Aalborg TPV - Manual (Page 12)

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3.2 Installing Tubing in a TPV Pump
The pumps can take tubing of ¼- , 5/16-, 3/8-, 7/16- and ½- inch
inner diameter; all should have a wall thickness of 1/16 inch.
Aalborg
®
recommends the use of the following flexible tubing:
Tygon
®
3603, peroxide-treated silicone, platinum-treated
silicone, PharMed
®
, Norprene
®
, and Hypalon
®
.
Graphs 3a & 3b provide typical flow rates for TPV pumps with 3
rollers, using Tygon
®
laboratory tubing of various inside
diameters:
GRAPH 3a: TYPICAL TPV PUMP FLOW RATES
(1/4- , 5/16- & 3/8-inch inner diameter)