The customer was experiencing problems with the main lubrication oil pump which was performing the critical duty of supplying lubricating oil to the carrier’s main engines.
Marine Case Studies
Trialling different solutions to improve MTBF
Competitor mechanical seals on a high-pressure service water (HPSW) heat pumps were failing frequently, so the naval pump engineers asked AESSEAL to investigate
Navy reduces repair times and improves pump reliability
When a seal failed, divers had to fit blanks to the pump inlets below the waterline before it was possible to carry out a repair.
