18488756. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY PUMP CARTRIDGE REMOVAL (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY PUMP CARTRIDGE REMOVAL
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Zamig Namazov of Ras Tanura SA
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY PUMP CARTRIDGE REMOVAL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18488756 titled 'METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEAVY-DUTY PUMP CARTRIDGE REMOVAL
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of removing a pump cartridge from a centrifugal pump includes arranging a removal plate about the pump cartridge and abutting the removal plate against a casing of the centrifugal pump, inserting a plurality of threaded rods through a plurality of fastener apertures defined in the removal plate and into a plurality of threaded holes in the pump cartridge, advancing a plurality of threaded nuts onto each threaded rod, applying a specified torque to a first set of two or more threaded nuts simultaneously to provide a jacking force to the pump cartridge, applying the specified torque to one or more additional sets of two or more threaded nuts simultaneously to provide an additional jacking force to the pump cartridge, and removing the pump cartridge from the centrifugal pump, wherein the jacking forces translate the pump cartridge through and out of the casing of the centrifugal pump.