Quintuplex pumps are a common positive displacement pump which incorporates five separate drive rods to drive the pump’s plungers or pistons, and its used across many industries. This design allows for higher flow rates and smoother flow while still achieving high relative pressures.
One of their main characteristics is that Quintuplex pumps have smaller magnitudes of pressure pulsations. To be more specific, Quintuplex flows vary between 94% and 102% (8% variation) of the average flow rate but in comparison, Triplex pumps vary from 82% to 107% (25% variation).
Also, Quintuplex has an additional variation between the maximum and minimum variation. After reaching 102%, the flow rate will dip to 99%, and return to 102%, before dropping to the 94% mark. This slight variation is due to finite lengths of pump geometry.
The Quintuplex Pump is designed to pump cement slurries, sand-laden fluids, crude oil, acids, mud and other oil well servicing fluids.
POWER END SPECIFICATIONS
- Rated maximum brake horsepower: 1,000 bhp
- Maximum rod load: 100,000 lbs
- Stroke length: 6″
- Gear ratio: 4.6:1
- Plunger: 3″ to 4.5″
- Pump weight: 7,000 lbs
