5 - Centrifugal Pump Construction
5 - Centrifugal Pump Construction
5 - Centrifugal Pump Construction
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DESIGNS OF CENTRIFUGAL
PUMP
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OPEN, SEMI-OPEN AND CLOSED
IMPELLERS
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SINGLE AND DOUBLE SUCTION
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VOLUTE AND DIFFUSER
Higher efficiency
Wider Operating Range
Higher Initial Cost
Sensitive to Particulate Matter
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ENDSUCTION AND INLINE
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MULTISTAGE
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RADIAL AND THRUST
FORCES
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RADIAL FORCE
VIBR
ATIO
R NS
QBEP
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AXIAL FORCE
Axial Force
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HOW TO OVERCOME
BALANCING HOLES
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HOW TO OVERCOME
BALANCE PISTON
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HOW TO OVERCOME
OPPOSED IMPELLERS
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PUMP SEALS
WHY?
High Low
pressure pressure
Clearance Leakage
Shaft Seals
Clearance Leakage
LEAKAGE
Wear ring
Packing or
mechanical
seal
WEAR RING
WEAR RING
PACKING SEAL
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WHAT IS PACKING?
PACKING MATERIAL
Yarns
PTFE
Graphite
REPLACING PACKING
LUBRICATION
Lubrication by
cool clean fluid
Keep packing flushed of
abrasives and chemicals
LUBRICATION
MECHANICAL SEAL
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MECHANICAL SEAL
O-rings
Impeller
speeds. Rotating face
Shaft
Used when handling
corrosive, abrasive or
hazardous liquids
Casing Some invisible leakage is
needed for lubrication and
cooling
MECHANICAL SEAL
MECHANICAL SEAL
MECHANICAL SEAL
BALANCED VS. UNBALANCED
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