DOLPHIN LX 0180 C

Busch DOLPHIN LX 0180 C – liquid ring vacuum pump

The Busch DOLPHIN LX 0180 C is a liquid ring vacuum pump. The nominal pumping speed is 122 m³/h (50 Hz) or 144 m³/h (60 Hz), the ultimate pressure 33 mbar. Nominal motor rating 4 kW (50 Hz) or 5.5 kW (60 Hz).

Features

• Robust: proven technology, very high particle and vapour tolerance, corrosion-free stainless steel impeller
• Compact: directly flanged motor, no base frame needed
• Flexible: housing made of grey cast iron (EN-GJL-200) or stainless steel 316, ATEX version (cat. 2 (i) IIB T4), operating liquids other than water possible

Typical applications

Busch lists: Batteries (recycling); Biogas handling (circulation); Carbon capture (membrane separation, amine scrubbing, pressure swing adsorption and others); Chemistry (packaging, filtration, degassing, distillation, solvent recovery and others); Confectionery (other coatings, pneumatic conveying, moulding and forming and others); Dairy products (cheese production – vacuum chambers for cheese, cheese production – pneumatic conveying, cheese production – cheese towers and others); Fish farming (holding vacuum for filleting, fish meal impregnation, pneumatic transport of live fish); Food processing (pneumatic conveying of wet food waste, meat tumblers and marinators, powder processing and others); Medical (ETO and steam sterilisation, anaesthetic gas scavenging); Mining (priming of the water pump); Packaging (liquid packaging); Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (freeze drying, lyophilisation, distillation, solvent recovery, filtration, degassing and others); Plastics processing (pyrolysis, extruder and melt degassing, profile calibration); Power generation (water box priming); R&D (freeze drying, lyophilisation); Waste water treatment (aeration process); Woodworking (impregnation, drying).

Accessories and versions

• Open or closed liquid circuit
• Liquid separator
• Cavitation protection
• Heat exchanger
• Gas ejector
• Wide choice of motors
• Non-return valves
• Vacuum relief valves
• Various operating liquids possible
• ATEX – for safe operation in potentially explosive atmospheres

Advice and service

Ehrler & Beck advises on selection, accessories and service.

Pumping speed 50Hz	122
Pumping speed 60Hz	144
Ultimate pressure	33
Rated motor power 50Hz	4
Rated motor power 60Hz	5.5
Weight	95
Length	56.4
Width	33
Height	37.4
Inlet connection flange	DN 40 PN 16
Outlet connection flange	DN 40 PN 16
Noise level	70 dB(A)
Cooling method	Water cooling
Oil type	Oil-free

Additional technical data