Abstract:
A submersible pump is provided featuring: a motor; run/start capacitors having run/start capacitor connectors; a housing having a motor housing portion and a run/start capacitor housing portion separated by a housing wall, the motor housing portion having a motor housing chamber to receive/contain the motor and oil for immersing the motor in an oil bath, the run/start housing portion having a run/start housing chamber, the housing wall having connection ports to allow sealed connections between electrical components in the motor housing portion and the run/start capacitor housing portion; a removable motor housing cover to couple/close the motor housing portion; a removable run/start capacitor housing cover to couple/close the run/start capacitor housing portion; and a capacitive cup having a side wall portion and a bottom wall portion, to be removeably arranged in the run/start capacitor housing chamber, the bottom wall portion to mount the run/start capacitors to be contained/surrounded by the side wall portion, the bottom wall portion having corresponding connection ports to allow the sealed connections between the run/start capacitor connectors and the electrical components in the motor housing portion in order to couple the run/start capacitors to the motor.
Abstract:
A volute for a pump featuring a volute or casing having a pump inlet for receiving a fluid being pumped, a pump discharge for providing the fluid, and a volute or casing vane forming double volutes therein. The volute has an upper cutwater farthest from the pump discharge defining an upper cutwater throat area and an end of passage for the upper cutwater, and also has a lower cutwater closest to the pump discharge defining a lower cutwater throat and a corresponding end of passage for the lower cutwater. The upper cutwater throat area is dimensioned to be greater than and not equal to the lower cutwater throat area so the upper cutwater throat area and the lower cutwater throat area provide substantially equal flow velocity at both the upper cutwater and the lower cutwater in response to an angular sweep of the fluid being pumped. The end of passage for the upper cutwater is dimensioned with an upper cutwater passage area that is greater than and not equal to a corresponding lower cutwater passage area of the corresponding end of passage for the lower cutwater so that upper and lower cutwater passage areas at the pump discharge are balanced as a function of differing rates of flow of the fluid being pumped therein and so that the fluid being pumped from associated ends of the upper and lower cutwater passage areas meets at the pump discharge with a substantially equal velocity.
Abstract:
A submersible pump is provided featuring: a motor; run/start capacitors having run/start capacitor connectors; a housing having a motor housing portion and a run/start capacitor housing portion separated by a housing wall, the motor housing portion having a motor housing chamber to receive/contain the motor and oil for immersing the motor in an oil bath, the run/start housing portion having a run/start housing chamber, the housing wall having connection ports to allow sealed connections between electrical components in the motor housing portion and the run/start capacitor housing portion; a removable motor housing cover to couple/close the motor housing portion; a removable run/start capacitor housing cover to couple/close the run/start capacitor housing portion; and a capacitive cup having a side wall portion and a bottom wall portion, to be removeably arranged in the run/start capacitor housing chamber, the bottom wall portion to mount the run/start capacitors to be contained/surrounded by the side wall portion, the bottom wall portion having corresponding connection ports to allow the sealed connections between the run/start capacitor connectors and the electrical components in the motor housing portion in order to couple the run/start capacitors to the motor.