Performance Growth of Submersible Pumps
When you go on to select a submersible pumps, dewatering pump, or even a slurry pump for your plant, you would want to go for the pump that is going to handle the liquids as well as the waste that you deal with on a daily basis in the best manner possible.
However, selecting the right pump is just the first step of the challenge. You will have to make sure that you are also maximizing your pump’s performance to its optimal level.
This will not only ensure that you are prolonging the life of your submersible pumps/dewatering/slurry pump, but it will also minimize the downtime. On top of this, it saves maintenance as well as repair costs.
Operating Submersible Pumps
On a generic note, the best thing to do is to weigh in some factors while operating your pump. We give two such factors below.
Always remember that a high-quality manufacturer or even a distributor can help you with information that would make the right installation for your pump to perform optimally.
Nevertheless, even if all you are looking for is to improve an already installed pump, the following tips can come in handy.
1. Operate your pump at BEP-
The BEP or best efficiency point can be defined as the flow at which your pump is operating at its optimum efficiency for its impeller diameter.
At the BEP, you go on to reduce the radial as well as axial loading on the bearings to the lowest possible value for that pump.
If we take the example of shredder submersible pumps, this becomes the best balance point between passing solids through as well as having enough time in your hands for shredding them sufficiently.
One thing to keep in mind is that, if the flow is insufficient, then the velocity will end up being too low for moving the solids through the system.
Eventually, this could lead to clogs. On the other hand, if there is too much velocity, then the flow will end up moving too fast through the pump. In this situation, the solids might not get shredded enough and would again lead to causing clogs.
In such cases, a throttling valve or an orifice plate can help.
2. Reducing the no. of submersible pumps cycles per hour-
When you balance the inflow rate as well as the discharge rate, it would help you in minimizing the number of pump starts.
On the other hand, the discharge rate refers to the amount of flow that the pump is producing. If you are someone who has a wet well that is too small in size, you will have to fill it up and drain it down repeatedly.
In this way, you may even end up short-cycling the pump every minute or two until eventually the motor leads to overheating and failing. When there are fewer cycles, it keeps the motor cooler.
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