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Established in 1897, Weir Gabbioneta wetted parts in duplex stainless steel, these products Fig. 1 - Water Effluent
(formerly Pompe Gabbioneta) has belong to the Gabbioneta AHPB series, well known for Pump: 3D modeling
become over the years a leading its proven reliability and having, among other features, of the installation
manufacturer of process centrifugal back to back impellers arrangement to grant full axial
pumps with focus on the oil & gas thrust balance in all operating conditions and cartridge
market, significantly extending its range type construction for easy field maintenance.
of products and successfully facing the most challenging The three above mentioned WIP units are complemented
duties and applications in this demanding market. by two effluent water pumps built in BB3 configuration
Among the products shipped in 2014 from the historical (axially split multistage) and belonging to the Gabbioneta
factory in Sesto San Giovanni, Milano, Italy a note of AHP series.
mention is to be given to three Water Injection Pump In spite of their different construction these two product
(WIP) units supplied through a local contractor to the series share a number of components: although each
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) for their North Kuwait field pump item manufactured in Weir Gabbioneta is
operations. practically unique in all its details, product standardization
With their 5,6 MW installed each pump, these are in is a normal concern to our engineering department. All
fact the largest - in terms of power - pumps ever product lines are taking benefit from this approach
manufactured by Weir Gabbioneta. Built in BB5 offering, among other advantages, the possibility for the
configuration (radially split double casing multistage) clients to optimize their spare parts inventory (figure 1).
according to API 610 11th edition and made with all Back to the subject, each unit supplied for this job is
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