Vitacast

Summary

Product identification

The KSB Vitacast is a hygienic centrifugal process pump, single-stage and non-self-priming, designed for long-coupled installation.

Main applications:

• Food industry / beverage industry
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Chemical industry

Design details:

• Standard design with materials compliant with Regulation (EC) No. 1935/2004.
• Available in ATEX-compliant design.
• Volute casing and open multi-vane impeller.
• Oil-lubricated deep groove ball bearing.
• Axial suction nozzle and tangential discharge nozzle, adjustable through 360°.

Certifications:

• Certified quality management to ISO 9001
• European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group
• Elastomers certified to FDA, 3A, USP Class VI

Operating limits

• Flow rate Q:
  • ≤ 540 m³/h (50 Hz)
  • ≤ 650 m³/h (60 Hz)
• Head H: ≤ 105 m
• Operating pressure p: ≤ 10 bar (Higher values available on request for individual sizes)
• Fluid temperature T: ≥ -20 °C to ≤ +140 °C (Higher values available on request for individual sizes)
• Connection sizes DN: 32 - 200

Feed water / Fluids handled

The pump is suitable for fluids not chemically or mechanically aggressive to the materials of construction. A comprehensive table in the official PDF details compatible fluids, including temperature ranges, recommended seal codes, and operating modes/flushing systems.

Examples of fluids handled include:

• Alcohols (butanol, ethanol, methanol, propanol)
• Beer (mash, wort, brewer’s yeast, hops, trub)
• Cleaning-in-place (CIP) solutions
• Alcoholic beverages (spirits, brandy, fruit liqueur, wine, whiskey)
• Non-alcoholic beverages (Coke, coffee, lemonade, glucose, glycerine)
• Dairy products (chocolate milk, condensed milk, skimmed milk, cream)
• Sodium hydroxide (0 to 50% concentration)
• Fruit pulp (apple, apricot)
• Vegetable oils (anise, cotton seed, peanut, olive, palm, rapeseed, soybean, sunflower)
• Fruit and sugar solutions (fruit juice, vegetable juice, sugar solutions)
• Acids (malic, citric, acetic, oxalic, tartaric)
• Sorbitol solutions
• Various water types (de-ionised, ultrapure, for injection, drinking water, tap water, hot water, pure water)

Electrical

Drive:

• Efficiency class IE3 to IEC 60034-30
• Duty type: continuous duty S1
• Thermal class F with temperature sensor, 3 PTC thermistors

Standard design motor (KSB surface-cooled IEC three-phase current squirrel-cage motor):

• Rated voltage (50 Hz):
  • 220-240 V / 380-420 V (for ≤ 2.20 kW)
  • 380-420 V / 660-725 V (for ≥ 3.00 kW)
• Rated voltage (60 Hz):
  • 440-480 V (for ≤ 2.60 kW)
  • 440-480 V (for ≥ 3.60 kW)
• Type of construction: IM V1 (for ≤ 4.00 kW), IM V15 (for ≥ 5.50 kW)
• Enclosure: IP55

Explosion-proof design motor (KSB surface-cooled IEC three-phase current squirrel-cage motor):

• Rated voltage (50 Hz):
  • 220-240 V / 380-420 V (for ≤ 1.85 kW)
  • 380-420 V / 660-725 V (for ≥ 2.50 kW)
• Type of construction: IM V1 (for ≤ 3.30 kW), IM V15 (for ≥ 4.60 kW)
• Enclosure: IP55 or IP54
• Type of protection: EEx eb II
• Temperature class: T3

Automation options:

• PumpDrive
• PumpMeter

Mechanical / hydraulic

Materials (wetted parts):

• Standard: Stainless steel 1.4404 (AISI 316L) for impeller nut, pump shaft; Stainless steel 1.4409 (AISI CF3M) for volute casing, discharge cover, impeller, inducer.
• Optional: Super duplex stainless steel 1.4469/1.4410, Hastelloy C276 (2.4819).
• O-rings, moulded gaskets: EPDM, FPM, FEP, FFKM.

Shaft seal options (to EN 12756):

• Single mechanical seal:
  • Seal type T: pump-end seal with non-encapsulated spring, surrounded by fluid handled, uni-directional.
  • Seal type H: pump-end seal with encapsulated spring, polished surface, bi-directional (sterile design).
  • Seal type Y: external seal.
• Double mechanical seal:
  • Seal type Q: back-to-back arrangement (pressurised barrier fluid).

Connection types available:

• Threaded: DIN 11851, DIN 11853, DIN 11864-1-GS-A, SMS, IDF, RJT, ISO 2853.
• Clamped: DIN 11864-3-NKS-A, DIN 32676-A, ISO 2852, DIN 32676-C (Tri-Clamp).
• Flange: EN 1092-1, DIN 11864-2-NF-A, ASA ASME 150, APV, Varivent, ANSI B16.5 Class 150.
• Other connection types available on request.

Installation type:

• Horizontal installation, long-coupled pump set (drive rating up to 90 kW).

Technical data and dimensions: Detailed tables for specific pump sizes, including inducer presence, shaft unit, free passage, impeller diameter, and speed limits, are available in the official PDF. Comprehensive pump and pump set dimensions, including baseplate-mounted pump sets, are also provided with figures and tables. See the official PDF for exact tabulated values.

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Disclaimer: This summary is based on extracted text and may not include all figures, footnotes, or the latest revisions from the complete OEM PDF datasheet. Contractual data must always match the specific OEM PDF revision used on the project.

Official datasheet (PDF)

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