Bearings in Centrifugal

Pumps - Part II
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.

SKF
17 pages
1998

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Table of Contents

Angular Contact Ball Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps.....................................................................3

Single Row Angular Contact Ball Bearings .............................................................................3
MRC PumPac Bearings ..........................................................................................................10
Double Row Angular Contact Ball Bearings..........................................................................11

Roller Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps ...........................................................................................12

Cylindrical Roller Bearings ....................................................................................................12
Taper Roller Bearings.............................................................................................................13
Spherical Roller Bearings .......................................................................................................13

Comparative Viscosity Tables .......................................................................................................15

Unit Conversion .............................................................................................................................16

References......................................................................................................................................17

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