Minimum-test series for the intermediate-size inducer pump in SPTF at ETEC

Technical Report · Fri Jan 04 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5948386· OSTI ID:5948386

The overall test program includes pump assembly, installation, testing, removal from the test loop, disassembly and final inspection of the entire pump. Testing will include: checkout tests, head/flow and efficiency characterizations at design and two-loop flow/speed ratios and at selected sodium temperatures; suction performance determination; and a design point endurance test, up to 2000 hours, based on available time. The endurance test will be run at 100 percent NPSH margin. After testing, the pump will be cleaned of sodium, disassembled, and examined to determine the effects of operation at 100 percent NPSH margin for an extended period of time. The testing will be done at Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC). Assembly, sodium removal, disassembly, and initial inspection will be performed at Component Handling and Cleaning Facility (CHCF) and sodium testing will be done at Sodium Pump Test Facility (SPTF).

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Canoga Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-76SF76026
• OSTI ID: 5948386
• Report Number(s): DOE/SF/76026-T65; N-266RFT000002; ON: DE81024292
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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