Nikkiso’s CE&IG group introduces the SMP 34, a next-generation submerged motor pump.
Nikkiso Co.
Nikkiso Co. said on August 5 that its U.S.-based consolidated subsidiary group Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, or CE&IG, had launched a next-generation submerged motor pump called SMP 34 for a broad range of energy infrastructure applications.
The new pump is designed for use in power plants, bunkering for marine fuel supply, export and import terminals, trailer loading and unloading, peak-shaving facilities and fuel supply systems. Peak shaving refers to storing natural gas in liquefied form during periods of lower demand and regasifying it for supply during peak demand periods.
SMP 34 also offers design flexibility across multiple cryogenic fluids, including liquefied natural gas, ammonia, nitrogen and liquid hydrogen. The pump can achieve hydraulic efficiency of up to 80%, a measure of how much of the energy applied by the pump is converted into useful fluid movement.
The CE&IG group has operated in the submerged motor pump business for more than 60 years, and the pump platform underlying the SMP 34 has logged more than 11,000 deliveries worldwide.
Building on that installed base and operating experience, SMP 34 is designed to deliver an average operating time of 20,000 hours between overhauls. Revisions to the pump’s internal mechanisms can also reduce maintenance work time by as much as 30%.
Nikkiso linked the launch to demand for equipment that can serve a wide variety of energy infrastructure uses, including both LNG and newer fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. The company said it aims to support the broader energy value chain through products tied to energy security, stable supply and decarbonization efforts.