Technical data

QF150SU; edition 2014-10; page 5 of 19

2.2. General description of the machine

The Quattroflow 150 SU pump is a 4-piston diaphragm pump. The four segments of the pump

diaphragm oscillate back and forth. This alternate movement is created by a connector plate that is

arranged on a ball bearing. The ball bearing sits on an eccentric shaft. The connector plate does not

turn!

The stroke of the pistons is determined by the angle of the eccenter. There are eccentric shafts with 5°

available.

Range of flow rate: 5° eccentric shaft: appr. 1 - 180 L/hr

The product wetted pump chamber is provided for single use applications and can easily be replaced

after usage. Due to the dispose of the pump chamber after use, efforts for cleaning, validation and

risks for cross contaminations are eliminated.

Please note:

The direction of flow can be adjusted by turning the pump chamber in 90° steps.

The Quattroflow 150 SU is self-priming and can run dry. Inside the pump chamber there are no

rotating parts that might cause heating up of the product or shed particles.

The pump-motor unit is mounted on a stainless steel base plate. In case that the pump will not be

mounted on the base plate but in a frame or any other base measures have to be taken that there will

be a proper alignment of the motor and the pump.

2.3. Start-up

A Quattroflow single-use pump is delivered pre-assembled. Three plastic pump chambers are

attached to each new pump unit. One of them has to be installed according to the instructions in

Section 4.1. (replacement of the pump chamber), while the other two are for a further replacement.

Before start-up of the pump anyone should acquaint oneself with the explanations of the chapter

troubleshooting (see page 16). Only by this the defect quickly can be realized and eliminated in case

of trouble. Problems which cannot be solved or with an unknown reason should be passed on to the

manufacturer.

Prior to each use we recommend to flush the pump with a proper fluid (e.g. water or buffer).

Prior to the very first use it might make sense to clean and sanitize the pump chamber. A commercial

caustic cleaner and/or 0.1N to 0.5N NaOH can be applied. The chosen cleaning agent can be

recirculated and also stored inside the pump chamber. For flushing out of any cleaning agent do not

recirculate! Check with appropriate analytical methods the success of the flushing procedure..

Recommendation: Test run prior first use!

Before using your pump in your process perform a test run to get used to the specific

properties of the pump.

Please note: ALMATEC Maschinenbau GmbH is also building custom-made pumps and set-ups.

These modified pumps can be different from this one that is described in here. However the basic

information is applicable to all of the Quattroflow 150 SU Series pumps. Please do not hesitate to

Pay attention to a sufficiently dimensioned piping. A too small piping of the

suction line can cause cavitation as well as a loss of performance.