Estudio y propuestas de solución para fallos recurrentes en bombas centrífugas horizontales // Study and proposal of solutions to recurrent failures in horizontal centrifugal pumps.

Authors

  • Jesús Cabrera - Gómez Centro de Estudios en Ingeniería de Mantenimiento. CEIM. Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echeverría” – CUJAE Calle 114 #11901 e/119 y 127. Marianao. La Habana. CP 19390. Cuba
  • Franklin Guanipa - Atacho Centro de Refinación Paraguaná. Estado de Falcón. Venezuela

Abstract

Resumen

La necesidad de ejecutar la investigación está dada por los fallos recurrentes que están presentando

las bombas centrífugas horizontales que interrumpen el proceso de la planta de alquilación y al

impacto económico asociado a los fallos que han tenido un elevado costo por acciones de

mantenimiento preventivas y reactivas, en adición a los costos asociados por pérdida de

oportunidad. Se llevó a cabo un estudio para establecer las causas que originan los reiterados fallos

ocurridos en el sistema de bombeo. Como resultado del trabajo realizado, se identificaron

oportunidades de mejora de la disponibilidad de los activos estudiados por la vía del incremento de la

vida útil del los sellos mecánicos y finalmente se propuso un programa de acciones correctivas al

que debe darse seguimiento y que debe tributar a la solución permanente de los problemas

identificados.

Palabras claves:

 

mantenimiento de equipos rotatorios, fallos recurrentes, confiabilidad operacional,

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Abstract

The necessity of making the research outlined in this paper is given by recurrent failures in a set of

horizontal centrifugal pumps. These failures interrupt the operating process in an alkylation plant and

generate a great negative economic impact because of incrementing maintenance costs and

opportunity losses. A study was carried out in order to establish the main causes of repeated failures

in the pumping system. As a result, several improvement opportunities of availability of pumps were

identified by increasing the useful life of their mechanical seals. Finally, a corrective action program

was proposed in order to provide permanent solutions to identified problems.

Key words:

 

maintenance of rotating equipment, recurrent failures, operational reliability, root cause

analysis, horizontal centrifugal pumps.

análisis de causa raíz, bombas centrífugas horizontales

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Cabrera - Gómez J, Guanipa - Atacho F. Estudio y propuestas de solución para fallos recurrentes en bombas centrífugas horizontales // Study and proposal of solutions to recurrent failures in horizontal centrifugal pumps. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2010 May 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 13];13(2):32-8. Available from: https://ingenieriamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/39

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2010): may-august

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