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Scope: Horizontal bearing housings designed for oil and grease lubrication of rolling and sleeve-element bearings. The bearing housing system includes bearings, bearing retention, lubrication, lubricant application, lubri­cant containment, and lubricant quality control.

This paper highlights the importance of selecting the appropriate acceptance grade for pump performance testing to satisfy the needs of its intended service.

Scope: Certain pump applications, such as emergency fire pumps, can use diesel engines as drivers. The vibration level of an engine drive is significantly different than that of a typical electric motor drive.