VT Series

The Sterling Pumps VT, AX and MX series of Line Shaft Turbine Pumps are manufactured to be tough, offer corrosion resistant materials, delivering efficient and reliable operation across a broad range of pumping applications including town municipal water supply, irrigation and agricultural use, water transfer, mining, industrial, Oil and Gas applications, sea water lift, hydrocarbon transfer, pressure boosting and fire fighting applications.

Features & Options

• Standard sizes available, 5” 6″ 7″ 8″ 10″ 12″ 14″ 16″ 18″ 20″ 24″ with nominal flow up to 2,400 m³/h
• Sizes of 30″ through to 90″ models with flows up to 40,000 m³/h are available in various material specifications
• Standard constructions materials: Cast Iron, Zinc Free Bronze, 316 stainless steel
• Additional construction materials available: Carbon Steel, Duplex Stainless Steel 2205, Super Duplex Stainless Steel 2507, Nickel Aluminium Bronze, Copper Nickel, Inconel 625, Ni Resist, Zeron 100
• Mixed flow impeller design
• Our standard range also includes low lift/head and high volume;
  • Axial Flow (AX series) aka Propeller Pumps 14″ to 20″+
  • Mixed Flow (MX series) 8″ to 20″
• Stainless steel shafts as standard, Duplex available
• Fluted Resin NBR shaft bearings designed to pass particles and prolong service life on Water lubricated line shaft columns and bronze bearings for Oil lubricated line shaft columns.
• Impeller materials: cast iron, bronze or stainless steel and to suit specific liquid being pumps
• All impellers can be trimmed to suit your specific duty
• Inlet strainer, various designs available
• High efficiency design for water volume and energy use
• Flanged outlet to column, can be threaded BSP  or NPT or other
• Water temperature 0°C up to 50°C
• Solids handling Maximum sand/solids in water; 50 g/m³
• Performance based on 2 and 4 pole 50 Hz IEC motors or diesel engine via gearbox drive, refer Performance Curves
• Pumps can be operated from direct drive electric motor or via angle drive gearbox coupled to diesel engine
• Elastomers to suit liquid being pumped
• Comply with API610 and NFPA 20 fire standards
• Complaint for Oil and Gas API610 Vertically Suspended (VS) pump applications
• Mild steel and 304SS columns standard, 3 metre lengths, Water or Oil lubricated, flanged or threaded connections
• Rubber, mild steel or stainless steel centralizers (aka stabilizers/spiders) for Oil Lubricated columns. Other materials to match the pump construction available.
• W series 304SS and 316SS fabricated pump ends can also be manufactured as Line Shaft ‘WT series’ pumps.
• Custom design and build to your specifications