Hi there, and thanks for the tips. I have managed to track down some of the pump data which was requested.
The original pumps specs were:
Capacity 2,500 cubic meters per hour (now de-rated to 1800.)
Total head is 125 meters
Suction head is -5 meters
Revolutions 1650 (now 1500 or 1000)
Bore...
Afterhrs,
You are right on all counts. I am currently working in a shipyard as a consultant for a tanker (750 feet) conversion.
I used to be in the military myself and appreciate the "mil-spec" construction criteria. Thanks for the tips, and to everyone else here who has...
Hi All,
Any help or assistance would be appreciated here thanks. We have a centrifugal pump that was originally driven by a steam turbine. The pump has been de-rated to deliver 1,800 cubic metres per hour. (Used to be 2,500) The drive is now to be by a two speed HV electric motor, 6.6kV...
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My attempts to find an answer on the net has not been successful. Any assistance would be appreciated.
What I am after is:
What is the minimum distance required between an intrinsically safe/instrumentation cable and 440V AC power cable. Also what should be the minimum spacing between a...
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Any help with the following would be appreciated thanks.
My prior experience with batteries on ships has been that there always is a seperate battery compartment/locker for the lead acid cells and another for the Ni-Cad/Nife cells. I have just recently come across a vessel where the...
Hi All,
I was looking into some form of soft starter for a 225kW induction motor on a ship, when the thought of variable
speed drive came to mind. As the motor is driving a pump, the thought of being able to regulate the starting current as well as having speed control would be a bonus.
My...
