fire pump system

In the fire fighting pipeline pump, according to the different installation methods can be divided into vertical fire pumps and horizontal fire pumps, many people have questions about these two common pumps, what is the difference between the two? Shanghai Xizhiquan will explain the difference between horizontal and vertical pumps.

Obviously, different installation methods take up different space. Vertical pipeline pumps are installed vertically, covering a relatively small area, and vertical fire pumps do not require a foundation, while horizontal fire pumps need to be equipped with a base.

According to the different structures of the two pumps, it can be concluded that there is also a certain difference in the ease of maintenance of the two types of fire fighting pipeline pumps. The impeller of the vertical fire pump needs to be dismantled from top to bottom, which makes maintenance more difficult; the horizontal fire pump only needs to have the inlet pipe removed so that the impeller can be overhauled, which is relatively simple.

Due to the different inlet and outlet pipe directions, the pipeline connection between vertical and horizontal is also different. As the vertical pump is a bottom-up structure, while the horizontal fire pump is longitudinally arranged on the base, so the motor of the vertical pump and the pump body are connected in the form of sub-mouth connection, while the horizontal pump needs to use couplings to connect with the motor, and the horizontal pipeline pump needs to be corrected regularly.

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1. The weight of the pipeline should not be borne on the pump, otherwise the pump will be easily damaged.

　　2. The pump and motor are of integral structure. The pump and the motor are an integral structure. It is calibrated by the manufacturer at the time of shipment, so there is no need to adjust the contract when installing it. This makes installation very easy.

　　3. The foot bolt must be tightened during installation. The pump should be inspected at regular intervals to prevent it from loosening. To prevent the pump from vibrating violently when starting up and affecting the performance of the pump.

　　4. Before installing the pump, check carefully whether there are any hard objects (such as stones, iron sand, etc.) in the flow channel of the pump that may affect the operation of the pump, so as to avoid damaging the overflow parts when the pump is in operation.

　　5. For easy maintenance and safety in use. Install a regulating valve on the pump’s throttle and a pressure gauge near the pump’s throttle, and for high head pumps. To prevent water hammer. A check valve should also be installed in front of the outlet gate valve to cope with sudden power failure and other loss of power accidents, thus ensuring that the pump operates under suitable working conditions and increasing the service life of the pump.

　　6. The pump is used in suction range situations. It should be equipped with a bottom valve, and the pipeline should not have too many bends in the mouth of the flume, and there should be no water leakage or air leakage in the same inch. To avoid affecting the suction performance of the pump.

　　7, in order not to make impurities burst into the pump and block the flow channel to affect the performance. A filter should be installed in front of the pump’s flume.

　　8, the installation of pipeline bary for the rotation of the pump rotor parts, should be no grinding sound or jamming phenomenon, otherwise the pump should be disassembled to check the reasons.

1, Vertical fire pump, multi-stage sectional structure. The pump inlet and outlet flanges are in the same straight line, the impeller is hydrodynamically balanced, axial force, a guide bearing at the lower end of the pump. The shaft is fixed to the motor shaft by means of a clamping coupling. The outer cylinder is a stainless steel cylinder.

　　2, The shaft seal is mechanically sealed.

　　3, The pump is driven by the motor and rotates in a clockwise direction when viewed from the motor end.

　　4, The pump outlet is equipped with an exhaust valve (air nozzle), which can ensure that the gas in the pump can be completely exhausted.

　　5, The impeller can be made of bronze. Avoid rusting between the impeller and the guide vane after long-term shutdown.

Horizontal multi-stage fire pumps can be used to transport clear water without solid particles and liquids with physical and chemical properties similar to water. It is mainly used in pressurized water supply for fire protection system, heating, bathroom, boiler cold and warm water cycle pressurization, water supply for air conditioning and refrigeration system, and equipment matching and other occasions.

The fire pump is mainly used for water delivery in the fire protection system. As an indispensable tool for the fire protection system, the fire pump has the characteristics of simple structure and stable performance. Due to these advantages of high performance and low energy consumption, the safety and efficiency of the fire pump are far ahead of the pipeline tools of the same purpose.

Diesel engine fire pumps can be used for fire water supply in warehouses, docks, airports and other places. We usually choose the appropriate diesel engine fire pump model application according to the head, flow rate, power, medium properties, required materials, etc. provided by the user. In order to avoid mistakes, the loss caused by the installation environment will also be considered comprehensively to ensure stable and reliable efficiency.

1. Water filling treatment Before selecting the power-on power, make sure that the fire pump should be filled with water when it is turned off, and the suction should be increased to make the pressure difference larger and quickly clean up some acid-base reagents and other pollutants. Make sure to fill the water well.

2. Selection of electrified power The horsepower of the fire pump will be selected according to the size of the pump. Before electrifying the pump, carefully check the electrical power. Once the power is not grasped accurately, it is easy to cause insufficient suction. Therefore, in order to make it have sufficient suction, the power should be selected reasonably. If there is no electricity, the fire pump cannot be started, let alone used. But does it mean that the pump can be used as long as there is electricity? Not necessarily, the pump can only be used if the electrified power is reasonable and the voltage is within the normal range.

First of all, check whether the oil level is normal and cannot reach the oil mark line on the normal surface. If it is not, we must replenish it in time, but remember one thing, it cannot exceed the amount of the oil quantity indicator line.

Secondly, check the radiator. The water is appropriate. If it is not added in time, the water that needs to be added must be clean water, as long as it is clean water, or tap water is fine. Why not use groundwater, because impurities in groundwater can easily form scales in the water tank, which affects the cooling effect and is also prone to failure. In winter, we drive to preheat the car, add coolant to the car, and the fire pump is no exception. The weather in the north is very cold, so add the coolant to the fire pump according to the actual temperature.

Finally, check the installation of each part of the fire pump, such as whether they are stable, the connection between the screw and the screw, if there is any looseness, tighten the screw in time. To clean the fire pump, soak a canvas or dry cloth and wipe slowly on the body or on surfaces made of grease or dust.

When the water supply doesn’t have enough pressure, a fire pump can be an excellent solution to the problem, as long as the pump is sized correctly. The fire pump is selected by five factors: liquid delivery volume, device lift, liquid properties, pipeline layout and operating conditions.

In the daily maintenance of the fire pump, we need to meet the following requirements: we need to ensure that the water inlet and outlet pipes, the various components of the controller, and the diesel engine system can work normally, and ensure that the power part is firmly connected to the water pump. We also need to check the opening status of the pump room, fire pump system, and various valves to ensure that the pump room has good heat dissipation conditions and that the components of the pump are in normal working condition.

If the person on duty in the fire control room cannot start and stop the fire pump manually after the fire occurs, it will delay the timing of emergency rescue and fire extinguishing. Today ZJBetter is here to explain how to switch the working status of the electrical control cabinet of the fire pump, manually start and stop the pump group on site and remotely, so that everyone can use the fire pump to extinguish the initial fire source or slow down the fire before the fire rescue comes.

A small leakage of the centrifugal fire pump will generally not cause an accident, but it will affect the supply efficiency of fire fighting water or foam. Therefore, the fire pump with packing seal should be used to strengthen the inspection of sealing packing;

If it is found that the seal is not tight, the packing should be replaced in time to prevent the fire pump from leaking during operation and affecting its performance.

The fire pump should be installed firmly, and its firmness should be checked regularly, especially the anchor bolts or backrest bolts, to prevent the fasteners from loosening;

Strengthen monitoring by monitoring the vibration waveform of the pump during operation, regularly check and repair the wear between the impeller and the sealing ring, and discover and eliminate hidden dangers in time; when the vibration of the pump is found to be abnormal after starting, it should be decisively analyzed for cavitation phenomenon, whether the impeller is balanced, whether the pump shaft and the motor shaft are concentric or whether the shaft has been deformed, and then take corresponding measures.

Correctly select the supporting motor that matches the performance parameters of the pump to prevent the motor from being too small and overloaded for a long time; before starting the pump, check whether the outlet valve is fully closed to prevent the motor from being burned due to excessive starting current; The technical parameters of the motor require maintenance, check the power supply voltage and the current of each phase, and ensure that the error is within the allowable range.

Control and adjust the installation height of the pump so that the installation height between the suction port of the pump and the liquid surface does not exceed the maximum allowable installation height, especially for mobile fire pumps, if they cannot absorb and discharge liquid normally, the installation height may be inappropriate. It can be solved by reducing the installation height or reverse installation;

Or add a small-capacity storage tank in front of the pump to increase the height of the liquid level and increase the static pressure, thereby shortening the distance between the liquid level of the suction storage tank and the suction port of the pump to prevent cavitation;

It can also prevent cavitation by reducing the flow resistance loss on the pump suction line. Shorten the length of the suction pipeline as far as possible within the allowable range, reduce the number of pipe fittings such as elbows and valves, and appropriately increase the diameter of the suction pipeline;

By improving the strength and abrasion resistance of the pump material, it can also effectively reduce the erosion of the pump caused by cavitation, so as to reduce the damage caused by cavitation to the pump and prolong its service life. In the selection of the impeller, it is possible to choose high hardness and high elasticity materials with strong cavitation resistance.

Centrifugal fire pumps need to be manually filled with liquid before starting to clear the air accumulated in the pump casing. When filling the pump, ensure that the bottom valve of the suction line is well closed; For fire pumps, it is necessary to ensure that the automatic filling pump system works normally; regularly check the tightness of the suction pipeline to prevent the air from being sucked in due to poor sealing, and to avoid air binding during the operation of the pump and affect the work.

When the fire pump is in operation, if the power supply of the motor fire pump power supply is turned off or the electric pump fails to start normally, the diesel engine fire pump will automatically start and run. During normal operation, there is a fully automatic switchover to an electric pump.

The fire-fighting water provided by most fire-fighting water sources needs to be pressurized by fire-fighting water pumps to meet the requirements for water pressure and water volume during fire-fighting, which is an important part of fire-fighting. In daily use, we often encounter fire pumps vibrating or making abnormal noises. What is the problem?
1. The installation is not firm and the fasteners are loos

2. Wear between impeller and seal ring

3. Improper installation of pump body and pump shaft

4. Cavitation causes abnormal sound inside the pump

Flow: 5-400L/s
Head: 3-20Bar
Material:
HT200, SS304, Bronze
Caliber:65-350mm
Pressure: 0.3~1.5MPa
Speed:740-2900r/min

Diesel engine fire pumps are often used for emergency water supply in high-rise buildings, water companies, steel plants, wineries, chemical plants, hotels, hospitals, and other large-scale projects. The diesel emergency water supply pump set is suitable for unattended emergency water supply systems. The product has the characteristics of high automation, superior performance, complete protection functions, reasonable structure, simple installation, and high cost performance. pipe network pressure.

Fire pump package comprises a combination of electric motor driven pump, diesel engine driven and electric motor driven jockey pumps that supply for fire suppression systems.
Fire pump package is required to comply with Local Civil Defense Authority regulations and International Codes of Practice e.g. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

ED Fire pump system is made of Electric pump +Diesel pump
Operation: 1 Duty (electric) + 1 standby (diesel engine)
Capacity: 25, 30, 50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500, 750, 1000…GPM with pressure 4, 5, 6, 8, 10… Bar.
Pressure vessel 25, 50, 75, 100…liters, pressure will be 0.6mpa, 1.0mpa, 1.6mpa, select according to pump head.

1、Inspection function: the equipment can automatically or manually inspect the fire pump at regular intervals according to the cycle you set.

3、Protection and alarm function: when the fire fighting system has a motor power failure, over-current, short-circuit, etc., the inspection cabinet will automatically issue alarm and protection function, and issue sound and light alarm signal.

4, remote monitoring and control function: inspection cabinet can communicate with the fire control centre through the bus, to achieve the purpose of monitoring the operation of the system in the fire control centre.

5、Water test function with pressure: the inspection cabinet can carry out water test with pressure on the pipeline system according to the configuration of the fire protection pipeline.

6, mobile phone SMS alarm function: Shanghai Xizhiquan inspection cabinet can be configured according to the needs of users, choose to configure mobile phone alarm.

1, The pump packing pressure is too tight or too loose leakage
Treatment: adjust the tightness of the gland
2, multi-stage water seal ring position offset leakage
Treatment: adjust the position of the water seal ring so that the water seal ring is exactly aligned with the water seal pipe mouth.
3、The fire pump packing wears too much or the sleeve wears out and leaks water
Treatment: Replace the packing or shaft sleeve

1, The fire pump in the installation, the pump bolt slack leakage
Treatment: adjust the front position of the fire pump, slowly tighten the screws of the outer ring of the pump body one by one, do not tighten one screw at a time
2、The sealing surface is not flat, the liquid in the pump will flow out to the pump along the place where the seal is not tight
Treatment: provide vertical multi-stage fire pump model parameters to replace the mechanical seal
3, Mechanical seal amplitude hair wear serious, seepage and water leakage occurred
Treatment: adjust the friction position of the seal ring, take out the seal ring, and then exchange the orientation equipment, such as the seal ring on the fastening spring loss of elasticity or cracking, can remove the spring, with the appropriate diameter of steel wire or wire tied
4、The fire pump body has sand holes or rupture
Treatment: Replace the pump body of the fire pump

The electrical control cabinet of fire pump set mainly has the functions of starting and stopping the pump, switching between main and standby pumps, manual and automatic switching, dual power switching, patrol inspection, protection, and feedback for mechanical emergency start.

Flow: 750GPM

Head:3-20Bar

Speed: 740-2900r/min

Power: Diesel pump / Electric pump: 1.5-710 kw, Jockey pump: 0.55-160kw

Problem one lower water or no water
1, electric pump reversal will lead to the pump doesn’t produce water.
2, the pump can’t normal water into the same can’t be water, check whether the water bay or check stopcock is blocked or stuck, pumping pipe if there’s a leak will also affect the water into the water.
3, the pump internal corridor of the wear and tear or connection out, check the pump and motor coupling wear and tear, loose and impeller is worn.

Problem two ：
1 、 Check the power force as described over, including connectors, switches, fuses,etc.
2. Check whether the impeller in the pump is jammed by foreign objects
3. A burnt motor will also affect the launch of the pump.

Problem three the water affair is big for a while and small for a while
1. still, the lack of depth down the well may beget this problem, If the pump is a submersible pump.
2. The inflow rate of the pump is too high and needs to be replaced with a suitable pump.

First, what’s a water pump? It’s a device used to transport liquid, pressurize the liquid, and make the liquid from the first liquid position to the high liquid position. The first water pump constructed by the Chinese is called” water windmill”. latterly, around 300 BC, the emergence of the” Archimedes screw pump” is more analogous to ultramodern pumps. In addition, the following introductory knowledge points are what you must understand.
1. Centrifugal pump

Centrifugal pump is the most common type of pump. In simple terms, the working principle of centrifugal pump is to rotate the impeller to drive the liquid under the action of centrifugal force. The liquid leaves the impeller and enters the volute. As the inflow passage of the volute gradationally expands, the fluid haste slows down, and the pressure rises continuously, and eventually it’s discharged through the conduit.
2. Impeller
The impeller is one of the main factors in the water pump, and it’s the core element that transmits mechanical energy to the liquid. The impeller is substantially divided into three types open type,semi-open type and closed type. The material conditions for the impeller are high, wear resistance is needed, and the manufacturing process is good.

3. Cavitation

Cavitation is the conformation of numerous bitsy recesses when the liquid connections the liquid under high- speed inflow and pressure, and gradationally expands into grottoes when serious, and cavitation frequently occurs in the impeller and pump covering.