1 pump body, 2 pump cover, 3 impeller, 4 shaft, 5 sealing ring, 6 impeller nut, 7 retaining washer, 8 shaft sleeve, 9 stuffing box, 10 packing ring, 11 packing, 12 suspension bearing components.
The single-stage horizontal hot water pump type IR has a rear opening; it is not necessary to dismantle the suction and discharge pipes when removing the pump cover and impeller. The suspension contains two ball bearings lubricated with machine oil or grease. The pump is directly driven by the motor through an elastic coupling. The volute chamber, legs, inlet flange, and outlet flange are cast in one piece.
The single-stage horizontal hot water pump type IR is designed according to the performance specifications and dimensions established by the national standard ISO2858, and mainly consists of the pump body (1), pump cover (2), impeller (3), shaft (4), sealing ring (5), shaft sleeve, and suspension bearing components (12).
The body and cover of the single-stage hot water centrifugal pump type IR are divided from the rear of the impeller, that is, the commonly called rear opening structure. Its advantage is ease of maintenance, as it is not necessary to dismantle the pump body, suction and discharge pipes, or motor during repair; only the intermediate coupling of the extended coupling needs to be removed to take out the rotor and perform maintenance.
The pump casing (i.e., the body and pump cover) forms the pump working chamber; the impeller, shaft, and roller bearings form the rotor. The suspension bearing components support the rotor parts of the pump, and the roller bearings support the radial and axial forces of the pump.
To balance the axial force of the pump, most impellers have sealing rings at the front and rear, and there are balance holes on the rear plate of the impeller. Because some pumps have little axial force, sealing rings and balance holes are not installed on the rear of the impeller.
The axial sealing ring of the pump consists of the stuffing box (9), packing ring (10), and packing (11) to prevent air ingress or water leakage. If the impeller is balanced, the cavity with soft packing is connected to the impeller inlet; if the liquid at the impeller inlet is in a vacuum state, air can easily enter along the surface of the shaft sleeve, so a packing ring is installed in the cavity that leads pressurized water from the pump chamber through a small hole in the cover to seal. If the impeller has no balance holes, because the liquid pressure at the rear of the impeller is higher than atmospheric pressure, there is no vapor leakage problem, so the packing ring is not necessary.
To prevent shaft wear, a protective sleeve is installed on the shaft part passing through the packing cavity, and an O-ring seal is installed between the sleeve and the shaft to prevent air ingress or water leakage along the contact surface.
The pump transmission mode is via an extended elastic coupling connected to the motor. The pump rotation direction, viewed from the drive end, is clockwise.
Installation of the single-stage horizontal hot water centrifugal pump with single suction type IR:
1. Assembly and disassembly
Before assembly, inspect whether the parts have defects affecting assembly and clean them before proceeding.
1. Connection bolts, threaded plugs, etc., can be pre-tightened on the corresponding parts.
2. O-ring seals, paper gaskets, felts, etc., can be pre-placed on the corresponding parts.
3. Sealing rings, packings, packing rings, stuffing boxes, etc., can be pre-assembled on the pump cover in order.
4. Mount roller bearings on the shaft, then on the suspension, close the cover, tighten the roller bearings, and place the connection bolts on the shaft.
5. Mount the sleeve on the shaft, then mount the cover on the suspension, then mount the impeller, retaining washer, impeller nut, etc., and tighten them. Finally, mount the above components on the pump body and tighten the connection bolts of the body and pump cover.
During the previous assembly, special attention must be paid to small parts such as the key, the oil tray, the water gasket, the O-shaped seal inside the shaft sleeve, which are easy to lose or assemble in the wrong order.
The disassembly order of the pump can basically be carried out in the reverse order of assembly.
2. Installation
The quality of the pump installation has an important impact on the operation and service life of the pump, so installation and alignment must be carried out carefully. Dimensions and external shape of the pump.
1. Installation and alignment:
1) Clean grease and dirt from the base, place the base on the foundation.
2) Use a level to check the horizontality of the base; leveling with shims is allowed.
3) Fill the base and anchor bolt holes with cement.
4) After the cement has dried, check if the base and anchor bolt holes are loose; once appropriate, tighten the anchor bolts and recheck the level.
5) Clean the support surface of the base, the surface of the feet of the water pump and motor, and mount the pump and motor on the base.
6) A certain space must be maintained between the couplings; check if the centerlines of the pump shaft and motor shaft are aligned, a thin washer can be used to adjust and make them concentric.
The difference in the outer diameter of the coupling at the top, bottom, left, and right should not exceed 0.1 mm, and the maximum and minimum difference of the clearance around the end face of the two couplings should not exceed 0.3 mm.
2. Installation instructions:
1) The installation height of the centrifugal pump, the length, diameter, and speed of the pipe must comply with calculations, aiming to reduce unnecessary losses.
2) For long-distance transport, a larger pipe diameter should be chosen; the pump pipe must have its own support, and the weight of the pipe is not allowed to rest on the pump to avoid damage.
3) If a check valve is installed in the discharge pipe, it must be placed outside the gate valve.
III. Start-up, stop, and operation
1. Start-up:
1) Before connecting the coupling, confirm that the motor rotation direction is correct and that the pump runs smoothly.
2) Close the check valve in the discharge pipe.
3) Fill the pump with water or prime it with a vacuum pump.
4) Connect the power supply; when the pump reaches normal speed, gradually open the gate valve in the discharge pipe and adjust it to the required working conditions. When the gate valve in the discharge pipe is closed, the continuous running time of the pump should not exceed 3 minutes.
2. Stop:
1) Gradually close the gate valve in the discharge pipe and cut off the power supply.
2) If the ambient temperature is below 0℃, drain the water from the pump to prevent freezing and cracking.
3) If it will be stopped for a long period, the pump should be disassembled, cleaned, lubricated, and properly stored.
3. Operation:
1) During start-up and operation, carefully observe the instrument readings, bearing heating, packing leakage and heating, as well as vibrations and noises; if any abnormalities are detected, they should be addressed immediately.
2) The maximum bearing temperature should not exceed 80℃, and the bearing temperature should not exceed the ambient temperature by more than 40℃.
3) The packing should be in normal condition, with small and uniform water leakage.
4) The bearing oil level should be maintained at the normal position, neither too high nor too low; if low, lubricant should be added in time.
5) If the wear of the clearance between the sealing ring and the impeller coupling part is too large, the sealing ring should be replaced with a new one.