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Equipment for corrosive solutions and environments

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EPIC has specialized in the
manufacture of anti-corro-
sion equipment since 1958.
Our experience enables us to offer a
range of particularly reliable equip-
ment adapted to the most corrosive
and difficult processes.

HD POLYETHYLENE

BASIC Very versatile thermoplastic. Like polypropylene, it

is inert to corrosion of most acids alkalis and some
solvents. Moreover its impact strength, abrasive

MATERIALS strength and resistance to low temperatures are

excellent. It is therefore particularly suitable for the
manufacture of centrifugal pumps for corrosive flu-
ids containing solids in suspension.
Operating limit temperatures: - 50 ° to + 80 °C.

GRAPHITE
Artificial synthetic resin-impregnated graphite: PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
High resistance to the majority of corrosive agents, Chemically inert, suitable for temperatures up to 120
excellent coefficients of electrical and thermal con- °C (pure) or 150 °C (filled). Due to its machining
ductivity, low expansion, great geometrical stability, characteristics this material is restricted to specific
good resistance to thermal shocks. It is therefore a applications.
very versatile material, particularly suitable for the
manufacture of heat exchangers, pumps for hot
acids or solvents, rupture discs, etc. PVDF (Vinylidene polyfluoride)
Operating limit temperature: -50 ° C to 200°C. Main features of this material: Thermoplasticity
allows easy machining, remarkable thermal stability
from - 30°C to + 150°C, mechanical resistance
greater than all current thermoplastics; excellent
POLYPROPYLENE resistance to most corrosive agents.
Very versatile general use thermoplastic. It is inert to
corrosion of most acids, alkalis and some solvents.
It is a basic material for the manufacture of CEPIC centri-
fugal pumps.
Operating limit temperatures: - 10 ° to + 90 °C.

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INDUSTRY
APPLICATIONS CONTENTS
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Basic chemistry, mineral chemistry,
fine chemistry, fertilizers, fungicides,
pesticides

PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS

Basic, phytosanitary products — Standardized pumps PHN 4
METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY — Magnetic Drive Pumps PEM 4
Pickling of steel strips, tubes or wires, — Direct coupling Pumps PMB 5
surface treatments, electrolytic, — Vertical pumps PV and PVI 5
galvanic coatings, galvanization
treatment of baths and effluents HEAT EXCHANGERS
— "EV" Vertical heat exchangers 6
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Treatment of ore, re-treatment of waste — "ESC" Square section heat exch. 6
— "EHC" and ESL exchangers 7
WATER TREATMENTS — "EH" Horizontal heat exchangers 7
Treatment of feed water, decarboniza-
tion, demineralization, treatment SPECIAL REALIZATIONS
of waste or polluted water — Heating Unit For Pickling Line 8

PHOTOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY — Dilution units H2SO4 8

Manufacturing and development EJECTORS AND VACUUM UNITS
of products and baths
— Ejectors 9
GLASS INDUSTRY — Vacuum units 9
Frosting, chemical engraving, SAFETY DISCS
scrubbing of fumes
— Safety discs 10
TEXTILE INDUSTRY MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
Artificial fibres
— Valves and fittings 11
TREATMENT OF FUMES — Strainers 11
AND CORROSIVE GASES — Parts in graphite 11
Scrubbing of gases and vapours
TESTING BENCH FOR
CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS 11
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 CENTRIFUGAL
PUMPS

STANDARDIZED MAGNETIC
HORIZONTAL PUMPS PHN DRIVE PUMPS PEM

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS :
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS : Polypropylene, HD Polyethylene, PVDF
Graphite, Polypropylene, HD Polyethylene, PVDF,
PTFE, PVC.
ADVANTAGES :
Magnetic drive pumps use a co-axial magnetic
ADVANTAGES : coupling to transmit torque to an impeller. Power is
– Standardized dimensions according ISO
transmitted by a magnetic field to a magnet attached
2858/5199
to the impeller. All wetted parts are isolated from the
– Maximum standardization and interchangeability
outside environment.
of main components
– Maintenance facilitated by process design
OPERATING RANGE :
– Flow-rates up to 70 m3/h
OPERATING RANGE : – Discharge heads up to 65 m
– Flow-rates up to 350 m3/h for the standardized
– Temperatures depending on the materials, the type
range and 1 000 m3/h for the complementary
of pump and the speed of rotation
range
– 2 versions:
– Discharge heads up to 60 m at 1450 rpm and 135
– Standardized version with the bearings
m at 2900 rpm
– monobloc version with direct coupling
– Temperatures up to 165 °C depending on materials.
on the motor
For explosive atmospheres construction according
to ATEX 94/9/EC
For explosive atmospheres construction according
to ATEX 94/9/EC
SEALING :
By single or double mechanical seals.
SEALING :
Magnetically driven seal-less centrifugal pumps pro-
APPLICATION : vide leakfree pumping
Pumps for intensive duty and harsh conditions.
Possible adaptations: transmission by pulleys, drive
APPLICATION :
belts, and speed variators
Safe pumping for corrosive, dangerous or expensive
liquids without leakage or vaporisation.
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MONOBLOC VERTICAL PUMPS
HORIZONTAL PUMPS PV and PVI

PV
PVI

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS : CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS :

Polypropylene, HD Polyethylene, PVDF, PTFE, PVC. Graphite, Polypropylene, HD Polyethylene, PVDF, PVC

ADVANTAGES :
ADVANTAGES : Vertical construction with reduced floor space
– Standardized motor with standard shaft end
– No risk of motor-pump misalignment OPERATING RANGE :
– Low overall dimensions and simplicity PV : - Flow-rates up to 600 m3/h
of installation. - Discharge heads up to 45 m
PVI : - Flow-rates up to 600 m3/h
OPERATING RANGE : - Discharge heads up to 60 m
– Flow-rates up to 90 m3/h at 2900 rpm
– Discharge heads up to 60 m at 2900 rpm IMMERSION :
Without foot bearing, cantilever shaft: up to
– Temperatures up to 110 °C depending on materials
1400 mm
– Connections with loose flat flanges, 3-piece
With bearing, guided shaft: up to 4000 mm
couplings, grooved, plain ended or tapped holes.
TEMPERATURE :
For explosive atmospheres construction according Temperatures up to 165 °C depending
to ATEX 94/9/EC on materials, the type of pump and
the speed of rotation
SEALING :
Single or double mechanical seals. SEALING :
By discharge turbine and leak recirculation and avoid-
ance of any friction parts, or by mechanical seal.
APPLICATION :
These compact units offer a competitive solution for APPLICATION :
the pumping of all the corrosive liquids, both clear Pumping of all corrosive or toxic liquids
and containing solids in suspension. PV - Outboard installation for recirculation in level
constant tank.
PVI - Sump lifting of effluent

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 HEAT
EXCHANGERS

"EV" TYPE "ESC" TYPE SQUARE

VERTICAL SECTION
HEAT EXCHANGERS HEAT EXCHANGERS

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS : CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS :

Wetted parts:
Process: Graphite
Service: Steel or PTFE coated steel
ADVANTAGES :
Vertical construction with reduced floor space
Large heat transfer area by the stacking of up to 14 blocks
Exchanger blocks with maximum diameter of 1150 mm
can be supplied.
OPERATING RANGE :
Unit heat transfer areas of up to 350 m2.
Exchange blocks drilled with channels with diameters of
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 mm depending on the operat-
ing conditions.
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS :
Pressure Process side: up to 7 bar eff.
Pressure Service side: up to 7 bar eff.
Temperature of service: up to 200°C depending on the
operating conditions.
(Other conditions upon inquiry)
APPLICATION :
Heaters, boilers, coolers, condensers, evaporators.
IMPORTANT :
Design and manufacturing carried out according to
European regulations PED 97/23/EC.
Wetted parts:
Process: Graphite and PTFE gaskets
Service: Carbon steel or stainless steel.
ADVANTAGES :
Vertical construction with reduced floor space or horizon-
tal construction with steel support.
Large heat transfer area by a variable number of stacked
blocks.
OPERATING RANGE :
Each model can be comprised of up to12 blocks.
Unit heat transfer areas of up to 135 m2.
Exchange blocks drilled with channels with diameters of
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 mm depending on operating
conditions.
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS :
Pressure Process side: up to 6 bar eff.
Pressure Service side: up to 6 bar eff.
Temperature of service: up to 200°C depending on the
operating conditions (Other conditions upon inquiry and
depending on the model)
APPLICATION :
Heaters, coolers, condensers, evaporators, absorbers.
IMPORTANT :
Design and manufacturing carried out according to
the European regulations PED 97/23/EC.

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"EHC" AND "ESL" TYPE "EH" TYPE
SQUARE SECTION HORIZONTAL HEAT
HEAT EXCHANGERS EXCHANGERS

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS :
Wetted parts:
Process: Graphite CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS :
Service: Carbon steel, stainless steel, PP, PVDF, PTFE Wetted parts:
Process: Graphite
ADVANTAGES :
Service: Steel or PTFE coated steel
Very compact, single block design with a square cross-
section. Possibility of heat transfer between 2 corrosive
fluids. This design allows optimization of the heat transfer ADVANTAGES :
coefficient by multiplication of "Process" and "Service" Very rough exchangers adapted to the harshest operating
passes. Design adapted for small flows conditions.
Horizontal construction enables a number of passes
OPERATING RANGE : adapted to low flow-rates.
Heat transfer areas of up to 35 m2 One extra long, single exchange block therefore eliminat-
Exchange blocks drilled with channels with diameters of ing any intermediate joint.
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 mm depending on operating
conditions.
OPERATING RANGE :
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS : Heat transfer areas of up to 23 m2
Pressure Process side: up to 6 bar eff. Exchange blocks drilled with channels with diameters of
Pressure Service side: up to 6 bar eff. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20 mm depending on operating
Temperature of service: up to 200°C depending conditions.
on the working conditions
(Other conditions upon inquiry and depending
on the model)
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS :
Pressure Process side: up to 7 bar eff.
APPLICATION : Pressure Service side: up to 7 bar eff.
EHC : Heat exchange between 2 corrosive fluids H2SO4 Temperature of service: up to 200°C depending on the
cooler operating conditions.
Large thermal load for low fluid flow-rates (Other conditions upon inquiry and depending on the
Heaters, coolers (service fluid: water), condensers model).
ESL : Special type designed for direct connection with
glass pipes. APPLICATION :
Heaters, coolers, condensers.
IMPORTANT :
Design and manufacturing carried out according to IMPORTANT :
the European regulations PED 97/23/EC. Design and manufacturing carried out according to
the European regulations PED 97/23/EC.
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 HEATING AND
PUMPING EQUIPMENT
FOR PICKLING LINES
PICKLING
PROCESS
Elimination of ferrous and ferric oxide particles during steel pro-
duction in metallurgy.
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL PICKLING :
Immersion of metal into a bath of acid (hydrochloric, sulphuric,
nitric or hydrofluoric acids or solutions of those acids)
The immersion time, the concentration of the bath and the tem-
perature of the bath are optimized according to the results to be
obtained.
PRINCIPAL INFORMATIONS :
In 1958, CEPIC designed and started supplying the steel indus-
try with horizontal heat exchangers (EH) and graphite vertical
glandless pump (PV) to replace the steam jet system. With
steam jet, steam was directly injected into the bath of acid in
order to increase the temperature. This resulted in an important
acid dilution. The economical and technical advantages of the
external heating system:
- Significant reduction in the environmental pollution thanks to
the recycling of the acid
- Stabilisation of the acid concentration
- The homogenisation of the pickling bath temperature
- Increased thermal efficiency
After computing the thermal balance of the pickling lines, the
best suitable equipment can be dimensioned by CEPIC.
CEPIC OFFER :
- SKIDS enclosing all the necessary equipment to heat the pick-
ling bathes
- Equipment for pickling lines can also be supplied separately
Centrifugal horizontal or vertical pumps
Graphite heat exchanger
Strainers
- Installation and commissioning of CEPIC equipments.
ADVANTAGES :
All CEPIC equipment is very strongly constructed - beneficiary
or our experience since 1958.
Principal advantages of our SKIDS: compact design, start up
and maintenance facility.
Supervision of the temperature - the principal element of the
pickling line - can be optimized.
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DILUTION UNIT FOR
SULPHURIC ACID
DILUTION UNIT :
Their goal is to obtain diluted sulphuric acid at a required con-
centration and temperature.
PRINCIPLES OF DILUTION :
The concentrated acid and water are mixed in the dilution unit.
This reaction is very exothermic and the acid after dilution has a
high temperature. The diluted acid is cooled in a graphite block
heat exchanger.
CEPIC KNOW-HOW :
Accurate calculating of the thermal balance, optimized design
and selection of the best suitable equipment.
CEPIC OFFER :
SKID enclosing all the equipment for
acid dilution, pipe connections, the con-
trol of the cooling and security equip-
ment. The user can directly connect the
delivery pipes for the concentrated acid,
the dilution water and the cooling liquid.
The following equipment, made from
anticorrosion materials, can also be sup-
plied separately:
Dilution mixer in Graphite and PTFE
Graphite Heat Exchanger
Pumps (AOD, centrifugal…)
Installation and commissioning of CEPIC equipments.
ADVANTAGE :
– Savings thanks to smaller storage needs and decreased
transport cost
– SKID rapidly operational
– Diluted sulphuric Acid ready for use
– Flexibility of use with regard to nominal capacity
– Very large possible range of concentration and temperature
APPLICATION :
All processes requiring continuous and important quantity of
sulphuric acid.
 EJECTORS AND
VACUUM UNITS

EJECTORS
AND VACUUM UNITS

PRINCIPLE :
Single or group of static equipment to create required
vacuum in a tank (vessel). 4-stage
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS : vacuum unit
Graphite, Polypropylene, HD Polyethylene, PVDF
ADVANTAGES :
– perfect resistance to corrosion;
– for vacuum units: residual pressure as low as 1 torr.
– motive fluid : steam or liquid without viscosity
– temperature of the suction medium : max 200 °C
– the pressure of motive fluid : max 10 bar eff
– those equipments can be installed in ATEX zone

CEPIC OFFER :
Ejectors sell separately :
– from NB 20 to NB 300
Vacuum units
– enclosing the several ejectors and coolers in blocks of
Graphite, designed and optimized according to the
result to be obtained.
All apparels are assembled with the pipes and control
system on SKID.
Vacuum units with hydro ejector
– Assembly of hydro ejector, cooler in blocks of
Graphite, the centrifugal pump end the tank installed
on SKID. The hydro ejector can be installed with one
or two steam jet ejectors according to the result to be
obtained.
Installation and starting up of equipments.
APPLICATION :
– vacuum extraction of corrosive vapours.
– the vacuum creation in reactor 3-stage vacuum unit
– the gas washing units

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 SAFETY
DISCS

SAFETY DISCS RANGE :

MADE FROM GRAPHITE
SERIES 1
Medium pressure
Monobloc discs
B.P. : 0.08 to 40 barg
depending on hole diameters
Maximum continuous temperature: 160°C.

SERIES 2
Medium pressure
Monobloc discs with support
grid for reverse pressure
B.P. : 0.35 to 40 barg
depending on hole diameters
For bursting pressure below 1.7 bar
with capability of reverse pressure.

SERIES 3
APPLICATION : Medium pressure
Protection of tanks or units against overpressure or monobloc discs
reverse pressure (frequently due to the valves) . with PTFE protective film
PRINCIPLE OF FUNCTIONING : for oxidizing fluids
In the case of overpressure or reverse pressure, B.P.: 0.1 to 40 barg according
the carbonate diaphragm is destroyed and is allowed to hole diameters.
to pass and protect the installation.
SERIES 4
High pressure
monobloc discs
B.P. : 1 to 100 barg
according to hole diameters.

SERIES 5
Low pressure discs
with removable diaphragm
for reverse pressure - NB50 to NB600
B.P. : 0.07 to 0.35 barg.

SERIES 6
Medium pressure discs
with removable diaphragm
NB25 to NB600
B.P. : 0.35 to 30 barg.

SERIES 7
ADVANTAGES : Heat insulation devices for
– Designed from close - grained Graphite with the medium and high pressure discs
homogeny structure Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
– The very extensive corrosion resistance of Graphite Carbon fibre insulation;
– Discharge area freed instantly on bursting. enables continuous utilization
– Precision of the destruction pressure without impact of discs at temperatures of up to:
of temperature - 200 °C for liquids
– Stable time-related bursting pressure, little influence - 300 °C for gases
from the effects of temperature or external agents. Higher temperatures on request.
– Good reaction to flowing materials and alternate
loading SERIES 9
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 STRAINER
FILTERS
VALVES

STRAINER FILTERS PARTS MADE FROM GRAPHITE

Specially designed for the pro- ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER'S
tection of centrifugal pumps
(Installation on suction piping).
DESIGNS
Capacity: Diameter up to 1400 mm
MATERIALS : Length up to 1800 mm
Graphite body, graphite or PVDF
or polypropylene filtration grid
(according to operating condi-
tions).
TESTING
ADVANTAGES :
Simple in design, autoclave type
quick-opening system by clamp
and screw-wheel to facilitate
inspection and cleaning. Wide Filtre Crépines
drain port entering the protected
side.

RANGE :
In-line or off-set NB65 to NB200 holes, NP10 flanges, with
drain port underneath or on the side are optional.

ROBINETTERIE
Pump test station Flow-rates up to 600 m3/h
Vanne à membrane

DIAPHRAGM VALVES :
Graphite body, diaphragms made from different grades of
synthetic rubber.
NB20 to NB200 - NP 10 flanges.

NON-RETURN VALVES :
All Graphite or plug made from PTFE or PVDF
All polypropylene or PVDF version possible
NB 20 to NB 200 - NP10 flanges.

SCREW-DOWN VALVES :
Graphite body, PTFE bellows seal.
NB 20 to NB 150 - NP 10 flanges.

FLOW SIGHTS :
Graphite body, Pyrex sight glass or Pyrex sleeves with
carbonate end-pieces.
NB20 to NB150 -NP 10 flanges.
Max. Power 90 kW
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