“CLASIFICACIÓN DE LAS

BOMBAS HIDRÁULICAS”

M. en C. Jesús Eduardo Rivera López.

 “CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION”

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR

PETROLEUM, PETROCHEMICAL AND
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES

ANSI / API Standard 610

ELEVENTH EDITION, SEPTEMBER 2010
 “CLASSIFICATION AND DESIGNATION”

The pumps described

in this international
Standard are classified
and designated by type
codes, as shown in the
next Table.
 “PUMP TYPE OH1”

Foot-mounted, single-stage overhung pumps shall be designated

pump type OH1.
 “PUMP TYPE OH2”

Centreline-mounted, single-stage overhung pumps shall be

designated pump type OH2.

They have a single bearing housing to absorb all forces imposed

upon the pump shaft and maintain rotor position during operation.
 “PUMP TYPE OH3”
Vertical, in-line, single-stage overhung pumps with separete bearing
brackets shall be designated pump type OH3.

They have a bearing housing integral with the pump to absorb all
pump loads.
 “PUMP TYPE OH4”
Rigidly coupled, vertical, in-line, single-stage overhung pumps shall
be designated pump type OH4.

Rigidly coupled pumps have their shaft rigidly coupled to the driver
shaft.
 “PUMP TYPE OH5”
Close-coupled, vertical, in-line, single-stage overhung pumps shall
be designated pump type OH5.

Close-coupled pumps have their impellers mounted directly on the

drivers shaft.
 “PUMP TYPE OH6”
High-speed, integral, gear-driven, single-stage overhung pumps
shall be designated pump type OH6.

These pumps have a speed-increasing gearbox integral with the

pumpe. The impeller is mounted directly to the gearbox output
shaft.
 “PUMP TYPE BB1”

Axial Split, one- and two-stage, between-bearings pumps

shall be designated pump type BB1.
 “PUMP TYPE BB2”

Radially Split, one- and two-stage, between-bearings pumps shall

be designated pump type BB2.
 “PUMP TYPE BB3”

Axially Split, multistage, between-bearings pumps shall be

designated pump type BB3.
 “PUMP TYPE BB4”
Single-casing, radially Split, multistage, between-bearings pumps
shall be designated pump type BB4.

These pumps are also called ring-sections pumps, segmental-ring

pumps or tie-rod pumps.

These pumps have a potential leakage path between each segment.

 “PUMP TYPE BB5”

Double-casing, radially Split, between-bearings pumps (barrel

pumps) shall be designated pump type BB5.
 “PUMP TYPE VS1”

Wet Pit, vertically, single-casing diffuser pumps with discharge

through the column shall be designated pump type VS1.
 “PUMP TYPE VS2”
Wet Pit, vertically suspended, single-casing volute pumps with
discharge through the column shall be designated pump type VS2.
 “PUMP TYPE VS3”

Wet Pit, vertically suspended, single-casing axial-flow pumps with

discharge through the column shall be designated pump type VS3.
 “PUMP TYPE VS4”
Vertically suspended, single-casing, volute, line-shaft-driven sump
pumps shall be designated pump type VS4.
 “PUMP TYPE VS5”
Vertically suspended, cantiliver sump pumps shall be designated
pump type VS5.
 “PUMP TYPE VS6”
Double-casing, vertically suspended pumps shall be designated
pump type VS6.
 “PUMP TYPE VS7”
Double-casing, volute, vertically suspended pumps shall be
designated pump type VS7.
 GRACIAS
 M. en C. Jesús Eduardo Rivera López.