Technical Information

FORCE Tech Pages

• Viscosity & Specific Gravity, conversion tables & how pumps are affected by changes in these properties
• Motor Notes & Terms, NEMA enclosures, Hazardous location classifications, Motor Terms

Friction Loss Calculators

• Calculator for pipe line losses for pump applications
• FreeCalc.com has a free, online calculator to determine friction losses thru pipe systems, including fittings & valves

Chemical Compatibility

• Cole Parmer's chemical compatibility database
• The GRI Chemical Resistance Charts
• Iwaki Walchem chemical compatibility chart

Conversion Factors

EngNet has a good online calculator for converting many units of measure. It's free to download, so you don't have to be online to use it.

MSDS Information

• Cornell University MSDS database
• List of links to find MSD sheets on the Web

Vanton Technical Articles

Reprints of articles on how others have used Vanton pumps to solve pumping problems. Available on request. The articles cover handling liquids from abrasives through plant effluents or plating chemicals thru zirconium oxide slurry.

Viscosity Conversion Calculators

• Conversion calculator for dynamic viscosity (poise, etc.)
• Conversion calculator for kinematic viscosity (stokes, etc.)