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Synopsis Flowserve has the pump design expertise
and proven engineered services to successfully implement feed pump repairs and upgrades that improve effi ciency and extend pump life. Recommendations Let Flowserve engineers and technicians work closely with you to analyze your needs and establish an improvement plan to meet your outage and budget requirements. Situation Your boiler feed pumps are critical to your cost competitive operation. Operating them at peak effi ciency delivers the optimum performance and assures extended maintenance cycles. Older pumps can have excessive vibration and premature wear related to bearing stability, mechanical looseness in the bearing housing and reduced stiff ness of the bearing support brackets. Premature thrust bearings failures have occurred due to undersized balancing devices or changes in operating conditions to an off -design range. Older design thrust bearings may also experience fretting problems that lead to failure. Pump casings (barrels) are subject to erosion and distortion through years of operation combined with thermal cycling and pipe strain. Solutions Flowserve can work with you and your staff to develop a repair/ upgrade plan that meets the specifi c needs for your pump and operation. Our trained engineers have the test instruments and analytical tools to conduct an in-place operational assessment of your machine and evaluate improvement opportunities