TNX/HLW Long Shaft Pumps 1995-2000

VanPelt, B.

Savannah River Site (S.C.)

关键词: Testing;    Pumps;    Storage Facilities;    Reliability;    Design;   

DOI  :  10.2172/799704
RP-ID  :  WSRC-TR-2001-00313
RP-ID  :  AC09-96SR18500
RP-ID  :  799704

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Problems with long shaft pumps are becoming clearer due to increased use, better instrumentation, more analysis, and increased testing activity. The problems are with reliability and not with hydraulic performance. The root cause of reliability problems is usually excessive vibration caused by design. The outlook for satisfactory pumps is improved as understanding of problems increases. Promising developments are emerging such as the tilt pad bearing. Alternative configurations, such as gas filled columns and submerged motor pumps, will require development. Continued development, in general, should be expected due to changing technology and industry changes. This report describes thirteen distinct pump programs starting with leakage of original mixer pumps in the 1980s and ending with the testing of tilt pad bearings now in progress. Eight of the programs occurred from 1996 to 2000. All involve long shaft pumps; all involve testing at TNX; and all involve a problem of some kind. The common technical issue among the activities is vibration and shaft (or rotor) instability due to journal bearings. In every case, excessive shaft vibration is a reasonable and probable explanation for some or all of the problems.