Glossary
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Amarex KRT
Glossary
Back pull-out unit
Pump without pump casing; partly completed
machinery
Certificate of decontamination
If a product is to be returned to the manufacturer,
the customer declares in a certificate of
decontamination that the product has been
properly drained to eliminate any environmental
and health hazards arising from components in
contact with the fluid handled.
Close-coupled design
Motor directly fitted to the pump via a flange or a
drive lantern
Discharge line
The pipeline which is connected to the discharge
nozzle
Flamepath
The surface of motor housing components which
form flameproof joints when an explosion-proof
motor is installed.
Hydraulic system
The part of the pump in which the kinetic energy
is converted into pressure energy
Pump set
Complete pump set consisting of pump, drive,
additional components and accessories
Suction lift line/suction head line
The pipeline which is connected to the suction
nozzle