Howden Process Compressors were tasked with the refurbishment of this high pressure diaphragm pump from a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Diaphragm pump oil system assembly in Autodesk Inventor
As part of the refurbishment a new lubricating oil system was required. Using the existing diaphragm pump operating data, I produced heat transfer calculations, wrote specifications for the bought-in heat exchanger, valves and instrumentation, and designed stainless steel piping to ASME B31.3.
Diaphragm pump oil system assembly
General arrangement drawing of diaphragm pump oil system
Refurbished diaphragm pump ready for installation