CHAPTER 10 - PUMPS

rechecked periodically. To facilitate accurab

5.3 Summary of Pump Data' The following table
field alignment, most manufacturers either do
io.s.alriindicates the minimum recommended not dowel the PumPs or drivers on the base
plp" tir'". for the following pump with rated plate before shiPment, or at most dowel tle
caPacities:
pump onlY.
Table 10.5.3(a) Summary of Pump Data placed
After the pump and driver unit has been
should be
b, in"'tLunOaiion the coupling halves
Jis"onn"ct"O. The coupling should nothave
be
Pu-mp Suction Discharge Relief Valve Valve Meter [.onn".i"o until the alignment operations
Rating been comPleted.
sp,"ji;j" in.* (mm) in'* (mm) in' (mm)
',,Hffi ",4'*
flexible coupling should not be used
to
A of the pump and
(32\ 1 1t4 (32) I (38) 2 (50) foi miialignment
i6 ssl 1 it2 (38) I 1t4 1t2
""r.p".."t" The pur[ose of the coupling is to
tr
(50) (50) ?rli JrirJt-.nrtt".
100 (37s) 2 (50) 11t2(38) 2
2
(50) lorp"n.it" for temperature change: 3:l^t:
150 (568)
ifiiiiii
21t2(651
Sizsi ' 2zisol
21t2(65)
'siisi ?1.t2(65) 1(19)
21t2(65\ 3(75) plirit end movement of the shafts withottt
int"rf"t"n." with each other while transmitting
(75) 2 (50) 2 1t2 (65\ itl'i power from the driver to the PumP'
250 (e46) 3 1/2 (8e) 3

300 (1136) 4 (100) 4 (100) ztn651

3 1/2(8e)
?tlf There are two forms of misalignment-b-etween
400 (1514) 4 (100) 4 (1oo) 3 (75) ?\127) 1 !',199) in" prmp shaft'and the driver shaft' as follows:
ii[ ili63i s irzi sit)1\ ss izsi ?\1.27) 1(199)
soo itesz) s (tzz) sititi izsi 5 (127\ 5 (127)
a. Angular misalignment - shafts with axes
750 (2s3e) 6 (150) 6 (150) 4
(100) 9 !'!sol 1(.?!l concentric but not Parallel'
rooo iiiaii o trsoi 6 ii;oi + irooi I (150) I (1?9)
(1?1)
o irsoi
izooi oirsoi 98(200)
I {?00)
iiio
'161;6;;i eirooi
iiiSii aizooi a
8irooi 9(?99) b. Parallel misalignment - shafts with axes
ioili;;bi irilisbl rdtisirl oirsoi 10(250) 8(200) parallel but not concentric'

2500 (e462) 10 (250) 10 (250) 6

(150) 10 (250)
(300) !8 (200)
(?99)
The faces of the coupling halves should
be
iooo iijli6t i, t5ooi ri a izooi 12tz(soo)
i5ooi eiiooi
ffiiii;;i irii00i 1ii;ooi 10(250)
soaced far enough apart so that they cannot'
r+ (sss) 19 1?99)
40oo (15140) 14 (3s5) -.; ii00i a i2ooi ;i,',k" ;ach oln", irn"n the driver rotor is moved
jiooii;oiri r+iissi a(2091 14(355) 19(?!9)
ioi+ooi
;;;J;;t toward the PumP' Due allowance
i6oo iiiglEi io i+ooi i+ iissi a izooi r+ lssst to tzsot bearings'
rhoufO be made for wear of the thrust
check
* Actual pump flanqe may be less than pump size' in" n""""tary tools for an approximate
a
of the alignment of a flexible coupling -ate
feeler
taper gage or a set of
.it"ight;oie and a
5.4 Pump Foundation and Alignment' Pumps gases.
sfrouid be installed properly' lt is very important
that the pump and driver be provided with
rigid A check for angular alignment is -made by
points
foundation, and the pump and driver are inserting the taper gage or feelers at four.
the
aligned' bJt*eei the.coupling faces and comparing
di.trn"" between tne faces at four points

5.5 A substantial foundation is important il at 90-degree intervals around the

should "o"c"O
il;|ilg.- The uniiwill be in angular alignment
maintaining alignment' The foundation
reinforced concrete' when the measurements show that the coupling
freferaOty-Oe made of points'
faces are the same distance apart at all
5.6 lf pumps and drivers were shipped, f1o1rthl
mounteo on a
factory with both machines A check for parallel alignment is made by
corrnon base plate, they were plates accurately oiacinq a straight edge across both coupling
,figneO before shipment' . All base are Ii;; ri the top,-bottom, and at both sides'
when
The
the
flexible to some extent and' therefore' must not ,nit *itt be in parallel alignment
at
ritrlght edge rests evenly on the couPlilg-rim
be relied upon to maintain the factory alignment' be necessary for
Realignment is necessary after the complete ,ii pirtiti"ti, Allowance may
unit has been leveled on tne foundation and Grriplrature changes and for coupling halves
again after the grout has set and foundation if'"t'"t" not of the same outside diameter' Care
bolts have beei tightened' The alignment
piped and
should be checked lfter tfre unit is

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