We have had the bearings on three centifugal pump motors on three different jobs fail. The pumps have been in service ranging 1 year to three months. We had the bearigs on one motor analyzed, they said the races were fluted (I think thats the right word) due to electric discharge. I know this...
Does anyone know of a method for calculating the noise level of a boiler blowdown. Boiler operates at 120 psig the blowdown piping is 8" approximatley 60' long venting 40,000 lb/hr to atmospheric pressure