SINTERED ALUMINA AS A PUMP BEARING AND JOURNAL MATERIAL
Description:
Design criteria and operating experience with the aluminum oxide bearing and journal combination as installed in canned rotor pumps in in-pile loops are described. No pump failures occurred in 8 pumps with A1/sub 2/0/sub 3/ bearings over a cumulative period of l0,000 hours due to wear or corrosion. Five failures due to slippage and/or electrical breakdown of the stator insulation are reported. (T.R.H.)
Date:
November 26, 1957
Creator:
Savage, H.C.
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