Skip to main content
  • Downloads
  • Viking TV
  • Find Distributor
  • Flag of en United Kingdom
  • Flag of fr France
  • Flag of it Italy
  • Flag of de Germany
  • Flag of sv Sweden
  • Flag of es Spain
  • Flag of ca Canada
  • Flag of in India
Viking Pump Home
  • Our Story
    • About Us
    • Our Story
    • History
    • IDEX Corp
    • Employment
  • Facilities
    • Headquarters
    • Machine Shop
    • Foundry
    • Product Engineering Lab
    • IDEX Pump Technologies
    • Viking Pump Hygienic Ltd.
  • Sustainability
  • Pumps
    • Industrial Segment
      • Universal
      • Motor Speed
      • Liquid Specific
    • Energy Segment
      • LACT
      • Glycol
      • API Standards
      • Liquid Specific
    • Hygienic Segment
      • Circumferential Piston
      • Rotary Lobe
      • Liquid Specific
    • Transport Segment
      • Food-Grade
      • General & Specialty Chemical
      • Industrial (Non-Food)
    • Featured Markets
      • Asphalt
      • Biopharma
      • Chocolate
    • Browse all Pumps
    • OEM Support
    • Parts & Accessories
    • Legacy Products
    Pumps

    • Universal
    • Motor Speed
    • Liquid Specific

    • LACT
    • Glycol
    • API Standards
    • Liquid Specific

    • Circumferential Piston
    • Rotary Lobe
    • Liquid Specific

    • Food-Grade
    • General & Specialty Chemical
    • Industrial (Non-Food)

    • Asphalt
    • Biopharma
    • Chocolate

    Browse all Pumps

    OEM Support

    Parts & Accessories

    Legacy Products

  • Liquids
  • Library
    • Library
    • VikingTV
    • Downloads
    • Curve Generator
    • PumpSchool.com
    • Certifications
    • Warranty
    • Blog
    • Legacy Products
    • FAQ
    • Glossary
  • Contact
    • Technical Support
    • Service Support
    • Sales Support
    • Contact Viking Pump
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook

Industrial

Rugged and reliable pumping solutions for industrial applications from paint to asphalt.

Go to Industrial Solutions

Energy

Durable and reliable solutions utilizing external gear technology for rebuild ability and top performance.

Go to Energy Solutions

Hygienic

From biopharmaceuticals to peanut butter, our hygienic segment offers gentle handling solutions.

Go to Hygienic Solutions

  1. Home
  2. Frequently Asked Questions
  • Servicing a composite mag drive pump
  • What do you use a composite mag drive pump for?
  • What is a composite mag drive pump?
  • How does a component mechanical seal work?
  • What is a component mechanical seal?
  • What are circumferential piston pumps used for?
  • How do circumferential piston pumps work?
  • What is a circumferential piston pump?
  • What are centrifugal pumps used for?
  • How do centrifugal pumps work?
  • What is a centrifugal pump?
  • How do you measure centistokes?
  • What is a centistoke?
  • Are centipoise and centistokes the same thing?
  • How do you measure centipoise?
  • What does centipoise mean?
  • Why is it called “brake” horsepower?
  • What is brake horsepower?
  • How do you install a behind the rotor seal?
  • How does a behind the rotor seal work?
  • What is a behind the rotor seal?
  • Converting gallons per minute to barrels per hour (bbl/hr)
  • What does “barrels per hour” mean?
  • Converting gallons per minute to barrels per day (bbl/day)
  • What does “barrels per day” mean?
  • How to convert bar to PSI?
  • Units of Pressure: What does “bar” mean?
  • Converting PSI to atmospheres
  • Converting atmospheres to PSI
  • Units of Pressure: What is an atmosphere?
  • How to install an API 682 seal into a Viking pump
  • What is API 682?
  • What does API mean?
  • What is an API 682 seal?
  • How to install a mechanical Seal
  • What are the different types of cartridge seals
  • What is the difference between a cartridge seal and a component seal?
  • What is a cartridge seal?
  • Where can I view pump performance information?
  • How do I find the transfer pump suitable for my application?
  • What is the maximum flow rate of Viking's hygienic pumps?
  • How are rotary lobe & circumferential piston pumps different than peristaltic pumps?
  • How are a rotary lobe & circumferential piston pumps different from centrifugal pumps?
  • What are the advantages of a rotary lobe pump?
  • What are the advantages of a circumferential piston pump?
  • Where are Viking hygienic pumps manufactured?
  • Which hygienic pump is best for high pressure?
  • What is a hygienic pump?
  • Aren't PDP pumps prone to leaking?
  • What clearances are available on your products?

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 21
  • Next page ››
Image
Video
Video
Your browser does not support the video tag.
Viking Pump
COMPANY OVERVIEW

Viking Pump, a Unit of IDEX Corporation, leads the world in the design and manufacture of rotary Positive Displacement Pumps for use in some of the toughest applications. Since 1911, our innovative products have been key contributors to successful operations in virtually every industry—from military, to food and beverage, to chemicals, fuels, and plastics—reliably pumping materials that are thin, thick, hot, cold, liquid, solid, etc.

RESOURCES
  • Curve Generator
  • Downloads
  • Genuine Parts
  • Genuine Parts Kits
  • PumpSchool.com
  • VikingTV
SUPPORT
  • Serial Number Lookup
  • Sales Support
  • Service Support
  • Technical Support
  • Accessibility
  • Sales - Terms & Conditions
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Cookie Notice
  • Privacy Policy
OUR COMPANY
  • Blog
  • Certifications
  • Employment
  • History
  • Our Company
  • Warranty
Facebook YouTube LinkedIn

Copyright © 2026 Viking Pump, Inc.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms Of Service