Thank you all for all valuable input. I now have a better understanding what to look for for this and future inertia calcs on PUMPS. I was succesful getting the LOAD CURVES from my sales guy and I was succefull in getting the inertia calcs. API 541 SPEC required that the motor was capable of...
I think I can use our 3D CAD to do this calculations. So far all I can think of for cal MMOI is the main shaft and the impeller. We are planning on using three BAll BEARING to support the shaft, could these neglected on my calcs if is not important to have accurate numbers from my calcs...
HOW CAN FIND THE MOMENT OF INERTIA ON A NEW CENTRUFUGAL PUMP THAT I AM DESIGNING?
I NEED TO SIZE THE MOTOR CORRECTLY BECAUSE IS GOING TO BE A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT MOTOR.