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this case, keeps each packer horizontal using a level. At this
step, each packer requires no height adjustment, because it
is adjusted in installing the base plate.
(3) After complete cure of the mortar at each packer, preinstall
the common base plate (which pump and motor) onto the
packers and then confirm the center height of the pump.
After that, adjust the axial and crosswise horizontality of
the pump by inserting leveling shims while reading a level,
which shall be held on the discharge flange surface of the
pump.
(4) After complete positioning and leveling of the pump,
perform pre-centering of the pump to the motor by use of
specific centering tool (See Subsection 1.2). At this time, it
is recommended to record the numerical centering data
because thy can be usefully referred to in checking the
centering accuracy in directly coupling the pump to the
motor.
(5) After completion cure of the pre-centering work, fill up
each anchor hole (foundation bolt hole) with concrete.
(6) After completion cure of the grouted concrete, tightly
tighten each foundation bolt with nut. In this case, adjust
and check the direct coupling accuracy between the pump
and motor, based on the recorded pre-centering data.
(7) Grout mortar under the common bed until it reaches
perfectly all the corners of the base plate, so as not to
permit a cavity to be formed under the base plate.
(8) After completion of all the above works, connect the
discharge pipe and suction pipe to the corresponding
connection flanges of the pump.
1.2. Direct coupling
The pump shaft and the motor shaft must be kept in line with one
another. So, follow the procedure below in centering and leveling
the coupling set.
(1) Be sure check the rotational direction of the motor prior to
direct coupling.
The correct rotational direction is indicated with an arrow
mark on the bearing housing (3300), clockwise (CW)
toward the pump as viewed from the motor side.
(2) To check the rotational direction of the motor with the
pump that uses a flanged flexible shaft joint, remove the
coupling bolts. With the pump that uses a rubber shaft joint,
slide the couplings to the pump side and the motor side
each, and tighten the set bolt on the motor side. You must
check the rotational direction when the motor is not in
direct connection with the pump.
Checking the rotational direction of the motor in direct
connection with the pump causes a fault of the mechanical seal.
(3) After checking the rotational direction, directly connect the
motor and pump couplings.
(4) For centering work, put a straight-edge on the periphery of
both couplings, put a wedged-edge on both surfaces of the
couplings, and use calipers, etc., as shown Fig 1.2-1. To
conduct the centering work more easily and accurately, you
should use a dial gauge.
(5) In this step, verify coaxiality and parallelism at four points
at 90°angles, to verify that the measured values do not
exceed those listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1
Shaft joint Coaxiality
A (mm)
Parallelism
B1 −B2(mm)
Flanged flexible shaft joint 0.05 0.05
Rubber shaft joint 0.5 0.5
Fig 1.2-1
(6) Be sure to tighten the set bolt completely.
(7) If the pumped liquid is not at a room temperature, re-check
the centering condition after the pumped liquid is stabilized
at the specified temperature.
1.3. Piping
For piping work, follow the instructions given below.
(1) During connections of the suction pipe and the discharge
pipe, be careful not to apply force from the pump to each
pipe. If force is applied from the piping to the pump, the
pump may abnormally vibrate, causing a failure of the
pump.
(2) In piping design, minimize various piping losses in the
suction line. For the purpose, avoid acute change of pipe
section and acute bending of pipe and select such a pipe
size as can ensure flow velocity of 3m/s max.
(3) To prevent an air pocket in the suction pipe, kept it in
upward slope toward the pump, in the case of pumping up.
(4) If a suction pipe diameter is different from the pump
suction port diameter, connect an eccentric taper tube as
Straight-edge
Calipers
Wedged-edge