Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations MintJulep on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
-
Diagnosing Wet End Pump Damage
It took me a couple of days to gather this info and link images. Here goes: RPM = 1765; BEP = 4600gpm@435'; Range of flow = 1750gpm to 5200gpm; typical flow = 4600gpm; controls = none, runs full speed; suction line dimater = 12"; Temp of fluid = 170°F; vapor pressure = 4.8; P.H. = 10 I am...- KACC27
- Post #4
- Forum: Pump engineering
-
Diagnosing Wet End Pump Damage
I have three end-suction pumps in an application that results in severe pitting damage to the casing and impeller. The casing is carbon steel and the impeller is a 400series stainless. Both parts have been extensively damaged from the suction side of the impeller all the way into the dicharge...- KACC27
- Thread
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Pump engineering
