Leonardo Engineers for Integration

Railway Water Pump

Severe installation and maintainability requirements
Concept developed and shared with customer
CAD Modeling and industrial design
Gear design and teeth profile optimization
CFD pump wheel and diffusor modeling and optimization
Prototype construction
Lab test and hydraulic characterization
NPSH : 5 m (Water/Glycol = 50/50 – Absolute pressure at inlet with 10% flow reduction: 50 kPa)
Efficiency – best point : 92%
Proactive reliability development (FMEA and Tolerance Analysis)
PPAP and Industrialization