KIRLOSKAR CPHM - Stuffing Box and Seal Specifications

IOM/CPHM/DEC19/01 ISSUE DATE:14-12-2019
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4.3.3 Lubrication of bearings:
Lubrication with grease:
Bearings are grease lubricated. Following are the details of grease grade to be used.
MANUFACTURER SPEED
1500 RPM 3000 RPM
INDIAN OIL
HINDUSTAN
PETROLEUM
SERVOGEM-3
NATRA-3 OR
LITHON-3
SERVOGEM-2
NATRA-2 OR
LITHON-2
CALTEX STARFAX-3 STARFAX-2
Quantity of grease:
DRIVING UNIT QUANTITY APPROX. (GRAMS)
5 6
7 10
9 14
Lubrication with oil:
Bearings are oil lubricated. Following are the details of oil grade to be used.
MANUFACT
URER
SPEED
1500
RPM
3000
RPM
INDIAN OIL SERVOSYSTEM-100 SERVOSYSTEM-68
HINDUSTAN
PETROLEUM
ENKLO
-
57
ENKLO
-
53
Quantity of oil:
DRIVING UNIT QUANTITY APPROX. (LITRES)
11 1.0
13 1.5
4.3.4 Bearing temperature:
A) Maximum allowable temperature of bearings is 35
0
C above ambient.
B) In case of new bearings, renew grease/oil after about 200 hours and then after
twice in a year, if bearing temperature is always below 50
0
C and there is only
small risk of contamination. If the bearing temperature is upto 80
0
C and
if there is danger of contamination, the grease/oil should be renewed after
about every 3 months.
4.4 Specification of stuffing box packing, gaskets and “O” rings:
(Refer Chart No. 4.4(a), 4.4(b) on the next page).