Strainers are used in nearly every industry to protect equipment (valves, pumps, meters, and spray nozzles) and to ensure product purity (gas, petroleum, paper, and food processing). This type of strainer is an inexpensive design that is used in applications where the flow can be interrupted for basket cleaning. This type of strainer is installed in a pipeline to remove unwanted solids from fluids or gases. Straining is accomplished by directing the fluid through a basket where debris is trapped on the inside of a screen element and clean fluid flows through the outlet.

Fluid Engineering simplex basket strainers are available in standard or custom designs. Fabricated designs are not limited to existing patterns or foundry capabilities and are especially superior for corrosive, hazardous, or low specific gravity fluid applications. The Model 124 can be custom designed in many configurations and materials for unusual conditions or critical applications.

Standard Design:

• Fabricated carbon steel body with bolted style cover
• Available in 1/16" or 1/8" perforations and 40 or 80 mesh - 316 stainless steel
• All vessels are manufactured and tested generally in accordance with ASME Code, Section VIII, Division 1, using welders certified to Section IX.
• All strainers are hydrostatically tested to 1.3 times design pressure.

Standard Design Features:

• In line connections
• Compact, light weight fabricated vessels
• Angle basket design with a low pressure drop
• Large capacity basket
• Heavy duty basket design for a long life

• Basket materials of brass, monel, and others
• Mesh lined baskets - 10 x 10 to 500 x 500 mesh
• Numerous materials of construction such as stainless steel, copper nickel, monel, aluminum bronze, and others for corrosive environment
• ASME Section VIII, Code Stamp supplied with complete pressure vessel material traceability
• Vessel design for high pressure and temperature
• Inlet / outlet connections at right angles or offset configuration reduces piping cost.
• Pressure gauge taps - convenient indication of dirty Baskets
• Cover lift assembly (davit) facilitates basket removal.
• Special internal and external coatings