Extended-duty Piston Pump for Landfill Pumping | How it Works
The IronHorse pump has four major components:
• A reciprocating air cylinder at the wellhead.
•
A liquid pumping piston and cylinder at the bottom of the
well.
•
A fiberglass rod connecting the air cylinder to the downwell
piston.
•
A downwell drop pipe which provides the flow conduit from the
downhole pump to the wellhead.
The air cylinder is connected via a flexible, one-piece fiberglass rod to the
liquid pump piston. The piston reciprocates within a specially designed
stainless steel cylinder located at the bottom of the drop pipe.
Supplying compressed air to the air cylinder starts it
reciprocating – automatically. The reciprocating action is controlled by
heavy-duty, jackhammer type controls built into the cylinder itself. The
recommended level control is referenced to pressure and vacuum in the well, and
provides accurate and reliable pump shutoff when the desired level is
reached.
