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We’ll be looking at how:
• Water moves through the pump case
• Efficiency is achieved
• Damage can occur
• Wear rings can help
Wear Rings
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Something you wear? Something you wear? Or something that Or something that prevents Wear?prevents Wear?
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• Water moves from high to low-pressure zones
• Some water is re-pumped
• This reduces pump efficiency
Water Movement Inside the Case
Low-Pressure Zone
High-Pressure Zone
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Limiting recirculation improves efficiency
Physical separation between high and low-pressure zones
Improving Efficiency
Low-Pressure
Zone
High-Pressure
Zone
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Physical separation by moving impeller closer to suction port
Improving Efficiency – Semi-Open Impellers
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• Reduced gap between volute and impeller bull-nose
• The bull-nose: suction-side protrusion on the impeller
Improving Efficiency – Closed Impellers
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Re-pumped water abrades the volute and impeller.
Efficiency reduced
But there’s a solution
Damage to the Case
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Wear rings are installed in the volute case
More durable than volute itself
Often designed to be replaced
Casing Wear Rings
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Wear Ring Materials
Many wear-ring materials
Commonly made from stainless steel and bronze
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Wear rings can be replaceable or non-replaceable
Replaceable variety not cost-effective for smaller pumps
Large pumps usually have replaceable wear rings
Replaceable/Non-Replaceable
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Used wear rings,
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Apply Your Knowledge
Water that gets re-pumpedC
BNarrow gaps between impeller and volute
A Wear rings
What is one cause of decreased pump efficiency?
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What is one cause of decreased pump efficiency?
Water that gets re-pumpedC
BNarrow gaps between impeller and volute
A Wear rings
Sorry, that’s incorrect
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What is one cause of decreased pump efficiency?
Water that gets re-pumpedC
BNarrow gaps between impeller and volute
A Wear rings
Sorry, that’s incorrect
LET’S REVIEW
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What is one cause of decreased pump efficiency?
Water that gets re-pumpedC
BNarrow gaps between impeller and volute
A Wear rings
That is correct !
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