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Pump Operation Prodedure
Pump Operation Prodedure
•1. Setup
•2. Startup procedure
•3. Shutdown procedure
•4. On the meaning of gradually
•The starting and stopping of pumps produces transient flows in pumping systems, that
may damage or destroy both the pumps and the connected piping system. Careful
operation of the pump is necessary to minimize these effects.
•If there is no discharge valve and the pump has a rotational speed governor,
then gradually increase the rotational speed of the pump motors until the
required rotational speed is achieved.