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    clogged suction or discharge pump linr

    It would be helpful for all if you stated the type of pump in question and the min/operating/max "current" for your application. If its a PD pump, yes, the current will increase as the pump struggles to maintain the volumetric displacement. A centrifugal pump can still output higher pressure...
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    Fuel Gas Coalescer Filters

    Following-up, other aspects such as temperature and pressure/flow spikes may still be applicable, I thought you might be interested in the graph illustrating rate of clogging. Pressure drop increases exponentially, thus it doubles at 50% clogged and doubles again at 75% clogged etc... Therefore...
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    Fuel Gas Coalescer Filters

    I'll take a stab at it, my background is industrial filtration and cyclonic gas/liquid separation. Double-check your DP gauge/transducer is working properly. If it isn't possible for a brief upset condition such as a water-hammer effect from an initial filling aspect (if this is a possibility...
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    White smoke coming from stack

    Steam certainly looks white and if that is the issue, an abundance of entrained moisture venting through their system, then a centrifugal gas/liquid separator would be appropriate to make that plume disappear. I do not know enough about ESPs or their process to rule-out other particulate...
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    Pump Impeller

    Yes. Typically used for pressures >30 PSIG and up to maximums 3500+PSIG depending upon model. Flow range from fractions GPH conforming to API 675 metering pump standards up to 330 GPM for the largest size. Can operate dry, self-prime, handle temperatures in the 200F range and since they do not...
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    Pump Impeller

    Although a sealless positive displacement pump guy, I have seen my share of damaged impellers; definitely need to double check your temperature to ensure you do not have an upset condition and in such an upset condition you might also have insufficient NPSHa, so you end-up with both temperature...
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    NPSH and maximum vaccum of the pump

    Hi @adrich91, The NPSHr is different for each pump design and you did not advise if you were talking about a centrifugal or positive displacement pump; the difference in pumping action will also determine the effect cavitation has. My expertise is with the sealless positive displacement...
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    Multiphase flow pumped in parallel?

    My understanding has been that most PD pumps rely on pumping non-compressible liquids and that, specific with PC pumps, gas can compress within the stator/rotor cavities, leading to a loss of efficiency or complete loss of flow. Admittedly my experience has not been with multi-phase pumping...
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    Multiphase flow pumped in parallel?

    Hi Kalizzy, My take on your application is that multiphase pumping is generally incompatible with positive displacement pumps; a quick consultation with Chat GPT explained the merits of a twin screw pump for your application. I've worked on projects which involved a pair of positive...
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