Brevini planetary gearboxes boost efficiency
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Brevini product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jan 7, 2009
Water and wastewater services provider Anglian Water has decided to replace old screw pump gearboxes with new planetary gearboxes from Brevini.
Work has been carried out on a trial site at Maldon in Essex.
Planetary gearboxes are capable of producing very large reduction ratios (they can reach 15,000:1) meaning that they are ideal for driving heavy rotors at slow speeds.
Working closely with Brammer UK, a supplier of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products and services, Brevini has identified a suitable gearbox and developed a mounting bracket that allows the new gearbox to be installed without the need to re-engineer the original pump.
Working with Brevini and Brammer, Anglian Water identified sites where conventional screw pump gearboxes were running with poor efficiency.
The benefits of replacing these older gearboxes with Brevini's highly efficient planetary gearboxes were obvious as they are able to run off of a smaller motor than conventional gearboxes and can be retrofitted to existing structures which decreases the cost of installation.
A trial site at Maldon in Essex was identified where a screw pump gearbox was due for replacement.
Following an on-site consultation, Brevini was able to recommend a suitable gearbox and design a mounting bracket that would allow it to fit directly onto the existing structure.
The output shaft was designed to be of the same diameter as that on the previous gearbox, while a backstop was fitted to prevent the screw running backwards when it stops.
Planetary gearboxes are capable of producing very large reduction ratios (they can reach 15,000:1) meaning that they are ideal for driving heavy rotors at slow speeds.
Producing up to 800kNM of torque, the gearboxes are able to produce the same power as large 'worm-and-wheel' gearboxes despite being far smaller - often 60 per cent lighter than their equivalent.
Brevini gearboxes have a lifetime of more than 100,000 hours when they are in constant use, keeping maintenance down to a minimum; one oil change per year is all that is needed.
Since the installation of the new gearbox, the Maldon site has reported that the pump is running with 16 per cent more efficiency than previously, the gearbox running to an efficiency of 96 per cent.
Running costs have been greatly reduced as the new gearbox only requires 13.4 amps compared to the previous 16.6.
This equates to a 2.1kW reduction in running power and a saving of GBP1,400 per year, a potentially significant saving if all the company's gearboxes were to be replaced.
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