Abstract
ABSTRACTThis paper discusses a program to develop a family of standard design, low‐pressure, composite material centrifugal pumps for Navy surface ship applications. The need for and the benefits derived from the development of this standard family of centrifugal pumps is discussed. Foremost of the projected benefits is a savings of 25% in acquisition and provisioning costs as well as significant reduction in integrated logistic supply costs. Additional benefits detailed are the reduction of maintenance requirements and improvements in serviceability expected from pumps manufactured from composite materials.A program to evaluate commercial composite pumps to determine compliance with Navy design requirements is detailed. The design criteria for the standard family of composite pumps is provided as is the status of a competitively awarded contract for this design. Contained within the discussions of the contract status is a description of efforts to provide state‐of‐the‐art sealing for the new pumps. The paper also addresses the manner in which the standard design composite pumps will be introduced to the fleet.
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