operation with the pressure adaptation of diaphragm pumps; centrifugal pumps in this scenario either experience cavitation or cannot provide constant flow rate. High-pressure diaphragm pumps therefore rank among the essential equipment of the filter press cycle.