LANDY SCREW PUMPS

LANDY SCREW PUMPS

INTRODUCTION PRINCIPLE OF THE SCREW PUMP

This leaflet gives an overview of the services The principle of the screw pump is an inclined
and products of Landustrie Sneek BV regarding tube, provided with blades, which by rotating
screw pumps and screw pump installations. lifts the medium to a higher level.
Landustrie has broad experience in this field.
For nearly 100 years Landustrie has designed,
manufacturered, supplied, erected and main-
tained many types of screw pump configurations.
Since the early eighties Landustrie has had
available a fully automated screw pump selection
program which can be used to select the
optimum screw pump for a particular application.
The program is based on a large number of tests, CROSS-SECTION Z-Z
with an equally large number of variables, in the
Landustrie test facility. The accompanying
calculation method has, for several of our orders,
been approved by Germanische Lloyds.
In addition, Landustrie has developed over many
years their specific pump knowledge base, which
is continuously updated by means of R&D
activities and the purchase of the latest techno-
logy – for example their computer program using
Finite Element Analysis methods. This knowledge
and experience ensures Landustrie’s place as
one of the leading manufacturers in the world of
screw pump installations.

WIDE APPLICATION POSSIBILITIES

Applications for the screw pump are countless:

waste water treatment plant influent pumping
stations
waste water treatment plant intermediate
pumping stations
return sludge pumping stations
irrigation projects
drainage projects
reclamation of wetlands
circulation within aeration systems
wild water tracks in fun parks
industrial applications
storm water applications
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Screw pumps and screw pump installations in

general are characterized by the following
features:
open, clog-free, simple and robust
construction
high efficiency, low maintenance, low
operational costs
highly reliable, long lifetime and virtually no
wear (no spare units required)
automatic adjustment of the pump capacity
as a function of the incoming flow
operating in a wide range, with a capacity
from 10 to 11.500 l/s and lift from 0 to 25 m
changes in the capacity are easy and, if
necessary, stepless
insensitive to supply conditions and also
(because of the low rpm) no problems with
cavitation

TERMINOLOGY OF THE OPEN, CLOG-FREE, SIMPLE AND ROBUST

SCREW PUMP CONSTRUCTION
Depending on the medium (in most cases raw
The picture shows the most common definitions waste water) several kinds of contamination
regarding screw pump installations can occur. The screw pump has an important
advantage, which is that due to its open
construction, screenings plant can, if required,
be situated after the screw pump, resulting in
lower civil costs of the total installation.
By means of its advanced screw pump
Max.
pumping selection program, Landustrie is capable of
point selecting screw pumps which, in many cases,
will have two flights. This offers advantages in
Cross-section Z-Z Chute point respect of less deflection because of the
lower bending moment, lower welding
tension, and lower resultant forces on the
civil construction. This in turn will allow bigger
lifts. As a standard, Landustrie, based on
Filling nearly a century’s experience, allows for a
point bending moment of 20 N/mm2 maximum,
and a maximum deflection of L/2500.
Touch point The actual tensions can be ascertained by
inputting the data into our Finite Element
Analysis program.
All selected screw pumps can be supplied
D = Diameter L = Flight length in either a coated steel or stainless steel
J = No. of flights H = Nominal lift version in AISI304 or AISI316. Other exotic
N = Speed F = Tension
S = Pitch  = Inclination materials are also possible.
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HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW MAINTENANCE, AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE PUMP

LOW OPERATIONAL COSTS CAPACITY AS A FUNCTION OF THE
Because of the contamination in the medium, INCOMING FLOW
the efficiency of screw pumps for this The capacity of the screw pump is automatically
application will be much higher than for other adjusted in the event that the incoming flow is
type of pumps. Moreover, the screw pump is lower than the screw pump capacity. When the
ideally suited to cope with variations in the incoming flow is greater than the pump capacity,
incoming flow whilst working at a nearly the discharge will be limited to the screw pump
constant efficiency (see under automatic capacity. Because of this equable flow regime,
adjustment of pump capacity). Also, the lower a screw pump is extremely suitable as an
number of revolutions of screw pumps adds to influent pump for a waste water treatment plant,
the relatively high efficiency of the overall as hydraulic overloading is prevented.
installation.
Because the complete screw pump installation
is built up from an electric motor, gearbox, upper
and lower bearing, the maintenance is limited to
a yearly oil change and periodic checking of all
greasing points. All these factors lead to very
low operational costs for Landustrie screw pump
installations.

incoming flow at filling point

HIGHLY RELIABLE, LONG LIFETIME AND

HARDLY ANY WEAR
(NO SPARE UNITS REQUIRED)
incoming flow above filling point
The robust construction of the screw pump
body and both bearings, the use of standard
components such as electric motors and
gearboxes at low revolutions gives the screw
pump a unique reliability record. With intensive
use a lifetime of 20 years is normal. Even screw
pumps which have been in operation for more
than 40 years occur quite regularly.
An additional advantage of the extreme
reliability is that no spare unit needs to be
considered at design stage.

incoming flow below filling point

 WIDE DESIGN RANGE CHANGES IN THE CAPACITY ARE EASY
CAPACITY FROM 10 TO 11.500 L/S AND, IF NECESSARY, STEPLESS
LIFT FROM 0 TO 25 M
When the capacity of the screw pump must
Every single screw pump is specifically be adapted to very specific conditions, for
designed for each project. Because of that there whatever reason, then this is normally easy to fix
is always an optimum relationship between by using either a two-speed motor or a variable
function and design. This can vary between a frequency drive (VFD). In the case of fixed rpm
capacity of 10 and 11.500 l/s. As regards the lift, one can consider, for longer and bigger
the possibilities are practically unlimited when deviations, changing the pulleys of the V-belt
screw pumps are installed in serial order. The transmission. In nearly all cases the pump
adjacent table shows an indicative overview of remains within its effective range.
the most common options. Also screw pump
installations with different inclinations, which
were quite often used in the past, can be quoted
on request. Discharge and efficiency
at various inlet levels Filling
below filling point point

30° 35° 38° Touch point

Screw Max.
Capacity Ho Capacity Ho Capacity Ho
diameter speed
max max. max max. max max.
(mm) (r.p.m.) Pump efficiency
(m3/sec.) (mm) (m3/sec.) (mm) (m3/sec.) (mm)

300 118 0,016 2800 0,012 3200 0,011 3500

450 98 0,041 4000 0,033 4600 0,029 5000 Pump capacity
600 75 0,082 4700 0,066 5400 0,059 5900
800 62 0,154 5500 0,125 6300 0,0112 6900
1000 53 0,272 6700 0,218 7700 0,196 8400
1250 46 0,430 7700 0,360 8900 0,312 9700
1500 40 0,690 8600 0,556 10000 0,500 10900
1800 36 1,080 9800 0,866 11400 0,777 12500
2100 32 1,500 9200 1,210 10500 1,087 11500
2450 29 2,210 8000 1,770 9100 1,591 10000
2800 26 2,980 10500 2,390 12100 2,150 13300
3200 24 4,070 10600 3,273 12100 2,940 13300
3600 22 5,360 11000 4,306 12600 3,860 13800
4050 21 7,060 11400 5,670 13000 5,090 14200
4500 19 9,000 11700 7,240 13300 6,500 14600
5000 18 11,530 12000 9,260 13600 8,320 14900

INSENSITIVE TO SUPPLY CONDITIONS

AND, BECAUSE OF ITS LOW SPEED,
NO PROBLEMS WITH CAVITATION
Because of the low revolutions and the nature
of the screw pump no special demands have to
be met regarding the inlet channel of the screw
pump. The screw pump is, contrary to other
Screw pumps in serial order types, insensitive to supply conditions.
Especially at higher revolutions critical supply
conditions could lead to cavitation, which in
practice fairly often occurs with competing
pump types.
 DRIVE-UNIT OPTIONS

Depending on the local circumstances there is

a choice of different drive-unit arrangements.
Different options are shown schematically in
the drawing below. Deviations from these
guidelines is, of course, possible, if so
required.

cast-in trough

P  30 kW
P  37 kW

P  45 kW P  55 kW

concrete trough

tube screw pump

TROUGHS

In choice of troughs there are several options.

First of all there is the classic concrete trough,
for which the screw pump itself is used to grout
the trough to its final shape, working at low
speed and using a special mortar. When this
specific know-how is not available it is possible
to order either a screw pump with a steel casting
pre-fabricated screw pump
mould which is removed after the concrete has
been poured, in this way leaving the correct
clearance between the screw pump and the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
concrete, or with a cast-in steel (or stainless
steel) trough, which will remain in the concrete. For many years Landustrie has been active in
For special applications there is also the option research to improve the screw pump even
of a fully self-supporting steel trough or a further. The most recent results are the Eco-
completely pre-fabricated screw pump, including friendly lower bearing, which has been tested
trough bearings and drive-unit. The last option for over 10 years, amongst other locations at
has the advantage that installation time is the Waste Water Treatment Plant of Zwanenburg
extremely short. For smaller screw pumps, (The Netherlands) as well as the use of the
a pre-fabricated pump can be installed as a tube Finite Element Analysis on the Landustrie
screw pump. screw pump designs.
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High-performance seal
Eco-friendly lubricated
No maintenance for lifetime of the bearing
LOWER BEARINGS and no grease costs

For the lower bearings Landustrie

has four different standard types.
The most recent is the Landy Eco-
friendly lower bearing, with a number
of specific advantages (see the
adjacent 3-D sketch). 3-dimensional
In the table we have compared the self-aligning
No grease pump and
four different Landustrie lower grease lines required
bearings. All lower bearings, of any Easier to install
type, only have to absorb radial
forces. The lower bearing also
absorbs the length changes of the
screw pump due to differences in Corrosion-free
cast iron housing
temperature.

Exchangeable with
existing bearings

Lower investment

No spare parts required

Completely enclosed unit

ECO-FRIENDLY LOWER BEARING

LOWER BEARING Eco-friendly Conventional Medium Heavy Duty

SELECTION TABLE

Lubrication Lifetime Grease Medium Grease

Grease filling ● ●
Grease return line NA On request NA ●
Maintenance required ●
3D-self-aligning ● ●
Water quality low low high low
Installation time low average low average
Heavy duty ●
Exchangeability with existing bearings ● ● ●
Investment low medium low high
Operational costs low medium low medium
Lifetime average average average long
UPPER BEARINGS

For the upper bearing Landustrie can offer the

choice between two different versions; a
wall-mounted or a foot-mounted upper
bearing.
The preference is normally for the wall-
mounted upper bearing, firstly because
the forces on the civil construction will
be better absorbed, and secondly
because an odour-tight separation is
created between the screw pump and the
room in which the drive-unit is installed. foot-mounted bearing

wall-mounted
bearing

CONDITION MONITORING

All existing and new screw pump installations

can be equipped with a condition monitoring
system which on-line continuously supplies
details about both the upper and lower
bearings.
This monitoring system is based on acoustic
emission sensors which detect possible
problems at a very early stage. Not only
operating and maintenance costs will be
reduced, but also the exploitation and usability
of the installation will be increased.
 LANDY SCREW PUMPS BECAUSE...

Besides the general characteristics of the screw

pump, the Landy screw pumps are distinguished
by:

Nearly 100 years experience

Efficient design -
- Usually 2 flights
- Limited deflection
- Limited occuring tension
- High efficiency
Ongoing R&D
Finite Element Analysis

Full in-house manufacturing

Totally reliable manufacturing schedules Manufactured with permanent lifting eyes
and delivery times and balancing weights

Endplates
- Fully watertight by means of caps
over threads of connection bolts
- Fully parallel and centric manufacture
Reinforced leading edges of flights using special lathes
Basic material of bearing shafts is nodular
cast iron
Use of fully self-aligning bearings

World-wide service with local support

Superb after-sales service
Erection with competent and
experienced Landustrie mechanics. On Fully qualified welders
request, we can also offer full - X-ray or ultrasonic
supervision of installation. - Welding Shop Approval
Coating. All required coatings are
applied professionally, and can be
supplied with additional requirements In other words a first class product with
regarding sand, salt or pH.

STATE-OF-THE-ART
screw pump technology
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COVERS REFERENCES

On request Landustrie can cover the installation During the nearly 100 years of their existence
with a modular light weight synthetic cover Landustrie has undertaken some 5000 screw pump
construction. Advantages are: projects, which are all unique in terms of design
protection of the screw pump against thermal and execution, varying in power from 1 to 600 kW
expansion and in diameter from 10 cm to 5 meter, and in
creates a safe working environment length from 50 cm to 25 m. All these projects have
reduces the level of noise production added to the vast amount of knowledge and
background information built up over the years
regarding the design, manufacturing and installation
of screw pumps. For every new project, you, as our
customer, are using this inexhaustible amount of
experience.
You will find some of our most recent projects in
the adjacent photo collage.

Dublin, Ireland

Hamburg, Germany

Zagreb, Croatia

Lynetten, Denmark

Veneriete, The Netherlands (renovation) Indianapolis, USA

Landustrie Sneek BV
Olifantsvlei, South Africa
P.O. Box 199
NL-8600 AD Sneek
The Netherlands
01-2007-1500 ENG.

Tel. +31 515 - 48 68 88

Watertechnology Fax +31 515 - 41 23 98
e-mail info@landustrie.nl
website www.landustrie.nl

Office address Pieter Zeemanstraat 6, Sneek

Cologne, Germany