Pumps with sliding base plate
Pumps with sliding base plate
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To help eliminate the lateral forces placed on a pump suction nozzle, I was thinking I could place the pump on a sliding plate. Depending on the amount of displacement required, I would either have slotted bolt holes or devise some type of clips to restrain the pump during start-up. I would check the frictional forces and make sure that these would not exceed allowable nozzle loads. I was curious if anyone has had any experience with this or has done this in the past. Ideally, I would like to decrease nozzle loads, but I am limited by real estate, NPSHr of the pump, and not being able to use expansion joints. Besides retraining the pump against start-up forces, are there any other force or vibrational issues that need to be condidered?





RE: Pumps with sliding base plate
RE: Pumps with sliding base plate
It sounds good in theory to a non-mechanical guy, but that's not saying much. Maybe a related question: why is a rigid attachment to a massive foundation important to begin with.
jjpelin - what kind of problems do you see?
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RE: Pumps with sliding base plate