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Construction and working of Reciprocating Pump

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In this article you will get to learn about the reciprocating pump. How does a reciprocating pump works? Answers to these
questions are available in this article. This article also includes the type of repairing which are done on the on reciprocating
pumps.

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Introduction
Reciprocating pumps are very important part of the ships machinery and any other industry which is present in the world. High pressure is the main
characteristic of this pump and this high pressure output are being used in places like starting of the engine or you can say the building of pressure in the
uids. But there are used in limited application because they require lot of maintenance. These pumps are positive displacements pumps and that is the
reason they do not require any type of priming for their functioning in the starting period of the pump. So let's discuss about this pump in much more
detail.

Parts and design of the Reciprocating pump

Following are the parts of the centrifugal pump:
1)A piston
2)Liner
3)Inlet and outlet valve
4)Motor
5)Shaft
6)Relief valve
7)Piston rings
These are some of the parts of the reciprocating pumps and this works same like an I.C engine but there is no combustion in this but whole process is
same as we have in the I.C engine.

Material Used in Making of the reciprocating pump

Piston: Generally made of the mild steel
Liner: Made of Mild steel
Valves: There are also made of steel but little improved form which has the stiffness and less wear and tear are used and brass can also be used.

Working principal of the reciprocating pump

The working of the reciprocating pump is very simple and just like an I.C engine. First of all the piston has the function of providing the suction force, so
that the liquid can be lift up or can be sucked in with great force. After that comes the compression part which will impart the required pressure energy
to the uids. In this part of the phase the piston have to do a great work so that the liquid can be compressed properly and its pressure can increased to
the desired level. The inlet and the outlet valve open at a certain pressure which is set by the manufacturer.

If the piston is of single acting type which means it can suck from one side and transmit to the same side only. But we can have the double reciprocating
pump too which have the function of the giving suction and discharge simultaneously in each stroke. This pump can be used as the compressor also but
for that we have to have a good valve arrangement which can operate with good frequency.

Note: It is to be noted that the reciprocating pump is a positive displacements pump which means that the uid can only move in one direction and can
never reverse back. So due to this the pump is always started with outlet valve open otherwise the pressure will keep on building and this will lead to
rupturing of the pipeline or even the pump itself. But if relief valve is tted then this pressure will come down.

Maintenance required on the reciprocating pump

There is no doubt that the reciprocating pump provides us the pressure as much as we want but since there are so many moving parts in this pump. So
the wear and tear is lot in this pump. So there are various maintenances which are done on this pump in order to keep it working and also for its long life.

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This is the reason why these pumps are limited in use and only used in places where there is high suction and high pressure head is required. Following
are the maintenances which are carried on this pump.

1)The piston rings which are used are always in direct contact with the liner body and hence they wear a lot. So we have to change them time to time.

2)The valves used in this pump have to be taken care properly as it will lead leakage if they go bad. So they have to take care off while maintaining of the
pump.

3)The gland packing from where the shaft comes out of the pump has to be taken care in order to check its leakage.

4)In coupling or the crosshead of the pump by which the piston get the liner motion also have to checked for any type of misalignment and wear and tear.

Uses of reciprocating pump

There are various uses of the reciprocating pump and they are as following:
1)The lubricating pump is a reciprocating pump and it supplies the lubrication oil to the main engine.
2)Main bilge suction pump is also a reciprocating pump.
3)For ballast they are sometimes used.

Advantages of Reciprocating pump

Advantages of the reciprocating pump are as given below:
1)Gives high pressure at outlet.
2)Gives high suction lift.
3)Priming is not required in this pump.
4)They are used for air also.

Disadvantages of Reciprocating pump

Disadvantages of the reciprocating pump are given below:

1)High wear and tear, so requires a lot maintenance.

2)The ow is not uniform, so we have to t a bottle at both ends.

3)The ow is very less and cannot be used for high ow operations.

4)More heavy and bulky in shape.

5)Initial cost is much more in this pump.

Conclusion
There is no doubt that these pumps are best when it comes to providing us with high pressure. But as we have seen that there are lots of maintenances
which are required in this pump. So we can say these pumps are used in places where there is a speci c purpose for them to be used. So this was all about
the reciprocating pump.

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Comments
Guest Author: Manimaran.m 10 Oct 2014
Good work. Excellent

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