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Howaboilerfeedpumpworksinaboilerfeedsystem/steamturbines

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Functionoffeedpumpinaboilerfeedsystem/steamturbines
Thefeedpumpraisesthefeedwater
Thefeedpumpraisesthefeedwatertoapressurehighenoughforittoentertheboiler.Forauxiliaryboilers,wheresmallamountsoffeedwaterarepumped,a
steamdrivenreciprocatingpositivedisplacementpumpmaybeused.

Anothertypeoffeedpumpoftenusedonpackageboilerinstallationsisknownasan'electrofeeder'.Thisisamultistagecentrifugalpumpdrivenbyaconstant
speedelectricmotor.Thenumberofstagesisdeterminedbythefeedquantityanddischargepressure.
Steamturbinedrivenfeedpumpsareusualwithhighpressurewatertubeboilerinstallations.AtypicalturbofeedpumpisshowninFigureabove.Thetwostage
horizontalcentrifugalpumpisdrivenbyanimpulseturbine,thecompleteassemblybeingfittedintoacommoncasing.
Theturbineissuppliedwithsteamdirectlyfromtheboilerandexhaustsintoabackpressurelinewhichcanbeusedforfeedheating.Thepumpbearingsare
lubricatedbyfilteredwaterwhichistappedofffromthefirststageimpeller.Thefeeddischargepressureismaintainedbyagovernor,andoverspeedprotection
tripsarealsoprovided.

Fig:Boilerfeedpump
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