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    Fire Water Pump Gear Box Overheating

    When engine driven vertical turbine type fire water pup is shop tested, right angle gear box temperature is found to be 62 deg above ambient for radial bearing and 42 deg above ambient for thrust bearing. Pump is 5000 gpm capacity with head of 132 m. Same temperature is found in similar 4 pumps...
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    Fire Water Pump Test at non flow as per NFPA 25

    Hi, We have a motor driven horizontal split casing (BB1)fire water pump in a new project under construction with rated capacity = 1136 m3/hr, Head = 131.5 m, Motor rating = 780 kW. As per NFPA 20, only a 1" relief valve is provided for minimum thermal flow. As per NFPA 25, pump is to be tested...

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