Industrial – Pump Diagnosis
Pump Diagnosis – Low Consistency Brownstock Pulp
Purpose of the Equipment
- Transports low consistency brownstock pulp from a mix chest to a wash press.
Problems:
- Significant vibration and a long history of reliability issues
- Inefficient operation
- Peak flow rate: 67% of Best Efficiency Point (BEP)
- Average flow rate: 38% of BEP
- Periodic cavitation
Services Provided:
- Review of the system components
- Analysis of the pumping system
- Record Drawing – Process and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)
- Pump Analysis Report containing the following information:
- Analysis basis and analysis results
- when cavitation is expected to occur
- Options to reduce the frequency of cavitation within the pump
- Options for reducing and dampening vibration
- Recommendations for equipment upgrades to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs
- Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study
- Review historical operating conditions
- Prepare a system curve
- Review options for a replacement pump
- Calculate energy demand and consumption of the existing and proposed replacement pumps
- Estimate annual energy savings
- Capital cost estimate
- Summary Report
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