Weird and Wonderful Pump Failures - Calgary Pump Symposium

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5: Sulphur Transfer Pump o o o Two vertical centrifugal VS4 style pumps installed in vessel. “A” pump top bearing deterioration detected by periodic vibration monitoring Switched to stand-by “B” pump but very little flow developed. “B” unit had not been operated for 12 months
Sulphur Transfer Pump o o Pulled “B” pump and found extensive blockage due to chunks of 3/8 to 3/4 inch sulphurcrete in the impeller and suction. The original strainer was designed with maximum perforation of 1”.
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Page 3 and 4: 1: Reactor Feed Pumps o o o o o o T
Page 6 and 7: Reactor Feed Pumps o 1304 KW at 560
Page 9: Start-up and Operation issues: o o
Page 15: Start-up and Operation issues: o o
Page 19 and 20: Start-up and Operation issues: o
Page 21 and 22: Summary o o o We got caught up beli
Page 23: Wash Water Pumps o 300 hp at 203 rp
Page 28 and 29: Wash Water Pumps o Failure of forge
Page 30 and 31: Wash Water Pumps o o Major review c
Page 32 and 33: Wash Water Pumps o Dimensional chec
Page 34 and 35: 3: Amine Pumps
Page 36 and 37: Amine Pumps o o o o o Residence tim
Page 38 and 39: First rotor, 1’st stage impeller
Page 40 and 41: First rotor, general condition of t
Page 42 and 43: Second case, bottom half wear ring
Page 44 and 45: Amine Pumps Removal and repairs beg
Page 46 and 47: Rental pump installation is ready f
Page 48 and 49: Impeller Damage
Page 52 and 53: Sulphur Transfer Pump o o o o Raise
Page 54 and 55: Stripper Sour Water Pump o o o Corr
Page 56 and 57: Low Flow Recirculation
Page 58 and 59: 8: Foreign objects
Page 61 and 62: Comment o o Some say failure analys
Page 64: My thanks to: o Chris Gilmour o Jim

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