Concrete Pump - Example of Pump Performance

Example of Pump Performance

To illustrate, below are data on a typical concrete sample pump BRF 42.14 H:

  • Vertical reach of boom: 41.9 meters (137 ft).
  • Horizontal reach of boom: 38.0 meters (124.7 ft)
  • Pumping rate: 140 cubic meters per hour (180 cuyd/h).
  • Concrete pressure: 70 bar (7,000 kPa; 1,015 psi).
  • Cylinder length: 2,100 mm (82.677 in).
  • Cylinder diameter: 210 mm (8.268 in).
  • Number of substitutions of strokes per minute: 27.
  • Number of outriggers legs: 4.

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