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Trade press article — Empowering Pumps & Equipment

How Up-Thrust Occurs in Vertical Turbine Pumps and Provisions to Control It

Up-thrust can occur during shutdown or when the pump is operating at flow rates greater than the allowable operating range.

  • June 2020
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Gene Vogel
EASA Pump & Vibration Specialist

Vertical turbine pumps depend on the vertical motor's thrust bearings to support the combined weight of the pump rotor and the motor rotor and to counteract the dynamic down-thrust that the pump impellers generate in lifting the liquid.

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Related Reference and Training Materials

Fundamentals of Pump Repair
  • Section 4: Vertical Turbine Pumps
  • Section 8: Pump Reliability

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