[INCH-POUND] A-A-50561
May 22, 1996
SUPERSEDING
MIL-P-17608D (YD)
5 June 1991
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
PUMPS, ROTARY, POWER-DRIVEN, VISCOUS LIQUIDS
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description
(CID), for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This document covers horizontal and vertical, electric-motor and
steam-turbine-driven, positive displacement, rotary pumps with capacities up to 3,000 gallons per minute (gpm) or 189 liters/second (l/s) and 125 pounds per square inch gage (psig) or 861.9 kilopascals gauge (kPag) pressure for handling fuel oils, lubricating oils, and other viscous liquids. Pumps covered by this document are intended primarily for use in stationary power plants, or similar permanent installations handling viscous liquids.
2. CLASSIFICATION. Pumps are of the following types and styles, as specified (see 7.2) Type I - Electric-motor-driven
Type II - Steam-turbine-driven
Style A - Pump shaft in vertical plane
Style B - Pump shaft in horizontal plane
3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS.
3.1 Description. The pump unit shall include a positive displacement rotary pump and driver mounted on a common bedplate. The rotary pump shall consist of a fixed casing containing gears, cams, screws, vanes, or similar elements actuated by rotation of the drive shaft.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data which may be improve this document should be sent to: Commanding Officer (Code 156), Naval Construction Battalion Center, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301.
AMSC N/A FSC 4320
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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