Valero-Wilmington, a midsize refinery (135-kb/d) located in Los Angeles, Calif., was experiencing problems with oil lubricated vertical in-line pumps (API type OH3).
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The performance of a centrifugal pump with a trimmed impeller will follow the affinity laws as long as that trim is relatively small.
Standards for repair will begin with a standard for vertical turbine pumps.The pump industry is undergoing renewed interest in the technical aspects and quality of repairs.
Charlie Jackson was unaware of any centrifugal pump manufacturer that knew how to calculate hydraulic axial thrust produced within liquid ends of their pumps.
