Geho Pumps

DEWATERING EQUIPMENT FROM WATERLAND HOLLAND
GEHO's commitment and experience

In "waterland Holland" extensive dewatering operations with economic and reliable dewatering
operations with economic and reliable dewatering systems are essential to allow excavations
under dry conditions.
Over half a century GEHO PUMPS has acquired specialist knowledge about dewatering systems.
The company has achieved this by means of active participation in design and development.
On this basis GEHO PUMPS offers a purpose-built range of pumps and accessories, as well as
expertise services from engineering to installation and supervision.
GEHO's open, wellpoint-dewatering systems are used throughout the world to the satisfaction of
the Dutch and the major international construction companies.
A) The System: Wellpoint Dewatering
The construction of pipelines, buildings and civil engineering works generally involves excavations
and the digging of trenches. These may be of such depth that the bottom is below the water table
or ground water level. Because of this (especially in permeable soils such as sand), the ground
water will flow into the trench or excavation through the bottom and sides, and will fill it to a certain
depth. To enable work in such excavations to be carried out under dry conditions, this water has to
be removed or be prevented from entering through the bottom and slopes of the excavation.
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The vertical wellpoint dewatering system
By the aid of vertical wellpoints connected to a headerpipe system and a dewatering pump the
ground water is artificially and temporarily lowered.
Dewatering belongs to the civil engineering subject and the success of the dewatering depends
besides the civil enigineering conditions highly on the geolocical and hydrological circumstances.
The wellpoint dewatering system in comparison with other dewatering systems is:
-applicable in most type of soils
-a flexible system
-effective and efficient
-easily to adapt according to the pratical dewatering results achieved
B) The Pump for the Wellpoint Dewatering System
GEHO ZD 900 - Piston type wellpoint dewatering Pump
Reciprocating vacuum pumps, type Geho ZD 900

The use of reciprocating pumps for handling water-air mixtures has become an obvious choice in
many applications.
More particularly in wellpoint drainage, these pumps have come into widespread use because they
perform their duty reliably under all conditions, with a minimum of attention and maintenance.
These ZD piston pumps are the most economical pumps for wellpoint drainage operations as they
have an extremely high efficiency of about 92% resulting in a very low horse power motor
requirement of only 7,5 kW.
This means when operating with diesel engines you can comfortable use a one cylinder engine
compared to a 3-cylinder of 22 Kw before. Fuel saving per pump can go up to 27,500 liters per
year per pump
Another main advantage in pumping water from drainage wells is that they develop a pulsating
vacuum, causing the water and/or air to be snatched out of the ground, as it were.
Since this effect is beneficial to the stability of the bottom and slopes of the excavation, the
reciprocating pump can indeed claim to be a universal pump suitable for horizontal drainage, for
drainage from wells with free gravity inflow, or functioning on the vacuum principle.
Thanks to their dual (duplex) form of construction, these pumps are characterized by very steady
operation (fig. 13.7). A major advantage is that the capacity remains constant despite any increase
in suction and/or delivery head. This is in marked contrast with centrifugal pumps, whose capacity
shows a marked decrease if the suction head or delivery head is increased while the relatively high
installed power remains viable.
The piston pump is elfpriming and can handle therefor water and air without the need of an
addional vacuum pump.Because of their smooth operation andslow running at a low rate of about
65 70 strokes per minute the pumps have by far the longest life-time for these wellpoint drainage
applications
General description of the ZD series
The GEHO ZD series is a twin cylinder quadruple acting crankshaft driven vacuum piston pump.
The GEHO design is purpose built contractor proven and is extremely suitable for wellpoint
dewatering by gravity or by vacuum and for horizontal dewatering.
Key features:
tough compact construction with integral single helical precision gears
self contained oil splash lubrication
meehanite disc type pistons with double cup leathers
precision machined wear resistant and easy to replace stainless steel
liners
one-piece abrasion and corrosion resistant hard surface piston rod
soft graphite cotton packed stuffingbox
flat spring loaded brass valves with rubber discs and stainless steel
guides
crankcase, liquid end and pistons are meehanite cast iron
ample size inspection covers
cross head and connecting rod sleeve bearings
anti-friction type drive shaft and crankshaft bearings
Favourable operation characteristics

Water, air or water and air mixture are primed and discharged 4 times per crankshaft revolution.
Two crankshafts driven pistons are arranged an a Vee at 90, so that the four piston strokes for
each revolution follow in regular succession . The crank timing produces a moderate pulsating
type action in the dewatering line that prevents clogging of the wellpoint strainers and achieves
priming from greater depths.
The flow and pressure fluctuations in a duplex pump are inherently more favourable than in a
simplex pump as shown in figures 1 and 2.
Benefits
constant water-and airflow independent of suction and
discharge head
self-priming with a suction-lift (vacuum) capability of
9.6mwc without the aid of a separate power absorbing
vacuum priming pump
pulsating vacuum preventing wellpoint clogging
robust design for ease of transportation and handling
permanent high efficiency minimising energy
consumption
about twice as efficient as a conventional vacuum
priming impeller pump
unprecedented high availability allowing continuous and unattended operation
rapid and economical maintenance and low spare parts usage
accessibility for ease of inspection and maintenance which require no special skills
resistant to brackish water
economical and longer carefree service life reducing overall project costs
permit universal applications. Depending on soil conditions as many as 40-100 wellpoints and
40-300 metres of header pipe can be connected to a single pump.
Technical data
Pump type and size
Water capacity
Air capacity max.
Vacuum up to
Head
Suction diameter
Discharge diameter
Electric motor rating
Diesel engine rating
Fuel tank capacity
Mounted skid
dimensions
-E-motor driven l w
h
-Diesel motor driven l
wh
Mounted skid weight
-E-motor driven
-Diesel motor driven
m3/h
m3/h
mwc
mwc
mm
mm
KW
KW/
hp
Ltr.
ZD 900
100
100
9.6
20
150
125
7.5
8/11
90
M
M
2.00.71.3
2.80.71.3
Kg
Kg
900
1075
Electric motor three-phase a.c. motor to IEC-standards, 380V, 50Hz, B3, and IP54 with star-delta
starter and with plug and socket IP44
Diesel engines make Hatz and Lister diesel engines with manual start as standard.
Skid assemblypump with V-belt transmission and enclosed belt guard. Pump and driver mounted
on fabricated steel skid with lifting beam and lug.

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DEWATERING EQUIPMENT FROM WATERLAND HOLLAND

GEHO's commitment and experience

The vertical wellpoint dewatering system

Reciprocating vacuum pumps, type Geho ZD 900

Favourable operation characteristics

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