Documentary Reconstruction of a 2010 Supply: DESMI ROTAN HD 101 Pump at Prista Oil Terminal
In 2010, BESTFLOW supplied a gear pump unit for the Prista Oil Ukraine base oil terminal in Odesa Port. Surviving photos of the facility, engineering drawings, and flow diagrams make it possible, 16 years later, to accurately reconstruct the exact model, drive type, and installation position of the unit—demonstrating how much genuine engineering history can be recovered from a few archival documents.
The Project: Terminal Context and Supply Background
The Prista Oil Ukraine marine terminal in Odesa Port was designed to unload base oils from tankers, store the product in a tank farm, and transfer it into rail tank cars. In 2010, BESTFLOW supplied a DESMI ROTAN HD 101 gear pump unit for the facility's shore pump station.
The Installation: Technological Position H-4
According to the archival flow diagram ('Base Oil Terminal'), the shore pump station comprised a line of pump units (labeled H-1 through H-6) connected to storage tanks (R-1 through R-15), the loading berth, and the rail rack. Archival site photos directly confirm that the supplied pump was installed at position 'H-4'.
Reconstruction & Context: Supply Hypothesis
Based on the surviving pump station layout, the supplied unit occupied a dedicated position, H-4. This installation could have been driven by an expansion of total pumping capacity or the addition of redundant standby capacity. The exact original project requirements were not explicitly recorded in the surviving archive.
The Equipment: Pump Construction and Drive Unit
The supplied equipment is a DESMI ROTAN HD 101 EFMR-1U2B2 positive displacement internal gear pump (Heavy Duty cast iron series, DN 100 ports) featuring an integrated relief bypass valve on the casing. The pump was coupled to a low-speed NORD 5.5 kW geared motor to deliver high torque when handling viscous liquids.
Original Documentation: Dimensional Drawing
The project archive preserves the original approved dimensional drawing of the Rotan Typ HD 101 EFMR unit with NORD drive. The document specifies connection dimensions, bypass valve arrangement, and baseframe mounting layout.
What the Archive Preserves: Engineering Conclusion
The case of position H-4 is an honest historical reconstruction. Rather than inventing marketing narratives about 'logistics optimization', it relies strictly on facts: archival photos, flow diagrams, and OEM drawings that prove the real-world presence of BESTFLOW-supplied equipment at Odesa Port.