Flowserve WIKO Barrel Pump

Summary

Key Points

• —Oil exploration companies need enhanced recovery methods for hard-to-reach oil, potentially increasing yields by 20-30% and extending field life. 0:11
• —Water injection, using high-pressure seawater or produced water, is a key method for enhancing oil recovery in deep subsea reservoirs. 0:31
• —Achieving ultra-high pressures (500-1000 bar) for water injection presents significant challenges in pump design, including hydraulics, impeller thrust compensation, and casing distortion. 1:06
• —The Flowserve Wiko barrel pump is an opposed impeller, multi-stage, double-case pump designed to handle pressures up to 1,000 bar. 1:39
• —Its opposed impeller configuration significantly reduces axial thrust loads, improving reliability and pump life in high-pressure applications. 2:13
• —The pump features a single-piece crossover construction for a more compact design, shorter bearing spans, and improved rotor dynamics. 2:24
• —A large shaft rotor construction is engineered to withstand high stage pressure forces, arduous fluid characteristics, and high rotational speeds with minimal deflection. 3:02
• —The Wiko pump incorporates a removable inner cartridge design for quick maintenance and minimal downtime, allowing for complete internal component replacement. 3:41
• —Materials are specifically selected for corrosive and erosive environments, including super duplex or forged carbon steel with Inconel cladding and tungsten carbide overlays for wear resistance. 4:15
• —The pump utilizes heavy-duty, 360-degree bearing housing brackets to enhance stiffness and reliability, and its hydraulic design is custom-engineered using advanced computational tools. 4:39