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The chemical process plant is running a horizontal centrifugal pump 24/7 used in the production of bromide. The pump experiences highly caustic conditions in an outdoor application. Failure history has been kept on the pump since 1998. In the beginning, the pump was experiencing 11 failures per year at an average rebuild cost of $3,345 per failure. The primary failure was blamed on the mechanical seal. After further investigation it was determined that moisture was the root cause of the majority of failures in this pump. To address the moisture issues, in 1999 the company switched from mineral oil to high-grade synthetic oil for its premium emulsification properties. Problems continued to exist. The next step taken was to install premium grade bearing isolators and sleeveless shafts for rigidity. They experienced marginal improvement from these changes more from Trico >>>..
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