rmgarnett
What are the ambient temperature requirements? 5 to 45 degC
What is the operating speed? 1800 rpm
Is this being driven from a variable speed drive? No
Is water readily available? Yes, soft water (treated, closed loop)
What are the noise requirements? 85 dB measured one...
Thanks for the replies
The suppliers are both reputable (ABB and Siemens) so I do not expect any problems.
I have also never heard of a case where cooling water actually gets into contact with the motor internals. My management however is concerned that water cooled motors carries a bigger...
As part of an EPC project we need to install some motors in the 3MW range and have requested air-cooled motors. The possible suppliers (2) have both indicated that water cooled motors will be more suitable for our application.
1. Does the water-cooled motors carry a bigger "risk" due to the...