Efficiency Improvement Coating to HSC Pump Case Study PDF
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This case study details the efficiency improvement of a 30+ year-old pump via a coating technology. The process involved grit blasting and applying a coating to enhance pump performance. Significant energy savings and reduced costs for the Municipal Corporation were realized.
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KIRLOSKAR CORROCOAT Case study: Efficiency Improvement Coating to HSC Pump Turnkey Solution for Repair, Refurbishment & High-Performance Coating Technology Client the eye of impeller. The focus was on enhancing Municipal Corporation in Mahara...
KIRLOSKAR CORROCOAT Case study: Efficiency Improvement Coating to HSC Pump Turnkey Solution for Repair, Refurbishment & High-Performance Coating Technology Client the eye of impeller. The focus was on enhancing Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra, India. efficiency through KCPL’s corrosion protection and Efficiency improvement coating technology. The Pump Details project resulted in a significant efficiency improve- Mather and Platt make HSC Pump 36/36 DV ment from 74.90% to 82.18%, saving 39.90 kW Application date (7.02%) in power consumption. January 2015 Before Coating After Coating Scope of work Grit blasting to ISO 8501-Cleanliness Standard Flow (m3/hr) 9031.3 9071.7 SA 2 /2. 1 Applying Polyglass VEHA + Fluiglide coating Head (m) 17.3 17.36 system at specified DFT. Power (kW) 568.10 528.20 Dynamic balancing of the impeller after Coating work as per ISO 21940. Efficiency (%) 74.90 82.18 Pump performance testing before and after coat- ing. Conclusion The Efficiency Improvement Coating project suc- Product cessfully enhanced the pump's efficiency, resulting Corroglass 602, Polyglass VEHA, & Fluiglide in significant energy and cost savings for the Munic- The Solution: ipal Corporation. A project was initiated to optimize the performance Photographs of a 30+ year-old Mather and Platt horizontal split- Left to Right : 1 - Pump after coating, 2 - Impeller case pump (36/36 DV). The pump was subject to before coating, 3 - Impeller after coating, 4 - Casing heavy pitting mark inside both top and bottom cas- before coating, 5 - bottom casing after casing. ing. Suction cavitation marks are also observed at Udyog Bhavan, ‘B’ Building, Tilak Road, Pune - 411002, India E: [email protected] www.kicopl.com KCPL/Case Study/2024/001
