ENERGY SAVING THROUGH FLUIDOMAT SC COUPLINGS :
Fluidomat SC provides large energy saving in various drives. In centrifugal machines the discharge of fluid is proportional to the machine speed. The discharge can be varied either by throttle control or by speed control. In throttle control, because additional pressure is exerted therefore the machine requires high energy consumption and also causes high rate wear of pump fan. On the other hand, if speed of pump/fan is reduced to control the discharge then power demand reduces by cube of speed and therefore large amount of energy is saved. Fluidomat SC offers stepless speed variation in range of 5:1 for centrifugal loads and saves high amount of energy. It thus earns money through energy savings.

curve 1 Shows the power required by a centrifugal machine at different speeds. In the same figure the power required by the system is shown if Fluidomat SC is used for speed variations. Fluidomat SC is an ideal equipment for speed variations of centrifugal machines & thus discharge control. Slip power losses in the coupling are also shown in the characteristic curve.

Curve 2 shows the typical example of power saved at different discharge values when Fluidomat SC is used. The power saving can be in the range of 10-40% depending on operation and flow requirements. Since Fluidomat SC starts motor on NO LOAD therefore motor can be rated for consumed power and not for starting duty. By reducing the power rating of the motor, energy is further saved due to improved efficiency and power factor of the motor. At the same time, high cost slipring motors can be replaced by rugged squirrel cage motors which are low in cost and require very low maintenance.