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Tri-Rotor Pump Material Selection Guide for a Variety of Applications
Tri-Rotor pumps are offered in four different cast iron and bronze constructions designated in the table below:
Tri-Rotor pumps serve a wide variety of markets and applications. See the table below for the recommended constructions for some of these applications:
If you are not sure which of our rotary pumps is right for your application, please contact Tri-Rotor for expert advice concerning the type and viscosity of the liquid to be pumped, as well as the pump head type and flow rate required. A prompt quote will be provided.
| Symbol | Construction Designation | Head, Body, & Shaft Housing | Shaft Housing Bushing | Seal Gland | Shaft | Rotor Group | Shuttle Pin |
Bypass Head | Control Head | ||||
| Rotor | Piston | Shuttle | Valve | Cage | Plunger | Lever Assembly | |||||||
| IF | Iron Fitted | Iron | Bronze | Bronze | Steel | Iron | Iron | Iron | Steel | Bronze | Iron | Bronze | Steel |
| AI | All Iron | Iron | Iron | Iron | Steel | Iron | Iron | Iron | Steel | Iron | Iron | Iron | Steel |
| BF | Bronze Fitted | Iron | Bronze | Bronze | Steel | Bronze | Iron | Bronze | Steel | Bronze | Iron | Bronze | Steel |
| AB | All Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Stainless Steel | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Monel | Bronze | Bronze | Bronze | Steel |
Tri-Rotor pumps serve a wide variety of markets and applications. See the table below for the recommended constructions for some of these applications:
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AB Acetic Acid
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AI Fatty Acid
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AI Olive Oil
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IF Acetone
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IF Fish Oil
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IF Paint
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AB Alcohol
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IF Freon
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AI Palm Oil
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AI Aqueous Ammonia
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AB Fruit Juice
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IF Petrolatum
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AI Asphalt - Hot
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IF Fuel Oil
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IF Printing Ink
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AB Beer
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AI Furfural
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BF Rosin
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AB Blood
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BF Gasoline
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AB Shellac
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AB Boric Acid
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BF Glue - Hot
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AI Soap Liquor
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AI Brine - NaCl
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IF Grease
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BF Starch
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AI Carbon Bisulfide
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AI Hydrogen Peroxide
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BF Sugar Syrup
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AI Carbon Tetrachloride
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IF Kerosene
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AI Sulfuric Acid - Concentrated
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AB Catsup
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IF Lacquer
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AI Sulfuric Acid - Fuming
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AI Caustic Potash
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AI Lard - Hot
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AI Sulfurous Acid
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AI Caustic Soda
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AI Linseed Oil
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AI Tar
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BF Chocolate
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IF Lubricating Oil
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BF Toluene
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AB Cider
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AB Mash
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AI Turpentine
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AB Citric Acid
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AB Mayonnaise
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BF Varnish
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IF Corn Syrup
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AI Milk of Magnesia
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AB Vegetable Juice
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AI Creosote
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BF Molasses
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AB Vinegar
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IF Crude Oil
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AB Mustard
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AB Water
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IF Enamel
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BF Naphtha
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IF Wax
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IF Ethylene Glycol
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AI Napthenic Acid
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AB Wine
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If you are not sure which of our rotary pumps is right for your application, please contact Tri-Rotor for expert advice concerning the type and viscosity of the liquid to be pumped, as well as the pump head type and flow rate required. A prompt quote will be provided.