Air Lift Pump
The Air Lift Pump is a type of deep well pump. Air lift pump has been in use for over 100 years and was primarily used for lifting water from deep wells. This pump has no moving parts, other than the air compressor. The prime factor in determining the overall efficiency of the pump is the efficiency of the air compressor.
Uses of Air Lift Pump:
- Air lift pumps have typically been used to transfer liquids and slurries form mine shafts and oil from dead wells.
- The Air lift pumps can also be used to pump a slurry of sand and water or other "gritty" solutions.
- The pumps have proven applicable in field operations.
- These pumps have good reliability.
- The pumps have a low level of component maintenance.
- These pumps have the ability to handle hazardous materials safely.
- For offshore operations, air-lift pumps can remove material on the sea bottom.
- These pumps can help to set a blowout preventer or wellhead.
- The pumps can also help monitor cementing operations.
- Their simplicity, effectiveness, low cost make airlift pumps especially suitable for use in water reuse systems and hatchery operations.
- Air lift pumps are widely used by aquaculturists.
- Air lift pumps appear to have excellent potential for use in cages, floating raceways, recirculating systems, and for pond destratification or aeration.
- These pumps are now widely used in wastewater treatment plants for low lift, high volume applications.
- Their reliability and controllability make them ideal for pumping raw sewage and activated sludge.
