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Pumps Flashcards

1
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Pressure requirements

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  1. Move the liquid from its original height to its final height
  2. Overcome any pressure in the destination vessel
  3. Overcome the pressure losses in the system due to piping, bends, valves etc.
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Key factors in specifying a pump

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  • Quantity of liquid to be habdled
  • Pressure (or head) requirements
  • The nature of the fluid to be pumped
  • The available power supply
  • Continuous or intermittent usage
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3
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2 types of pump

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  • Centrifugal
  • Positive displacement types
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Viscosity does not change with shear stress

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Newtonian

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5
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Shear thinning

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Pseudoplastic

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6
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Shear thickening

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Dilatant

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7
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works by delivering kinetic energy to the fluid and converting it to flow

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centrifugal pump

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8
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moves a fixed volume against the system pressure

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positive displacement pump

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9
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  • most widely used type of pump for liquids
  • the fluid is fed to the centre of a rotating impellor
  • thrown outward by centrifugal action into a volute chamber
  • kinetic energy gives the fluid velocity through discharge pipe
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Centrifugal pump

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10
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Specifying a pump

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  • What is the material being pumped
  • flowrates and pressure requirements
  • what is the fluid temperature
  • is the fluid corrosive
  • what are the site standard process connections
  • what certification is required
  • is the pump variable speed, soft start, or drive on line
  • is the pump motor single phase or three phase
  • 50 or 60 Hz electrical supply
  • is the suction flooded (primed)
  • mechanical seals
  • budget
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11
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Used for lower viscosity fluids

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centrifugal pump

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12
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Fluid is fed to the centre of a rotating impellor and thrown outward by centrifugal action into a volute chamber. The kinetic energy imparted by this rotation gives the fluid velocity through discharge pipe

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centrifugal pump

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13
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… are more efficient but not sanitary

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closed impellers

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14
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main method for choosing a pump

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pump performance curve

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15
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Describes the pressure and flow output that can be achieved by the pump

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Pump performance curve

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16
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Point of highest efficiency of the pump. All points to the left and right of the BEP has a lower efficiency

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B.E.P best efficiency point

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17
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The plot starts at zero flow. What the head at this point correspond to?

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the shut off head of he pump

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18
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The head decreases until it reaches its minimum point. What is this point called?

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the run out point

Represents the maximum flow of the pump. Beyond this the pump cannot operate

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19
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The rate at which the material is delivery by the pump

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Flow

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20
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The pressure provided by the pump for that flow as measured in terms of height

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head

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22
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Typically shown by plotting the head h, against flow Q

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Pump performance

Can also plot power required P, and efficiency against Q on the same chart

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23
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Head falls as flow rate …

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increases

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24
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Where efficiency reaches a maximum and then falls. This is the most efficiency point to run the pump

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Duty point

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25
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If your requirements are …. the HEAD vs FLOW curve, the pump will be sufficient for your application

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on or below

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26
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Why is pressure expressed in terms of height?

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  • pump will often be expect to a deliver fluid from a low position to a higher position
  • we may already have a static head of liquid from the feeding vessel
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27
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Pumps in series

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Increase in pressure but not flow

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28
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Pumps in parallel

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Increase in flow but not pressure

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29
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Centrifugal pump advantages

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  • Single construction
  • No valves required within the pump
  • Steady delivery of fluid
  • Low maintenance cost
  • Relatively small compared with other pumps of similar capacity
  • Can handle suspended solids in low concentration
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30
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Centrifugal pump disadvantages

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  • Single stage pump cannot develop a high pressure
  • High efficiency only over a narrow range of conditions
  • Needs to be primed with liquid
  • Cannot handle high viscosity liquids
  • Cavitation if not used properly
  • Impellers can be damaged by solids
  • Gases in liquid are a problem
31
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the formation of an empty space within a solid object or body

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cavitation

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32
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How cavitation occurs

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  • Pumps create a low pressure at the inlet
  • If liquid pressure at the pump inlet is below vapour pressure, bubbles form
  • Further drop in pressure during movement through the pump
33
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Pressure required to boil a liquid at a given temperature

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vapour pressure

34
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What NPSH stands for

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Net Positive Suction Head

35
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Minimum net pressure required at the pump inlet nozzle to prevent the pump cavitating

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Net Positive Suction Head Required

36
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The absolute pressure at the pump inlet and calculated for the system

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Net positive suction head available

37
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To avoid cavitation

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NPSHA > NPSHR

38
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Occurs when the pressure at the pump inlet is below the vapour pressure of the liquid

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Cavitation

39
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Motor is fixed speed

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Direct on line (DOL)

40
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Motor controlled by a frequency drive VFD

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Variable Speed

41
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Motor start (ramp up) speed can be controlled

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Soft Start

42
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Speed governed by number of poles and AC frequency

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Fixed speed motors

43
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Output from a fixed speed pump will follow a prescribed head vs flow profile. If this flow has to be controlled it can be “throttled” using a valve to reduce the flow. These are wasteful since energy from the pump is “lost”. An alternative method id to adjust the speed of the drive motor to the pump.

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Variable Speed Drive

44
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Used for lower flowrate but higher pressure applications

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Positive displacement pumps

45
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Suited for higher viscosity fluids

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Positive displacement pumps

46
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Generally self priming

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Positive displacement pumps

47
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Change in flow varies in proportion to …

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speed

48
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Change in head varies in proportion to

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speed squared

49
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Change in power varies in proportion to

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speed cubed

50
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These work by trapping fluid in fixed amounts and forcing it into the discharge tube.
Theoreticall can produce the same flow at a given speed no matter what the discharge pressure is.
Cannot safely operate against a closed system
No shut off head like centrifugal pumps
- Pressure will build if there is an obstruction
- Need a pressure relief system in the pump or downstream

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Rotary, reciprocating or diaphragm type pumps

51
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  • liquid flows into the cavity and is trapped by the lobes as they rotate
  • The liquid travels around the interior of the casb in the “pockets” between the lobes and the casing
  • The meshing of lobes produces a change in pressure between the pump and discharge port causing the liquid to flow out
  • Larger clearances than gear pump
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Rotary lobe pump

52
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Rotary lobe pump advantages

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  • good for solids and food applications
  • sanitary and superior CIP/SIP capabilities
  • No damage to particles, largest sized particles of any PD pump type
  • No metal to metal contact
  • Non pulsating discharge
53
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Rotary lobe pump disadvantages

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  • not as good for higher viscosity as gear pump
  • problems at low viscosity also
  • Lower suction than gear pump
54
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  • A volume of fluid passes between the teeth of two meshing gears and their casing at a constant rate
  • As the gears rotate and the meshed teeth separate, a partial vacuum is formed that fills with fluid
  • As the gears continue to rotate, they trap the liquid and move it around the casing from the suction to the discharge point
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Rotary gear pump

55
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Advantages of rotary gear pumps

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  • Able to pump high viscosity liquids over large distances: good for high temperature application & not suited for low viscosity
  • Bi-directional : can fill or empty a vessel
56
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Disadvantages of rotary gear pumps

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  • limited to clean non abrasive materials
  • Large footprint and relatively low capacity
57
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  • rotates to form chambers with the intermeshing of two screws inside the pump housing
  • the chambers fill with fluid and move it form the suction side to the higher pressure discharge side of the pump
  • they can handle non homogenous fluid and works regardless of lubricity and viscosity
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Twin screw pump

58
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  • Most often used in situations that contian high gas volume fraction and fluctuating inet conditions
  • some are reversible
  • better for clean fluids - oil and fuels
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Twin Screw pumps

59
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type of positive displacement pump where there is a helical rotor turned inside helical stator - shaped to allow cavities

Internal clearnace so suited for delicate and high viscosity fluids
Steady flow
Reversible
Fllow rate is proportional to running speed
Higher Pressure up to 40 bar.
Flow rate up to 250 m^3/hr

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Progressive cavity

60
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Gear and twin screw have … clearances

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smaller

61
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Lobe and progressive have … clearances

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bigger

62
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Gear and lobe pumps have
….. footprints and run at
lower speeds than screw and
progressive cavity

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bigger

63
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  • As the piston rod moves forward liquid is forced out through the discharge valves
  • Simultaneously liquid enters the pump inlet
  • As the piston rod begins the backward stroke the inlet valve machanically opens, permitting the liquid to continue its flow forward through the piston into the discharge chamber, until the stroke is completed
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Piston pump

64
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Positive displacement pumps

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  • rotary gear
  • rotary lobe
  • twin screw
  • progressive cavity
65
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  • at the beginning of the stroke, the plunger displaces the liquid in the manifold chamber and forces the discharge valve open. There is a split second at the end of the stroke when bboth inlet and discharge valves are closed
  • As the plunger rod begins its backward stroke, the inlet valve opens to allow more liquid into the manufold chamber, thereby keeping a smooth forward flow of liquid
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Plunger pump

66
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  • Run via compressed air
  • Intrinsically safe (ATEX)
  • Low cost
  • Generally small and portable
  • Only small lifts possible
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Compressed air powered double diaphragm pumps

67
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  • Diaphragm moves right and the volume of a left hand chamber is increased, the pressure decreases, and fluid is drawn into the chamber
  • When the diaphragm moves back, chamber pressure increases from dereased volume, the fluid previously drawn in is forced out
  • The right hand (opposing) sesction of the pump works in an alternating fashion
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Diaphragm pump

68
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  • There is no limit to the outlet pressure if “dead headed”
  • Some PD pumps produce pulsating flows
  • Dampers fitted on the inlet to the pump as suction stabilisers to reduce vibration
  • this mitigates against head loss due to rapid acceleration of fluid velocity on each stroke of the pump
  • Flood suction (priming) is not always required for some types of PD pump
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Pressure and delivery issues for PD pumps

69
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Positive displacement pumps have … NPSH requirements

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very low

70
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Potential pump failures for centrifugal pumps

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  • Foreign objects
  • Dry run
  • Over load motor, end of curve runniing (high amps)
  • Closed valve/ dead head pump (heat)
  • Poor suction conditions (vibrations)
71
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Potential pump failures for PD pumps

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  • Foreign objects
  • Dry run
  • Over pressure, no PRV (metal contact)
  • Undersized Drive (gearbox & motor)
  • Thermal Shock (metal contact)
  • Poor suction conditions (vibrations)
72
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Positive Displacement Advantages

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  • Handles almost all types of fluids - conventional and unconvential
  • Fluid density does not influence pump performance
  • Self priming
  • Very wide operating range at overall high efficiency
  • Very low NPSH requirements and not sensitive to vapour and cavitation
  • Very good flow control
  • Higher cost and footprint compared to centrifucal pumps
73
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Weakest component of the pump

A

pump seal

74
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Common cause of pump seal failure

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Dry running of pump

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