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    Centrifugal Pump efficiency

    We have a API std centrifugal pump installed in our plant with following details as given by vendor:- Capacity-13.36 m3/hr Total Head- 163.9 m Speed-3550 rpm Sp. Gravity-0.5370 Viscosity-0.1109 cp Efficiency-24.5% BHP-13.05 kw Shut off- 182.25 m My question:: Is it recommended to use this pump...
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    Centrifugal pump technical bid evaluation.

    Hello Friends I have very little experience in technical bid evaluation. This question has haunted me several times. My doubt is, if one has to evaluate a bid for 3 centrifugal pumps offered by 3 different vendors. What all parameters do an engineer consider/check to select the best pump among...
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    API Seal flush plan 32

    Hi Frnds In case of pumps with API seal flush plan 32, what should be the seal flush pressure. how much more than suction pressure?
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    High temperature in API 53B Mech Seal

    Hi Frnds This is an issue related to a double mechanical seal of an agitator. We observed a sudden high buffer fluid temperature which rose up to 103 deg C. Within 25 mins it went from 56 to 103 deg C and came back to 50 deg C. After 2 hours we observed, high seal oil differential pressure of...
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    Time wave form analysis

    Friends, i am naive to vibration analysis. Can you help in understanding time wave form. What all parameters do we check in this particular type and for what purposes?
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    Magnetic center and alignment

    Friends i have a little confusion over motors having magnetic center. When a motor is at rest, the shaft is on the magnetic center. We carry out alignment at this rest condition. Now when the motor starts it runs on magnetic center. How does the coupling accommodates this axial movement? or is...
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    Seal flush plan

    My query is about relation between seal flush plan and seal arrangement. To be specific, in case of plan 52,53,54 what could be the seal arrangements in these seal flush plans. Is a seal flush plan 53 applicable to both back to back & tandem arrangement.

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