Posted on 9/3/2015
MENZEL have delivered a squirrel cage asynchronous motor to a customer that operates a process-relevant air separator in one of Argentina’s largest steel mills. Designed strictly according to customer specifications, the new motor reaches a 10,000 kW performance and a speed of 1,500 min-1. It will replace an original unit that has been in use for fifteen years. The customer wished to prepare a new unit for installation and to overhaul the existing machine before storing it as a spare unit. This required 100% mechanical and electrical compatibility, for example the new motor had to feature identical mounting dimensions, and the same particular inrush current of less than 450%, also all connections (main terminal box, cooling water, oil supply for plain bearings, various auxiliary terminal boxes) had to be in the exact same position to enable a quick changeover.
Modular Squirrel Cage Motors of the MENZEL MEBKSW Series
Voltage ratings: 2 up 13.8 kV
Mounting: IM B3 and IM V1
Standard degrees of protection: IP 55, IP 23
Cooling system IC81W: The heat loss generated inside the motor (stator and rotor) is transported to the air-water heat exchanger by an internal fan. The air-water heat exchanger cools the internal circuit ai...