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Flowserve Etten-Leur Test Center
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Flowserve Etten-Leur Test Center Advanced Testing and Engineering Expertise Serving Europe, Middle East and Africa

Highly engineered pumps and seals are designed to meet specific requirements, but over time, their performance can decline. And as equipment performance slips, it can negatively impact your operation, causing increased downtime, higher maintenance and energy costs, lost revenue and more risk. The Flowserve Etten-Leur campus is a one-stop shop for all sorts of aftermarket services. Engineers at the facility can respond rapidly to identify and correct issues related to pump and seal performance and reliability, regardless of the OEM. Fully equipped with machinery and expertise The Etten-Leur...

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Seal testing capabilities • Four test units • Speeds to 7,000 rpm • Pressures to 200 bar (2,901 psi) • Temperatures to 150°C (302°F) • Water, oil and caustic fluid condition testing • Clean-room facilities for seal inspections and maintenance • Face profile measuring • Microscope • Measurements according to API 682 (leakage, temperatures, lifetime) High-energy testing Testing highly engineered equipment under real-world conditions requires a huge amount of power as well as the ability to cool rapidly. To meet these needs, the Etten-Leur facility features the following: • 28 MW (38,000 hp)...

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Scaled model testing For large, high specific speed pumps and critical NPSH applications, the Etten-Leur facility provides cavitation visualization and scaled model testing. Scaled model testing includes a dedicated loop for product and experimental tests as well as fully stainless steel piping and a vacuum tank to ensure the highest cleanliness level and visibility. Pump intake testing The facility provides Froude scaled pump intake testing for cooling water intake channels and sumps, surface water pumping stations and drainage stations. Free surface intakes are prone to issues related to...

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Electric motor testing Flowserve offers electric motor testing at its Etten-Leur Test Center in the Netherlands. This capability ensures that electric motors are performing as expected after service, a major component change or design modification. Electric motor testing is essential to ensure a motor’s in-service operating power is consistent with its rated power. It also helps Flowserve determine how a motor is operating in a loaded condition, with all associated risks, or if the motor is oversized for a particular application — which could uncover cost- and energy-saving opportunities....

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Facts and figures: • 150 kV direct supply from the distribution grid • 28 MW (38,000 hp) of electrical power • 50 Hz test voltages at 0.4, 3, 6, 6.6 or 10 kV • Reverse power at 0.4, 6, 6.6 or 10 kV • 6 MW variable frequency drive up to 13.8 kV • Measurement of motor efficiency, with a maximum deviation of 1% • Lifting capacity to 120 metric tons at 13 m (42.7 ft) height • Seven test areas, the largest of which has a size of 270 m2 (886 ft2) All our instruments are calibrated according to API and IEC. Customers are welcome to witness Type and Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs). These tests are...

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The Etten-Leur campus is easily accessible. It's centrally located near Europe's main seaports (Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg) and airports (Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, London and Frankfurt). Kuwarden Groningen Leer Older burgo Bremen etherlands Arnhem Esseno Dusseldorf Gerrr Fulda Belgium Charleroi Testing Center @1 Etten-Leur Seaports (2I Rotterdam (3lAntwerp (4I Hamburg Airports Amsterdam London Paris Flowserve Etten-Leur Test Center 7

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Headquarters Flowserve Corporation 5215 North O’Connor Blvd. Suite 2300 Irving, Texas 75039-5421 USA Telephone: +1 937 890 5839 Etten-Leur Test Center Vossendaal 29 4877 AA Etten-Leur The Netherlands Telephone: +31 76 502 8200 testcenter@flowserve.com Etten-Leur Campus Parallelweg 6 4878 AH Etten-Leur The Netherlands Telephone: +31 76 502 8200 Flowserve Corporation has established industry leadership in the design and manufacture of its products. When properly selected, this Flowserve product is designed to perform its intended function safely during its useful life. However, the purchaser...

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