Piping - Flowserve CPX User Instructions

Parallel
Angular
Permissible misalignment limits at working temperature:
•
Parallel alignment
- 0.25 mm (0.010 in.) TIR maximum
•
Angular alignment
- 0.3 mm (0.012 in.) TIR maximum for couplings
not exceeding 100 mm (4 in.) flange diameter
- 0.5 mm (0.020 in.) TIR maximum for couplings
over 100 mm (4 in.) diameter
When checking parallel alignment, the total indicator
read-out (TIR) shown is twice the value of the actual
shaft displacement.
Align in the vertical plane first, then horizontally by
moving motor. Maximum pump reliability is obtained by
near perfect alignment of 0.05 - 0.075 mm (0.002 -
0.003 in.) parallel and 0.05 mm (0.002 in.) per 100 mm
(4 in.) of coupling flange diameter as angular
misalignment.
4.5.3 Check for soft foot
This is a check to ensure that there is no undue
stress on the driver holding down bolts; due to non-
level baseplate or twisting. To check, remove all
shims and clean surfaces and tighten down driver to
the baseplate. Set a dial indicator as shown in sketch
and loosen off the holding down bolt while noting any
deflection reading on the dial test Indicator - a
maximum of 0.05 mm (0.002 in.) is considered
acceptable but any more will have to be corrected by
adding shims. For example, if the dial test indicator
shows the foot lifting 0.15 mm (0.006 in.) then this is
the thickness of shim to be placed under that foot.
Tighten down and repeat the same procedure on all
other feet until all are within tolerance.
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CPX, CPXR, CPXN and CPXP USER INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH 71569117 02-10
Complete piping as below and see sections 4.7,
Final shaft alignment check up to and including section
5, Commissioning, startup, operation and shutdown,
before connecting driver and checking actual rotation.

4.6 Piping

Protective covers are fitted to the pipe
connections to prevent foreign bodies entering during
transportation and installation. Ensure that these
covers are removed from the pump before connecting
any pipes.
4.6.1 Suction and discharge pipework
Never use pump as a support for piping.
Maximum forces and moments allowed on the pump
flanges vary with the pump size and type. To minimize
these forces and moments that may, if excessive, cause
misalignment, hot bearings, worn couplings, vibration
and the possible failure of the pump casing, the
following points should be strictly followed:
•
Prevent excessive external pipe load
•
Never draw piping into place by applying force to
pump flange connections
•
Do not mount expansion joints so that their force,
due to internal pressure, acts on the pump flange
Ensure piping and fittings are flushed
before use.
Take into account the available NPSH
which must be higher than the required NPSH of the
pump.
Ensure piping for hazardous liquids is arranged
to allow pump flushing before removal of the pump.
4.6.1.1 CPX, CPXR and CPXN only
In order to minimize friction losses and hydraulic
noise in the pipework it is good practice to choose
pipework that is one or two sizes larger than the
pump suction and discharge. Typically main
pipework velocities should not exceed 2 m/s (6 ft/sec)
suction and 3 m/s (9 ft/sec) on the discharge.
4.6.1.2 CPXP self primer only
The delivery pipework must permit priming air to
escape unhindered from the pump during the priming
cycle, without back pressure and prevent excessive
run-back of liquid on shutdown to minimise syphoning.
Priming air may be vented in one of the following ways:
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