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Recirculation Piping to avoid cavitation in parallel pump operation
We have three boiler feed pumps operating in parallel that discharge to a common header. The original pumps were installed in 1970, and water demand by the boiler requires two pumps to operate simultaneously, which appears to present a problem. The #2 Pump was replaced within the last year due...- MatAI
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- Replies: 6
- Forum: Pipelines, Piping and Fluid Mechanics engineering
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Parallel Pump Operation and Cavitation
We have three boiler feed pumps operating in parallel and suspect cavitation in the #1 & #3 Pumps. The pumps supply water to a boiler, and 90% of the time two pumps must operate to satisfied the steam demand. The original pumps were installed in 1970, and the #2 pump was replace last year due...- MatAI
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- Replies: 7
- Forum: Pump engineering
