An ITT Brand

Goulds API 3600 i-FRAME®

API BB3 Between-Bearing, Axially Split,
Multistage Pump
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A Leader in API Engineered Pump Package Solutions…

Proven API Leadership 8000 HP / 6000 kW Testing Capability

ITT Goulds Pumps is a proven leader in API Pumps • Our expanded test facility can test your pump
in the most demanding conditions.
• Over 20,000 units installed
• Testing at rated speeds is critical to assess the
- Over 17,000 OH2 / OH3s
impact of dynamic conditions including vibration.
- Over 3,000 BB1 / BB2 / BB3 pumps
• 50+ years of API expertise API Engineering Expertise
• We are experts in packaging engineered pumps
• Participating member on API 610
and API 682 committees that meet your demanding applications – with true
conformance to the latest API specifications.
Family of API Pumps • We have extensive experience in nearly every type
ITT Goulds Pumps has a family of proven API pumps: of driver, bearing, seal, piping configuration, nozzle
configuration, flange and baseplate design to meet
• Overhung pumps
your application needs.
• Single and two-stage between-bearing
• ITT is a world leader in technology and engineering
• Multistage between-bearing pumps – axially split including hydraulics, materials science, mechanical
• Barrel multistage - radially split design and fluid dynamics.

• Vertical, double casing pumps

Broad Applications
• Specialty pumps • Petroleum refining, production and distribution
• Petrochemical and demanding chemical processing
Industry Leading Hydraulic Coverage
• We offer extensive coverage to meet your • High temperature applications including
process needs. boiler circulation

• Better hydraulic fits can mean improved efficiency • General industrial requiring high temperature
and long-term reliability and parts life. or high pressures

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Heavy-Duty Multistage Pumps Designed i-FRAME™ Bearing Housing Features
for High-Head / High Capacity Services
• This modern i-FRAME™ Ball/Ball design bearing
• Capacities to 8,500 GPM (1930 m³/h) housing comes standard on all Goulds between-
• Heads to 9,000 feet (2740 m) bearings pumps. A revolutionary oil capture and
delivery system provides consistent lubrication to
• Temperatures to 400° F (205° C)
lower bearing temperatures and optimize bearing
• Pressures to 4,000 PSIG (275 bar) life.
• API 610 API / ISO 13709 Latest Edition
• See the difference
– Patent Pending Oil Filter Assembly removes
Design Features debris and moisture
• Engineered Hydraulics: dense hydraulic coverage to – Optimized Housing Design Lowers bearing
better match your process for efficiency and reliability. temperatures up to 6.7+ °C (20+ °F)
Custom hydraulics are available. – i-ALERT2 Machine Health Monitor identifies
potential problems before they become costly
• Engineered Packaging with a wide range of drivers,
failures
seals, piping, nozzle configurations, flanges,
baseplates and QC testing. – Instrumentation provisions as standard

• Axially Split Casing for ease of maintenance.

• Dual Volute Design balances hydraulic radial thrust

at each stage for extended seal/bearing life.

• Heavy Duty Single Row Bolting prevents distortion

and chance of interstage leakage.

• Precision Cast Impellers: smooth, dimensionally

consistent hydraulic passages for maximum efficiency.

• Compact Crossover for streamlined fluid flow,

minimum friction loss and maximum efficiency.

• Dynamically Balanced Impellers and Rotors ensure

smooth operation and increased reliability.

• Bearing Housing: Filter

Applications
The model 3600 is a robust solution for a variety of
applications. This is an API pump for refineries, injection
offshore platforms, remote pipeline, boiler feed in
mid-range cogeneration, descaling, mine dewatering,
process transfer, desalination and CO2 injection.

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Between-Bearing, Axially Split,
Multistage Pump
DUAL VOLUTE CASING
Assures radial balance, minimum shaft
deflection.
SINGLE ROW BOLTING
All nuts located on top for ease
of maintenance.

DYNAMICALLY BALANCED IMPELLERS

AND ASSEMBLED ROTATING ELEMENT
For smooth vibration-free operation.
Impellers staggered on shaft to minimize
vane-pass vibration. Rotor and impeller
balanced to stringent ISO 1940 Grade 1.0
(exceeds API minimum).

HEAVY DUTY BEARINGS

Oil lubricated ball radial and duplex thrust
standard; sleeve radial / ball thrust also
available, or pressure lubricated sleeve radial
and tilt pad thrust.

DOUBLE SUCTION FIRST STAGE IMPELLER

Available for low NPSH service requirements.

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COMPACT CROSSOVERS
For streamlined fluid flow – minimum
friction loss, maximum efficiency.

ISO 13709 / API-610

SEAL CHAMBERS
Accept wide range of sealing
options including seals conforming
to ISO 13709 / API 610, packing,
cartridge and conventional
mechanical seals.

PRECISION CAST IMPELLERS

Investment cast impellers yield smooth,
dimensionally consistent hydraulic
passages which maximize efficiency;
double suction first stage available
for low NPSH applications.

POSITIVELY DRIVEN IMPELLERS

Key driven with shrink fit and secured
against axial movement in both
directions. Allows precise balancing
of rotating element.

SPLIT STAGE PIECES AND CENTER BUSHING

Allow dynamic balancing of assembled
rotating element.

OPPOSED IMPELLER ARRANGEMENT

Provides permanent hydraulic axial
balance, impellers staggered on shaft
to minimize vibration due to vane pass.

HEAVY DUTY ANSI B16.5 FLANGES

Class 900 RF standard on suction
and discharge; other classes
available as options.

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Design Features for Optimum Reliability
Low Vibration / Smooth Performance Designed for API 610 11th Edition /
• Individual impellers and complete rotor assembly ISO 13709 Services
dynamically balanced. • Casing, nozzles and baseplate meet API 610 /
• Shrink fit of impellers to shaft ensures precise ISO 13709 nozzle load requirements.
balancing of rotating assembly. • Seal chambers meet dimensional requirements of
• Precision cast impellers have equal volumes between API 610 / ISO 13709 and can be fitted with single,
vanes for reduced pressure pulsations. double or tandem cartridge mechanical seals.
• Impellers are mounted on shaft with vane tips • Non metallic rings available for applications with low
staggered for reduced pressure pulsations. specific gravity, or for increased efficiency or ability to
withstand short periods of dry running
• Impellers and rotating equipment element
dynamically balanced to API 610 /
ISO 13709 requirements.

Staggered impeller vane tips reduce pressure pulsations at vane

passing frequency.

Serviceability
• Cartridge type mechanical seals for ease of assembly,
proper installation.
• Single row bolting with stud nuts located on upper Design / Analysis Capabilities
half for easy accessibility. Goulds utilizes FEA and CFD analysis to check the pressure
capability, structure integrity of the casings and flow pattern in
the pump. Goulds Engineering staff is fully equipped to perform
Entire rotating assembly can be
removed for maintenance without the Rotor Lateral response analysis, Torsional analysis and Rotor
disturbing suction/discharge piping. residual unbalance checks to ensure stable operation, low
vibration level and trouble free operation of the pumps.
Single row bolting simplifies
disassembly / reassembly.

Split stage pieces and center case

bushing can be removed for inspection
of wear surfaces without disassembling
rotor assembly.

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Optional Features for Application Flexibility
Bearing Arrangements Double Suction First
Oil lubricated Ball/Ball bearings are standard on the Stage Impeller
Model 3600. Ring oil lubricated Sleeve/Ball or pressure Available on 4-inch and larger
lubricated Sleeve/Tilt bearings can be furnished to meet discharge size pumps for services
customer or operating requirements. where NPSHA is limited.
Hydrodynamic bearings are offered with pressurized oil
lube system.
Destaging
Goulds Model 3600 can be supplied
with one or more blank stages to
meet existing head conditions and
allow for future increases. The shaft
is protected by a sleeve to maintain
the impeller fit. A bypass cylinder
ensures smooth, even flow to the
next impeller.

Shaft Sealing and

Seal Chambers
Ball / Ball
Seal chambers meet API 610 / ISO
13709 dimensional requirements. We
offer any available seal and seal
systems that are appropriate for your
specific application including API 682
seals and seal systems.

Instrumentation
The 3600 can be furnished with instrumentation options to
measure vibration and temperature. RTDs can be furnished to
Sleeve / Ball measure bearing temperatures and to monitor temperature rise
in the casing. Bearing housing vibration can be monitored on
pumps. Pumps supplied with Hydrodynamic bearings can be
furnished with non contacting vibration probes to measure
rotor vibration.

Interstage Bleedoff
Interstage bleedoff available for multiple discharge
conditions

Sleeve / Tilt

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Bearings & Bearing Housings
To get superior MTBF you need two things: Optimum pump The Ball/Ball and Sleeve/Ball i-FRAME bearing housings have
hydraulics and a robust pump structure. The new i-FRAME enhanced air cooling with axial fans and achieves metal and oil
housings delivers on the second point by providing a premium temperature reductions of up to 30° F from previous design
robust housing with unique new and improved features that without the need for cooling water. The NDE side comes
raises the bar on what you can expect from your pump’s long standard with a guarded extension to accept a fan for ease of
term performance. These i-FRAME bearing housings include the field retrofit, so if your process needs change the fan can be
new patented one piece design bearing housing for the ball/ball fitted without the need for expensive pump disassembly and
bearing arrangement, as well as the patent pending split bearing installation.
housing for the sleeve/ball and sleeve/tilt pad bearing
arrangement.

Bearing housings constructed in ASTM A216 Grade WCB carbon

steel. Three bearing arrangements available:

• Ball/Ball bearings
- Duplex 40° Angular Contact Bearing Set on the Non-Drive
End (NDE) to handle radial and axial loads. Bearing set is
supplied with a light clearance
- Deep Groove Ball Bearing on the Drive End (DE) to
handle radial loads

• Sleeve/Ball bearings
- Duplex 40° Angular contact Bearing Set on the Non-Drive
End (NDE) handle axial loads. Bearing set is supplied with a
light clearance.
- Babbitt lined Sleeve Bearings handle radial loads on NDE
and DE (Non Drive End and Drive End)

• Sleeve/Tilt pad bearings

- Babbitt lined Sleeve Bearings handle radial loads and are
installed on NDE and DE (Non Drive End and Drive End).
- Tilting pad Bearings are installed on NDE to handle axial
load.
- This bearing configuration utilizes an external pressurized
LOS to lubricate and cool the bearings. Both API, standard
and custom designed systems can be offered.

All bearing housings feature a 180° bearing saddle bolted to the

casing positioned with precision dowels for accurate, repeatable
alignment. The 180° bearing saddle is optimized for stiffness
and rigidity of connection between the pump casing and
housing along with increased bolt diameters. This provides
significantly increased stiffness compared to the previous design Bearing housing put through rigorous testing.
housings, resulting in reduced vibration.

The bearing housing exterior includes distinctive cooling fins

optimized by CFD/FEA analysis to aid in heat dissipation.

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 Patented Filters
Bearing oil contamination often discussed as black oil, caused
by wind-blown sand and dust together with atmospheric
moisture are major contributors to bearings failing well before
their design life. In an industry first, all self-contained bearing
housings include a cartridge filter assembly that will help
safeguard the bearing oil from debris contamination.

The patent pending filter cartridge will also continuously work

to scrub water from the bearing oil utilizing specifically
engineered moisture absorbing materials built into the filter.

Oil with Particulate** Oil with Water

Run time = 72 hrs* Run time = 314 hrs* Run time = 0 hrs* Run time = 72 hrs*
Black Oil Result: Clean Oil Cloudy Oil Result: Clean Oil

*Continuous operation at 3100RPM

**Test dust used is ISO 12103-1, A3 Medium test dust

The design allows for easy changeover of filter cartridges even

while the pump is operating – no need to stop your process.
All this additional reliability is achieved without the need for
additional oil pumps or piping – no additional system
complexity, monitoring or control overhead.

You change the oil and filter in your car, and it

doesn’t have a sight glass
• Black oil caused by debris and moisture contaminating the oil.

• Multi-functional filter assembly captures oil and circulates

down through filter and liquid absorbing beads.

• Filter captures debris and beads absorb any water that may
be present.

• Moisture absorbing beads are non-toxic and biodegradable.

• New bearing housings designed so oil is thrown by oil ring to

trough that leads to the oil filter assembly.

Typical oil change interval was every 3 months. That is

extended to every 6 months with the filter. Pump doesn’t
need to be stopped in order to change the filter.

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 i-ALERT Monitoring Solution ®

Sensor | App | Ai Platform www.i-alert.com

What it Does: How it Works:

Monitor 1. ACTIVATE
Tracks vibration, temperature & The i-ALERT2 devices are light activated by
run-time hours 24/7/365. removing the sticker. The sensor begins
wirelessly broadcasting once activated.
Alarm
Takes high resolution data when an alarm condition occurs 2. AUTO CONFIGURATION
and stores it for later analysis. The i-ALERT device averages the vibration
over 25 hours of run-time and sets the
Trend alarm levels to 2 x average (0.1-1.5ips
Captures data every 1-60 minutes and has up to 170 days of minimum). Temperature alarm default to 80°C (176°F)
hourly on-board storage.

Analyze OR
Diagnose machine faults with vibration tools 2. MANUAL CONFIGURATION
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) & Time Wave Form Analysis. User manually sets the alarm thresholds via
the i-ALERT mobile application.
Environment
Rated for any industrial environment. water & dust resistant. 3. Monitor
Intrinsically Safe with a 3-year battery life (use dependent). The i-ALERT2 sensor is configurable to check
• ATEX Zone 0 AEx ia IIB Ga (Groups C & D) every 1-5 minutes. If two consecutive readings
are above alarm threshold the i-ALERT device
Wireless
will go into alarm.
Sync data via Bluetooth Smart enabled
smartphones and tablets.

Online Monitoring
Monitor and manage all of your i-ALERT enabled machines
in one place - i-ALERT Ai Online Platform. This subscription
service requires no software to download or dedicated
hardware to run.

Dashboard Trending BOM

Simple, intuitive dashboard to Trend vibration, Load the as built of
track vibration, temperature, temperature, & kurtosis to materials based on the
Spend less time collecting data and more time fixing problems. The
run-time & battery life. monitor any changes in the pump serial number.
i-ALERT mobile app has the ability to scan multiple i-ALERT2 sensors
within range to quickly and safely inspect multiple machines. equipment operation.

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Hydraulic Coverage 60 Hz and 50 Hz

Flow Capacity - 50 Hz
20 m3/h 50 100 500 1000

TDH GPM
100 500 1000 5000 10000
3000 10000 2000

5000

5000 1000

1000
TDH - 60 Hz

500

TDH - 50 Hz
500
1000

1000

500

500 100

100
meter feet feet meter
300 200

100 GPM 500 1000 5000 10000

20 m /h
3 50 100 500 1000

Flow Capacity - 60 Hz

Note: Hydraulics above represent 80% to 110% of best efficiency point (BEP).

Pump Installations
The Goulds Model 3600 is built to handle the toughest
services in harsh environments. These pictures show
demanding installations in the deserts of the Middle East
and Australia.

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