Hazardous leakage The BP Chemicals site in Hull had for a long time suffered problems of leakage from its existing Girdlestone pumps. Although the exotic alloy pumps were reliable, the aqueous organic solution that was pumped at 150°C was very aggressive and tended to leak at the suction cover joint after a period of operation. As well as being a potential hazard this caused unplanned downtime for maintenance BP approached the Origin

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