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    BFP Balancing Drum Function

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    The document discusses balancing systems for boiler feedwater pumps. It describes a balancing drum, which is a cylindrical portion on the rotor between the discharge and suction sides. Pressure acts on both sides of the balancing drum to create opposing thrusts that balance out the thrust from fluid flow. It also describes balancing disks that experience varying pressures across their faces and backs to balance out impeller axial thrust. The back pressure in the balancing chamber can be adjusted through an orifice to maintain proper balancing of the disks without large pressure variations that could damage seals.

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    BFP Balancing Drum Function

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    The document discusses balancing systems for boiler feedwater pumps. It describes a balancing drum, which is a cylindrical portion on the rotor between the discharge and suction sides. Pressure acts on both sides of the balancing drum to create opposing thrusts that balance out the thrust from fluid flow. It also describes balancing disks that experience varying pressures across their faces and backs to balance out impeller axial thrust. The back pressure in the balancing chamber can be adjusted through an orifice to maintain proper balancing of the disks without large pressure variations that could damage seals.

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    The document discusses balancing systems for boiler feedwater pumps. It describes a balancing drum, which is a cylindrical portion on the rotor between the discharge and suction sides. Pressure acts on both sides of the balancing drum to create opposing thrusts that balance out the thrust from fluid flow. It also describes balancing disks that experience varying pressures across their faces and backs to balance out impeller axial thrust. The back pressure in the balancing chamber can be adjusted through an orifice to maintain proper balancing of the disks without large pressure variations that could damage seals.

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    BFP Balancing Drum Function

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    Vudugundla Kodandapani
    The document discusses balancing systems for boiler feedwater pumps. It describes a balancing drum, which is a cylindrical portion on the rotor between the discharge and suction sides. Pressure acts on both sides of the balancing drum to create opposing thrusts that balance out the thrust from fluid flow. It also describes balancing disks that experience varying pressures across their faces and backs to balance out impeller axial thrust. The back pressure in the balancing chamber can be adjusted through an orifice to maintain proper balancing of the disks without large pressure variations that could damage seals.

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    Boiler Feedwater Pump Balancing Line

    Boiler Feedwater Pump Balancing Line

    Due to pressure difference across the pump there is always thrust on the rotor toward suction side of
    pump due to fluid. Therefore, there balancing system is required.

    Balancing drum

    Balancing drum is cylindrical portion installed on the rotor of the pump generally at the discharge end
    side. Small gap in mm is maintained axially between casing or dummy piston which is stationary part
    attached with pump casing.

    One side of balancing drum, pressure=discharge pressure while another side of balancing drum, the
    pressure =suction pressure (slightly greater than suction pr. which is maintained by a balancing line
    connected to suction line of pump. Therefore, due to pressure difference across balancing drum there
    is thrust which will opposite to the thrust created by fluid.

    Balancing Disks

    The operation of the simple balancing disk is illustrated in Figure above. The disk is fixed to and
    rotates with the shaft. It is separated by a small axial clearance from the balancing disk head, or
    balancing sleeve, which is fixed to the casing. The leakage through this clearance flows into the
    balancing chamber and from there either to the pump suction or to the vessel from which the pump
    takes its suction. The back of the balancing disk is subject to the balancing chamber back pressure,
    whereas the disk face experiences a range of pressures. These vary from discharge pressure at its
    smallest diameter to back pressure at its periphery. The inner and outer disk diameters are chosen so
    that the difference between the total force acting on the disk face and that acting on its back will
    balance the impeller axial thrust.

    If the axial thrust of the impellers should exceed the thrust acting on the disk during operation, the
    latter is moved toward the disk head, reducing the axial clearance between the disk and the disk
    head. The amount of leakage through the clearance is reduced so that the friction losses in the
    leakage return line are also reduced, lowering the back pressure in the balancing chamber. This
    lowering of pressure automatically increases the pressure difference acting on the disk and moves it
    away from the disk head, increasing the clearance. Now the pressure builds up in the balancing
    chamber, and the disk is again moved toward the disk head until an equilibrium is reached.

    To assure proper balancing in disk operation, the change in back pressure in the balancing chamber
    must be of an appreciable magnitude. Thus, with the balancing disk wide open with respect to the disk
    head, the back pressure must be substantially higher than the suction pressure to give a resultant
    force that restores the normal disk position. This can be accomplished by introducing a restricting
    orifice in the leakage return line that increases back pressure when leakage past the disk increases
    beyond normal. The disadvantage of this arrangement is that the pressure on the seal chamber is
    variable, a condition that may be injurious to the life of the seal and therefore should avoided.

    THE BALANCING DRUM IS A HOLLOW CYLINDER MOUNTED ON PUMP SHAFT (RED


    ONE IN THE DRAWING). PRESSURE ACTS ON THE DRUM TOWARDS LEFT AND
    TOWARDS RIGHT ON THE IMPELLER. THESE TWO CANCEL EACH OTHER THEREBY
    REDUCING AXIAL THRUST. THERE IS LITTLE RADIAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN
    THROTTLE BUSH (GREEN) AND BALANCING DRUM (RED). THIS CLEARANCE
    INCREASES DUE TO FLOW BETWEEN DRUM AND THROTTLE BUSH. THE DRUM,
    HAS LABIRYNTHS AROUND IT. I THINK, NOW IT SHOULD CLEAR YOUR DOUBT.

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