Bearings in Centrifugal

Pumps - Part I
Application Handbook

Summary

This SKF handbook provides a detailed and in-depth look at

bearings as used in centrifugal pumps. Part I includes: general
centrifugal pump operation principles, pump bearing details
including bearing life, bearing lubrication, etc. Part II includes:
application of ball and roller bearings in detail, comparative
viscosity classifications, unit conversions, and references. The
handbook is a reprint of the SKF handbook of Bearings in
Centrifugal Pumps, publication number 100-955, 1998, 42p.

SKF100955_1
SKF
22 pages
1998

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Table of Contents

General .. 3
Principles of Centrifugal Pumps3
Pump Operation. 5
Pump Bearing Load..... 6

Pump Bearings ....10

Bearings Types Used in Centrifugal Pumps...10
Pump Bearing Arrangements .11
Bearing Life.....15
Bearing Lubrication...16
Bearing Temperature... 20
Bearing Mounting and Radial Clearance 21

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