(BQ) Part 2 book "Centrifugal pumps - Design and application" has contents: Shaft degin and axial thrust, mechanical seals, vibration and noise in pumps, alignment, rolling element bearings and lubrication, mechanical seal reliability. | Part3 Mechanical Design This page intentiTonally left blank 16 Shaft Design and Axial Thrust Shaft Design The pump rotor assembly consists of the shaft, impellers, sleeves, bearing or bearing surfaces, and other components such as balancing disks, shaft nuts, and seals that rotate as a unit. The primary component of the rotor assembly is the shaft. The pump shaft transmits driver energy to impellers and consequently to the pumped fluid. This section will be concerned primarily with the sizing of the pump shaft. The pump shaft is subject to the combined effects of tension, compression, bending, and torsion. As a result of the cyclic nature of the load, when shaft failures occur they are almost exclusively fatigue-type failures. Therefore, the first consideration in sizing the shaft is to limit stresses to a level that will result in a satisfactory fatigue life for the pump. The degree of detail involved in the stress analysis will be dependent upon the intended application of the pump. The analysis can be a simple evaluation of torsional shear stress at the smallest diameter of the shaft or a comprehensive fatigue evaluation taking into consideration the combined loads, number of cycles and stress concentration factors. Sizing the shaft based on stress is not the only consideration. Shaft deflection, key stresses, fits for mounted components, and rotor dynamics must be evaluated by the designer. The analytic tools available range from simple hand calculations to sophisticated finite element computer programs. The following sections are intended to present the fundamental considerations with which the designer can begin the design of the pump shaft. In some situations, satisfying these fundamental requirements can be considered adequate for a complete shaft design. In other, more critical services, further analysis is required before finalizing the design. 333 334 Centrifugal Pumps: Design and Application Shaft Sizing Based on Peak Torsional Stress The .
