Hale MBP Booster - Manual (Page 4)

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3 Silencer Series Booster Pump, p/n: 029-0020-83-0
Silencer Series Booster Pumps
1 Safety Precautions.................................................................................11
1.1 Guidelines ............................................................................................................. 11
2 Introduction...........................................................................................15
2.1 Overview ............................................................................................................... 15
Table 2-1: Booster Pump Capacity.............................................................................. 15
2.2 Principles Of Operation ...................................................................................... 16
Centrifugal Force................................................................................................................ 16
Figure 2-2: Centrifugal Force, from Rotating Disk ....................................................... 16
Figure 2-3: Pump Water Flow, Cutwater ..................................................................... 17
2.3 BOOSTER Pump Components............................................................................ 17
Impeller and Shaft Assembly.............................................................................................. 17
Pump Body......................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 2-4: Overview of Hale Booster Pump and Gearbox ......................................... 18
Mechanical Seal ................................................................................................................. 18
Figure 2-5: Mechanical Seal Overview ........................................................................ 18
Gearbox.............................................................................................................................. 19
2.4 Pump Drives ......................................................................................................... 19
Figure 2-6: Pump/Engine Rotation .............................................................................. 19
HALE Power Takeoff (PTO) Driven Pumps ....................................................................... 20
Hale Engine Mounted Pumps............................................................................................. 20
Hale Hydraulic-Drive Pumps .............................................................................................. 20
2.5 Accessories .......................................................................................................... 20
Priming Systems ................................................................................................................ 21
Figure 2-7: Rotary Vane and ESP Priming Pumps...................................................... 21
Priming Valves ................................................................................................................... 22
Figure 2-8: SPVR Priming Valves ............................................................................... 22
Figure 2-9: PVG Priming Valves.................................................................................. 23