Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
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We opened a multi stage centrifugal pump and replaced the mechanical seal. Before installing the pump in the process, what kind of tests to be performed and is there any standard specifying about the test, parameters etc.,?
We opened a multi stage centrifugal pump and replaced the mechanical seal. Before installing the pump in the process, what kind of tests to be performed and is there any standard specifying about the test, parameters etc.,?
Oswald Vincent M.S Mech. Engg.
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RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
Oswald Vincent M.S Mech. Engg.
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RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
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RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
@LittleInch: Manual says Hydrostatic test, but I want to know is the a standard available in API, NFPA, ADR etc.
Oswald Vincent M.S Mech. Engg.
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RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
Or if assembled by competent staff you probably need to accept that it is correct and monitor start-up for problems.
If repaired by the local cowboys you really need to evaluate competency and make a decision, but for me testing in a rig is the same as testing in-situ,unless of course the distance between the repair shop and the plant are a vast distance apart.
Bear in mind a hydro test will only test for casing leaks and possibly the seal/s.
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
Oswald Vincent M.S Mech. Engg.
Keep Things Simple.
RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
If the one who is insisting has the authority to insist, seems you will have to test. Anyway, covers your arse if there is any problems on test or after re-instalation.
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. (Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.)
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Johnny Pellin
RE: Tests to be done on a Pump Before Installation
Oswald Vincent M.S Mech. Engg.
Keep Things Simple.