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PUMP CONDITION MONITORING GUIDELINES

Process pump users often seek a method of determining the optimum time for overhaul of a pump to avoid unplanned downtime, realize energy savings or other considerations. Once developed, such a tool should be widely used by maintenance engineers and managers in their role of managing assets to provide capacity for production, and energy efficiency to save operating expense or even to minimize greenhouse impact. This optimization approach can also be applied to any item where deterioration results in equipment breakdowns or loss of efficiency.

ALIGNMENT OBJECTIVES AND ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES

The only correct way to express shaft alignment tolerances is in terms of alignment conditions at the coupling, and we will describe several ways to do this. We will also alert the reader to the best available means for achieving and maintaining virtually perfect alignment of pump and driver systems. Close to perfect alignment can be attained by thoughtfully designing equipment and being selective in one’s choice of driver-pump combination.

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Mr. Heinz P. Bloch, PE
President, Process Machinery Consulting

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PUMP CONDITION MONITORING GUIDELINES

ALIGNMENT OBJECTIVES AND ALLOWABLE TOLERANCES

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