Levitronix GmbH - Centrifugal pump without bearings or seals

被引：0
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作者：
Gempp, T [1 ]
机构：
[1] Levitronix GmbH, CH-8005 Zurich, Switzerland
来源：
CHIMIA | 2003年 / 57卷 / 06期
关键词：
bearingless pump; canned motor pump; Levitronix GmbH; magnetic bearings; no particle generation; sealless pump;
D O I：
10.2533/000942903777679163
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
By combining a canned-motor with a magnetically levitated pump impeller, Switzerland's Levitronix GmbH has achieved a centrifugal pump with neither shaft seals nor impeller bearings. This has many advantages for the handling of a range of sterile, shear-sensitive or delicate fluids. The feasibility concept was first demonstrated in 1995 by a group at Sulzer Electronics and ETH Zurich who went on to establish Levitronix in January 2001 in order to develop and commercialize the technology. The basics of the pump's design and its advantages for a number of medical and industrial applications is explained.
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页数：3
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