Centrifugal Purifier

Question 0

300gpm specs?

Answer 0

148-152bpm
Inlet 9psi
Discharge 20+-5

Question 1

200gpm Specs?

Answer 1

146-150bpm
Inlet 9psi
Discharge 30+-5

Question 2

Direct drive assembly?

Answer 2

1) 2 sets of ball bearings support the shaft

2) metal coupling & rubber cushion connect drive shaft to electrical motor shaft

Question 3

Brake assembly?

Answer 3

1) used in emergencies only (n/a)

2) used pad & drum system

Question 4

Lubrication system?

Answer 4

1) holds 8 to 8 1/2 quarts of gear oil (90 grade)

2) uses splash method to lubricate

Question 5

Spindle assembly?

Answer 5

1) drive shaft for bowl
2) 3 sets of ball bearings support the spindle
3) lubricated by the splash method
4) large vertical springs (warm quill) absorbs torque and wobble
5) 6 horizontal springs (buffer springs) prevent wobble
6) gear rotation 2.27 to 1

Question 6

Bowl casing?

Answer 6

1) houses rotating bowl
2) stationary part of the cover hinge
3) bowl casing drain
4) 2 lock screws/ plugs
5) water observer well
6) water discharge line
7) hand wheel cover clamps
8) bowl cover locking device

Question 7

Bowl shell?

Answer 7

1) provides a working are for the separation of JP-5 & sediments
2) rotates with spindle held on spindle by the spindle cap nut
3) bowl spins 4100rpm

Question 8

Strainer?

Answer 8

1) prevents clogging of drain
2) seats around the bottom center of bowl shell
3) drain contains 8 round holes

Question 9

Tubular shaft?

Answer 9

1) rotates with bowl
2) has a raised bass that locks with slots in bowl
3) flared bottom with 12 evenly spaced holes
4) for circular bulkhead between feed and clean fuel

Question 10

Intermediate disc?

Answer 10

200gpm 1 on bottom/ 127 on top
300gpm 1 on bottom/ 186 on top

1) keyed to tubular shaft and rotates with tubular shaft
2) has 12 evenly spaced holes
3) has 12 evenly spaced ribs .050 of an inch

Question 11

Intermediate top disc?

Answer 11

1) top of disc stack
2) small than other disc
3) used for compression

Question 12

Top disc?

Answer 12

1) covers entire disc stack
2) wider than disc stack
3) clean fuel on inside
4) water on outside
5) forms pump casing for paring disc

Question 13

Paring disc?

Answer 13

1) centripetal pump
2) provides necessary back pressure for proper operation
3) does not rotate
4) flow outside to inside
5) has protective nylon collar

Question 14

Bowl top?

Answer 14

1) seat disc stack on the tubular shaft
2) compressed disc stack
3) has upper and lower o-ring to prevent leakage
4) has alignment mark for proper compression

Question 15

Coupling ring?

Answer 15

1) lock bowl top to bowl shell
2) left handed threads
3) has alignment mark for proper compressions

Question 16

Discharge ring?

Answer 16

1) maintains proper location of the line of separation
2) seven discharge rings
3) 220-250mm in 5mm increments
4) outside diameter is the same
5) inside diameter stamped on ring

Question 17

Coupling nut?

Answer 17

1) locks discharge rings in place

2) left handed threads

Question 18

Theory of operation?

Answer 18

1) centrifugal force
2) clean and feed fuel are separated by tubular shaft
3) 80% of purification takes place where fuel exits tubular shaft
4) last 20% takes place as fuel travels up through the disc stack