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Centrifugal Pumps Design and Application 2nd ed - Val S. Lobanoff, Robert R. Ross (Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992)

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342 <strong>Centrifugal</strong> <strong>Pumps</strong>: <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Application</strong><br />

component interfaces by means of a shear force appli<strong>ed</strong> to a key (e.g.<br />

driver shaft to driver half coupling hub; pump half coupling hub to pump<br />

shaft; <strong>and</strong> pump shaft to impeller). The general practice is to use a square<br />

key which has a height equal to one-fourth of the shaft diameter. (See<br />

ANSI-B17.1). The length of the key is determin<strong>ed</strong> by the strength requirements<br />

<strong>and</strong> the length of the hub. The strength of the key is evaluat<strong>ed</strong><br />

by calculating the bearing <strong>and</strong> shear stress, assuming that the forces are<br />

uniformly distribut<strong>ed</strong> along the length of the key.<br />

Example<br />

For a pump with a 2 7 /s~in. diameter shaft at the coupling <strong>and</strong> a maximum<br />

horsepower of 1,580 at 3,560 RPM, determine the coupling key<br />

size. Shaft material is 4140 <strong>and</strong> the coupling key is 316 stainless steel.<br />

Solution<br />

The mechanical properties of the key material are lower than that of<br />

the shaft, so it will be adequate to only examine the key.<br />

The torque to be transmitt<strong>ed</strong> from the driver is:<br />

The force on the key is:

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