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Maintenance of Pumps: Hammad Akber GTE

The document discusses maintenance of pumps. It outlines the major components of a pump that require maintenance including the shaft, impeller, wear rings, stuffing box, diffuser casing, and bearings. It describes various types of maintenance that can be performed such as preventative, predictive, periodic, and breakdown maintenance. Key maintenance activities discussed include checking shaft runout, balancing and float checking, measuring wear ring clearances, inspecting bearings, performing shaft alignment, and inspecting other components like the impeller, mechanical seal, gland packing, relief valve, and pump element. The goal of maintenance is to improve system reliability and prevent failures by closely monitoring pump components for issues.

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Maintenance of Pumps: Hammad Akber GTE

The document discusses maintenance of pumps. It outlines the major components of a pump that require maintenance including the shaft, impeller, wear rings, stuffing box, diffuser casing, and bearings. It describes various types of maintenance that can be performed such as preventative, predictive, periodic, and breakdown maintenance. Key maintenance activities discussed include checking shaft runout, balancing and float checking, measuring wear ring clearances, inspecting bearings, performing shaft alignment, and inspecting other components like the impeller, mechanical seal, gland packing, relief valve, and pump element. The goal of maintenance is to improve system reliability and prevent failures by closely monitoring pump components for issues.

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Maintenance Of Pumps

Hammad Akber
GTE
Introduction:
• Pump: is a machine that converts mechanical energy into fluid energy,
the fluid being incompressible.

• Types: Following are the 2 basic types.


• Dynamic: Centrifugal , Axial.
• Displacement: Reciprocating & Rotary.
MAINTENANCE PHOILOSOPHY:

• Maintenance is done on to the machine in order to improve system


reliability. Maintenance may be :
• Preventive
Predictive (Conditional Monitoring)
Periodic
• Break down
• RCM
PUMP MAJOR COMPONENTS:

• Shaft
• Impeller
• Wear Rings
• Stuffing Box
• Diffuser Casing
• Bearings
Shaft Run Out
• Runout checks are made to determine out of roundness conditions (eccentricity)
in a shaft. Whether shaft is concentric or not ?
• Runout occurs due to:
a) Machining Process
b) Dents from handling.
c) Rust patches.
d) Rotor bow / sag due to thermal effects, gravity, or other influences/loads.
e) Defective or worn bearings in the machine or lathe supports
Cont’d
• Moderate to excessive run out will create moderate to excessive
vibration within a pump
(may cause rubbing).
• Firstly shaft itself is checked and then
along with its attached components
(wear ring , impeller etc.)
• Dial Indicator is attached on axially
given points. Variation in readings
indicates:
Balancing & Float Check

• Balancing of a rotor is carried out to eliminate the vibration.

• Balancing correction weights may eliminate the dynamic forces but


they will not resolve the eccentricity issue.

• Correction weights may added or material may remove for the


balancing.
• FLOAT
Cont’d

BACK
Wear Ring Clearances:
• Wear ring provides close clearances to minimize leakage from the discharge to
the suction of the impeller.
• As the wear ring wears with use , leakage will gradually increases , effecting the
pump efficiency.
• The gap is destroyed if there is
misalignment or shaft deflection.
• Clearances is taken through the Feeler
Gauge.
• Material : SS or Bronze
Cont’d

BACK
BEARING

• Providing Support to a shaft for smooth Running.


• Lubrication prevents metal-metal contact.
• Thrust Bearings are used to
compensate/bear axial load.

Bearing inspection is very important during


Pump maintenance.
Causes of Bearing Failure:
Flaking , Spalling , Rust & Corrosion, wear ,
Babbit metal remove , loss of lubrication etc.
Shaft Alignment
• Shaft alignment is the process to align two or more shafts with each other to
within a tolerated margin. It is an absolute requirement for machinery before the
machinery is put in service. Therefore pump and motor shafts are aligned before
they put into service.
• Misalignment between the pump and drive can result in premature bearing
failure or other damage.
Cont’d
Shaft Alignment
Inspection During Maintenance:

• Pump Impeller.
• Mechanical Seal.
• Gland Packing.
• Shaft Sleeve.
• Relieve Valve.
• Pump Element (PD).
Mechanical Seal

 Seal may fail due to lack of


lubrication. Due to which
temperature rises at the sealing faces
that will damage the elastomer part
of the mechanical seal.
 Pump Vibration. Vibration imparts
forces on each part of the seal
components. Vibrations may be due
to worn bearings.
Cont’d
Gland Packing
Relieve Valve

• During Pump Maintenance


relief valve is overhaul for
cleaning and inspection
purpose.

• Checking spring stiffness etc.


Pump Element Inspection
QUESTIONS

Maintenance Of Pumps Hammad Akber GTE
Introduction: • Pump: is a machine that converts mechanical energy into fluid energy, the fluid being incompressible. • Type
MAINTENANCE PHOILOSOPHY: • Maintenance is done on to the machine in order to improve system reliability. Maintenance may be
PUMP MAJOR COMPONENTS: • Shaft • Impeller • Wear Rings • Stuffing Box • Diffuser Casing • Bearings
Shaft Run Out • Runout checks are made to determine out of roundness conditions (eccentricity) in a shaft. Whether shaft is
Cont’d • Moderate to excessive run out will create moderate to excessive vibration within a pump (may cause rubbing). • Fir
Balancing & Float Check • Balancing of a rotor is carried out to eliminate the vibration. • Balancing correction weights may
Cont’d BACK
Wear Ring Clearances: • Wear ring provides close clearances to minimize leakage from the discharge to the suction of the imp
Cont’d BACK

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