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Heavy Duty
Model A9
Chemical
Processing
Pump
Wilfley Model A9 Heavy Duty Chemical Processing Pump
A Legacy of Continuous Innovation the chemical processing marketplace. 1973 to incorporate the many benefits
Although most chemicals were free of of an expeller seal with the core tenets
Arthur Redman Wilfley was an inven- solids, the flushed packing seals of the of the new standard: adjustable impel-
tor and entrepreneur, whose sheer era significantly diluted the product. ler, back pull-out capability and dimen-
hard work and determination fueled sional interchangeability.
the prosperity of his lead and silver After numerous tests and engineer-
mine near Leadville, Colorado in the ing innovations, the Wilfley Model AB As air emission requirements became
late 19th century. His interest in cen- chemical pump was developed using more stringent, Wilfley responded with
trifugal pumps arose as he applied his the company’s expeller sealing technol- the Model A7, building upon the suc-
ingenuity towards solving the hardships ogy and enjoyed great success. Since cess of its predecessors by increasing
of pumping slurries in the mine, in the the 1933 launch of the Model AB, Wil- operating efficiencies and intrinsic safe-
form of the first packingless pump. fley’s culture of continuous improve- ty with sealing redundancy.
ment led to the achievement of signifi-
Wilfley’s first commercially available cant milestones in chemical pumping The most highly developed Wilfley
pump was sold in 1919 and was built with the AC and AF models. chemical pump is now available with
around his ingenious concept of utiliz- the Model A9, including expanded hy-
ing an expeller to generate a dynamic, The Chemical Industry Unites draulics, increased power capabilities,
centrifugal seal. He continued to per- improved dynamic sealing and the
fect the expeller design and received Not long after the advent of the Ameri- most reliable static seal available. It is
a patent in 1920. The dynamic seal can Voluntary Standard (AVS), a dimen- conservatively designed and robustly
continues to be the unique hallmark of sional envelope and performance stan- constructed to offer high reliability in the
Wilfley pumps. dard was developed in the form of the most difficult applications.
ANSI B73.1 specification. In response,
From Slurries to Chemicals Wilfley developed the Model AG in
Model AB
1933
Model AF
1947 Model A9
2011
Model AG Model A7
1973 1997
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Wilfley Dynamic Seal
Expeller
Impeller
associated flush system required
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Wilfley Model A9 Features and Benefits
Opti-expellerTM provides
Expeller/Seal
cutting edge dynamic
flush capability
sealing with zero opera-
tional leakage Large sight glasses on both Easy clearance adjust-
sides to verify oil level ments via external adjust-
ment bolts
Comprehensive hydraulics
available to meet your
needs
Actuator Assembly
Containment bushing
for tertiary safety
Shaft sleeve positively
isolates the shaft from
the pumpage Quantity of balls used
varies with pump speed
to precisely control seal
Rotary and stationary seal operation
components are available
in a variety of materials
Seal drain
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Model A9 Pump Capacities
1 10 100 1,000
TOTAL DYNAMIC HEAD - 3550 RPM (60 Hz)
1 10 100 1,000
CAPACITY - 3550 RPM (60 Hz)
1 10 100 1,000
TOTAL DYNAMIC HEAD - 1750 RPM (60 Hz)
0 0 0 0
1 10 100 1,000 10,000
1 10 100 1,000
CAPACITY - 1750 RPM (60 Hz)
1 10 100 1,000
TOTAL DYNAMIC HEAD - 1150 RPM (60 Hz)
180
TOTAL DYNAMIC HEAD - 950 RPM (50 Hz)
120
50 35
160
140 100 30
40
FRAME 4
120 25
80
30 100
20
60
80
FRAME 3 15
20
60 40
FRAME 2 10
40
10 20
20 FRAME 1 5
0 0 0 0
1 10 100 1,000 10,000
1 10 100 1,000
CAPACITY - 1150 RPM (60 Hz)
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A9 Bulletin 1.1 (en) Printed in USA • September 2012 • © A.R. Wilfley and Sons, Inc.