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DuPont™ Vespel® CR-6100 Installation Checklist
Using Vespel® CR-6100 and reducing the wear ring clearances in your pumps is a great way to improve pump reliability, safety, and efficiency. It is simple to use in any workshop. The checklist below will help make sure your installation is a success!
The checklist below used along with Boulden’s Installation Guide for Vespel® CR-6100 will help make sure your installation is a success!
Y | Checklist items | |
Vespel® CR-6100 installed as the stationary part (in compression) | ||
Rotating/mating part is metal | ||
Operating temperature less than 260°C/500°F | ||
Service is not an abrasive slurry requiring hard-coatings or special alloys | ||
Metal bore is prepared for the press fit with a small chamfer or radius at leading edge | ||
Vespel® CR-6100 is installed with the correct press fit? (Tables 1a/1b) | ||
Vespel® CR-6100 is retained against differential pressure? | ||
The Vespel® CR-6100 component has clearance necessary for axial thermal expansion?(Table 4) | ||
Clearance is correct based on component type?
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Rotor turns freely once the pump is assembled? | ||
Vertical pump rotor turns freely after coupled in the field? | ||
High pressure throttle bushings made with PERF-Seal™ design? (Contact Boulden for details) |
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