Abstract:Current centrifugal pumps installed in CVN 68 class sewage collection, holding, and transfer (CHT) systems experience a high rate of seal failures. A CHT pump seal failure requires a significant maintenance effort. In addition, seal leakage releases sewage material into the CHT pump room in violation of Navy health regulations.
Efforts to develop improved pump seals have met with less than satisfactory results. An effort was undertaken to identify an alternate pump design that meets the zero external leakage c… Show more
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