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1. SCOPE This Guide covers requirements for horizontal, enclosed single and double helical, one- and two-stage parallel shaft speed increasers and reducers, and related systems, for use in general services. It is not intended to cover gears that are integral to other equipment, or to epicyclic gear assemblies. Generalpurpose gears are used to drive equipment that is usually spared, is of relatively low power level, or is in a noncritical service. Typical applications for which this Guide is intended are: Cooling tower water pump systems Utility and certain process blower and boiler fan systems Chemical processing equipment Other general-purpose equipment trains
This Guide is not intended to apply to: Special-purpose gears Specialty gears used in critical polymer processing equipment (extruders and compounders)
Gears supplied in accordance with this Guide shall be limited in power rating to the range of 19 KW (25 hp) to 1500 KW (2000 hp) with pitch-line velocities not over 61 meters per second (12,000 feet per minute). 2. REFERENCES The following publications form a part of this Guide. Unless otherwise specified herein, use the latest edition.
Mobil Engineering Guides EGE 00-B-5 EGE 00-C-4 EGE 15-D-22 Equipment Sound Levels Equipment Purchases General Engineering Requirements General-Purpose Gear Unit Data Sheet (a or b)
3. GENERAL 3.1 General-purpose gear units shall conform to the requirements of API Standard 677 except as modified in Section 4 of this Guide. 3.2 3.3 The gear supplier shall conform to the requirements of EGE 00-C-4. All equipment and auxiliaries shall conform to the noise limits specified in EGE 00-B-5.
3.4 This Guide shall be used in conjunction with project specifications, EGE 15-D-22 Data Sheets, and related purchase order documents. If a conflict exists, the project specifications, Data Sheets, and purchase order shall govern. 4. MODIFICATIONS TO API STD 677 The following items are amendments to API Standard 677. The paragraph and section numbers are those used in that standard.
SECTION 2 - BASIC DESIGN
Bronze-backed thrust bearings are not acceptable. For special hot service conditions, both the metallurgy of the bearings, as well as the recommended lubricant, shall be described in the suppliers proposal for specific approval by Mobil.