Industrial – Pump Replacement
Pump Replacement – Detailed Design
Purpose of the Equipment
- Transports black liquor filtrate for dilution of stock at the bottom of a digester blow tank
Problems:
- Significant vibration and a long history of reliability issues
- Inefficient operation
- Peak flow rate: 48% of Best Efficiency Point (BEP)
- Average flow rate: 37% 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
- Recommendations for equipment upgrades to increase energy efficiency and reduce operating costs
- Project Capital Cost Estimate
- Sizing and selection of a new pump
- Sizing and selection of piping, valves, and expansion joint
- Detailed Design Drawings for the pump base, and pump/piping installation