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

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

Bearings <strong>and</strong> lubrication,<br />

NPSHR cavitation free,<br />

524-555. See also Bearings. 92-103, 107<br />

additives, 529<br />

SIGMA cavitation free,<br />

bearing failure, 545-548 107-108<br />

bearing life, 545-548<br />

suction specific spe<strong>ed</strong> cavitation<br />

bearing temperature, 530-531 free, 107-108<br />

drip fe<strong>ed</strong>, 539-540 Thoma, 186<br />

emulsification, 528 vibration, 430-432<br />

fire point, 527-528<br />

flash point, 527-528<br />

Chemical pumps, 283-329<br />

ANSI specifications, 283-290<br />

forc<strong>ed</strong> fe<strong>ed</strong>, 539-540 bearing housing, 298<br />

friction torque, 525 bearing life, 285<br />

function of the lubricant, 525 bearings, 299-303<br />

grease limitations, 533-534 b<strong>ed</strong>plates, 304<br />

liquid lubricant applications, cann<strong>ed</strong> motor, 305-306<br />

536-537 casing, 293-297<br />

lubricant selection, 529-533, cover, 297<br />

536 frame, 297<br />

magnetic shaft seals, 549-550 hydraulic coverage, 288<br />

oil bath, 537-538 impeller, 290, 293<br />

oil characteristics, 526-529 mag drive, 305-306<br />

oil mist, 539, 541-545 material, 323-329<br />

oil replacement frequency, mechanical seals, 387-388<br />

528-529, 534 non-metallic, 309-323<br />

oil ring, 552-555 nozzle loading, 318<br />

oil versus grease, 525-526 NPSHR, 317<br />

oxidation, 528 processes, 323-328<br />

pour point, 527 sealless pumps, 305-306<br />

rust prevention, 528-529 sump pumps, 307-309<br />

seal<strong>ed</strong> bearings, 534-536 support head, 298<br />

shaft seal types, 549-551 CO 2 pumps, 166-172<br />

viscosity, 526-527, 536<br />

BHP (brake horsepower),<br />

Bi-rotors, 148 168-172<br />

Blades. See also Vanes. dry running applications, 167<br />

Brumfield criterion, 187-191 enhanc<strong>ed</strong> recovery, 166<br />

GHP (gas horsepower),<br />

168-172<br />

p lubricating properties, 166<br />

mechanical seals, 167<br />

pump selection, 169-172<br />

Cavitation Concentric bowl pump, 179,<br />

definition, 87, 88 184-185, 191-195

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