Fluimac Phoenix AODD Pump

Overview

The Fluimac Phoenix is an air-operated double diaphragm (AODD) pump range designed and assembled in Italy, covering flows from 4 l/min to 1,050 l/min. Two diaphragms driven by compressed air move the fluid through alternating chambers, so the pump has no rotating seals, no electrical connection and no damage risk when it runs dry or works against a closed discharge.

Phoenix is built for the conditions where AODD pumps usually give trouble: a shared compressed air supply that dips during peak demand, operators working next to the pump all shift, and maintenance teams with little time to spend on the air end. Every pump is wet-tested after final assembly for deadheading, priming and sealing before it leaves the factory.

Key Design Features

PVDF Models Across the Full Range

Every Phoenix size, from the P4 to the P1000, is available with a carbon-fibre reinforced PVDF casing. PVDF+CF handles strong acids and oxidisers that attack polypropylene, and it runs from -20 °C to +95 °C against +65 °C for PP. The carbon fibre makes the casing conductive, so the pump can be earthed for flammable solvents and ATEX-classified areas without moving to a metal pump.

Available Sizes

The Phoenix range covers 13 sizes. Figures below are maximum values from the Fluimac data sheets, measured with water at 20 °C, submerged suction and free discharge. Actual flow at your duty point depends on discharge head, air pressure, suction conditions and fluid viscosity, so select from the performance curve rather than the maximum flow.

All sizes: wet suction lift 9.8 m. Operating temperature: PP -4 to +65 °C; POMc -5 to +80 °C; PVDF+CF, aluminium and AISI 316 -20 to +95 °C. ATEX Zone 2 marking as standard (II 3/3 G Ex h IIC T4 Gc for P4 to P120; IIB for P170 to P1000), with Zone 1 versions available. Aluminium versions of the P170 and P252 are coded P160 and P250. Connections in BSP, BSP with reinforced ring, NPT or flanged, depending on size.

Special versions include Phoenix Food (electropolished AISI 316, FDA-compliant materials, tri-clamp or DIN 11851 connections, 20 to 1,050 l/min), Phoenix ATEX Zone 1 and IECEx, Flap Phoenix for large solids, and Drum, Submersible, Twin and Powder Phoenix. Send our engineering team your fluid, flow, head and air supply pressure, and we will recommend the size and material configuration.