ASME B73.

3-2022
(Revision of ASME B73.3-2015)

Specification for
Sealless Horizontal
End Suction
Centrifugal Pumps for
Chemical Process

A N A M E R I C A N N AT I O N A L STA N DA R D
 ASME B73.3-2022
(Revision of ASME B73.3-2015)

Specification for
Sealless Horizontal
End Suction
Centrifugal Pumps
for Chemical Process

AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD

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 Date of Issuance: June 30, 2023

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 CONTENTS

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Committee Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Correspondence With the B73 Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
3 Alternative Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Nomenclature and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 Design and Construction Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Mandatory Appendix
I ASME Sealless Centrifugal Pump Data Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Nonmandatory Appendix
A Electronic Data Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Figures
5.3.7.1-1 Cooling and Heating Piping Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4.2-1 Impeller Dimensions to Determine Single-Plane or Two-Plane Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
5.5.5.5-1 Plan 114 Modified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5.17.4-1 CMP Vibration Measurement Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
7.3.1-1 Pump and Driver Outline Drawing for MDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7.3.1-2 Pump and Driver Outline Drawing for CMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tables
1-1 Pump Dimensions for Flexibly Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . . . . 4
1-1M Pump Dimensions for Flexibly Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1-2 Baseplate Dimensions for Flexibly Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . 8
1-2M Baseplate Dimensions for Flexibly Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1-3 Baseplate Dimensions for Close-Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . . . 12
1-3M Baseplate Dimensions for Close-Coupled Magnetic Drive Pumps (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1-4 Pump Dimensions for Canned Motor Pumps (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1-4M Pump Dimensions for Canned Motor Pumps (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1-5 Baseplate Dimensions for Canned Motor Pumps (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1-5M Baseplate Dimensions for Canned Motor Pumps (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.10.1.2-1 Magnetic Drive and Canned Motor Pump Material Classification Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.10.1.2-2 Magnetic Drive Pump Example: MDP-316-B-A-A-C-T-V-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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5.10.1.2-3 Canned Motor Pump Example: CMP-316-B-H-C-C-T-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
5.10.1.3-1 ASTM Material Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.11.1-1 Minimum Requirements for Auxiliary Piping Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.15.1-1 Welding Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.1.8.1.1-1 Published Performance Curve Rated Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.2.2.3-1 Specified Nondestructive Testing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7.3.1-1 Tapped Opening Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Forms
I-1 Sealless Centrifugal Pump Data Sheet (U.S. Customary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I-1M Sealless Centrifugal Pump Data Sheet (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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 FOREWORD

In 1991, ASME Standards Committee B73, Chemical Standard Pumps, formed a sealless pump working group to develop
a standard for sealless pumps that would correspond to ASME B73.1M, Specification for Horizontal End Suction Centri-
fugal Pumps for Chemical Process.
Though these pumps are sealless (i.e., they do not use a dynamic seal to prevent leakage around the drive shaft), leakage
can result from certain types of wear or misoperation. The user must take appropriate supplemental safety precautions
when operating these pumps.
The first edition of this Standard was approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) on August 7, 1997.
In the following years, the sealless working group developed a revision of ASME B73.3M to reflect changes made in
ASME B73.1M. In the 2003 revision of ASME B73.3, the presentation of units was changed to reflect that U. S. Customary
units are the primary units of measurement. Some paragraphs were simplified and clarified and the sections on flanges
and flange loading were revised, as were sound and vibration requirements. Information concerning ‘‘Operating Region’’
and ‘‘NPSH Margin” was added; auxiliary connection symbols and additional pump sizes were also added. Table 3 was
revised to reflect changes in Frame 1 pump dimensions; Table 7 was added; and Form 1 was revised to reflect additional
required values.
The 2015 revision of the Standard included several changes to reduce redundancy in ASME B73 standards and to better
align with Hydraulic Institute standards (HI). Revisions were also made to further improve the reliability of ASME B73.3
pumps. Reference is now made to the HI standard for fluid circulation piping plans and a material classification code was
added to ASME B73.3. The table for ASTM material specifications was expanded; a table for minimum requirements for
auxiliary piping materials added; requirements for the bearing frame revised to assure more robust pumps; and plastic-
lined magnetic drive pumps added to the scope of the standard. Close-coupled pumps were also added as an option and
close-coupled pump baseplates shortened accordingly. The default performance test acceptance grade was revised to
reflect the new HI/ISO performance test standard. More detail was added to the required drawings, curve, and docu-
mentation included with the pump and a new data sheet was developed and added to the standard. ASME B73.3 endorses
the Electronic Data Exchange standard developed by HI and the FIATECH Automating Equipment Information Exchange
(AEX) project.
Many of the modifications to the 2022 edition of this Standard align the requirements of ASME B73.3 with the 2020
revision of ASME B73.1. Revisions to ASME B73.3 include
(a) modified canned motor pump stator liner material, rotor liner material, and construction requirements
(b) new functional life requirement for canned motor pump (CMP) secondary control systems
(c) modified external bearing design requirements and clarified external bearing life requirements
(d) new and clarified requirements for greased for life external bearings
(e) modified magnetic drive pump (MDP) and CMP material classification codes including adding new materials such
as Alloy C22 as well as many new wetted bearing materials
(f) new requirements for auxiliary piping
(g) new corrosion allowances
(h) new welding requirements including details on autogenous welding
(i) revised safety guard and coupling guard requirements
(j) additional baseplate options and requirements including nonmetallic baseplates and free-standing baseplates
(k) close-coupled motor adaptor requirements for MDPs
(l) modified requirements for vibration to reference HI standards
(m) published performance curve rated speeds for MDPs and CMPs
(n) details on hydrostatic test requirements along with adding thermoset polymer material pumps
(o) modified pump performance requirements, including the acceptance test grade to ANSI/HI 14.6-2016 Grade 1B
(p) modified connection welds and casting test requirements
(q) modified nameplate requirements for MDP and CMP
(r) details regarding document requirements, including details for Certified Mill Test Report and Statement of Compli-
ance
ASME B73.3-2022 was approved by ANSI as an American National Standard on July 25, 2022.

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 ASME B73 COMMITTEE
Chemical Standard Pumps
(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)

STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERS

R. W. Estep, Chair
D. W. Wood, Vice Chair
R. Ryan, Secretary

STANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNEL

M. Basue, John Crane B. S. Myers, Bayer Crop Science
K. R. Burkhardt, Consultant R. Ryan, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
S. Camara, Cargill, Inc. C. Sakhalkar, Teikoku USA
D. Clark, HMD Sealless Pumps, Ltd. D. W. Wood, The Chemours Co.
R. W. Estep, The Dow Chemical Co. G. R. Frantz, Alternate, The Chemours Co.
E. Eylat, Flowserve Corp. B. Wells, Alternate, Flowserve Corp.
F. Hernandez, Lewa-Nikkiso America, Inc. A. Wilson, Alternate, The Dow Chemical Co.
J. Hubbard, Goulds Pumps P. J. Yehl, Alternate, ITT Goulds Pumps
M. B. Huebner, Flowserve Corp. P. F. Gaydon, Contributing Member, Hydraulics Institute
I. S. James, DXP Pumps and Pumpworks J. S. Simmons III, Contributing Member, Occidental Oil and Gas Corp.
R. McKillips, IFF Nutrition and Biosciences

SUBCOMMITTEE 3 — HORIZONTAL SEALLESS END SUCTION PUMPS FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS

D. W. Wood, Chair, The Chemours Co. R. McKillips, IFF Nutrition and Biosciences
D. Clark, HMD Sealless Pumps, Ltd. B. S. Myers, Bayer Crop Science
R. W. Estep, The Dow Chemical Co. C. Sakhalkar, Teikoku USA
G. R. Frantz, The Chemours Co. A. Wilson, The Dow Chemical Co.
F. Hernandez, Lewa-Nikkiso America, Inc. P. Wilson, Flowserve Corp.
M. Huebner, Flowserve Corp. P. J. Yehl, ITT Goulds Pumps
I. S. James, DXP Pumps and Pumpworks

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 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE B73 COMMITTEE

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 ASME B73.3-2022

SPECIFICATION FOR SEALLESS HORIZONTAL END SUCTION

CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS

1 SCOPE
(a) This Standard is a design and specification standard that covers metallic and plastic-lined sealless centrifugal
pumps of horizontal, end-suction single-stage, centerline discharge design. This Standard includes dimensional inter-
changeability requirements and certain design features to facilitate installation and maintenance and enhance reliability
and safety of ASME B73.3 pumps. It is the intent of this Standard that pumps of the same standard dimension designation
from all sources of supply shall be interchangeable with respect to mounting dimensions, size, and location of suction and
discharge nozzles, input shafts, baseplates, and foundation bolt holes [see Tables 1-1 through 1-5 (Tables 1-1M through
1-5M)]. Maintenance and operation requirements are not included in this Standard.
(b) This Standard has been revised to broaden the scope to include specialty designs developed for ASME B73.3
product line platforms. These specialty designs have many components in common with the ASME B73.3 models
and meet the intent of the standard but not the standard's dimensional requirements. These specialty designs
include pump models referred to as self-primer and single-stage low flow pumps.

2 REFERENCES
The following is a list of publications referenced in this Standard. Unless otherwise specified, the latest edition shall
apply.

ANSI B11.19. Performance Requirements for Risk Reduction Measures: Safeguarding and other Means of Reducing Risk.
American National Standards Institute.
ANSI/ABMA 9. Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Ball Bearings. American Bearing Manufacturers Association.
ANSI/ABMA 11. Load Ratings and Fatigue Life for Roller Bearings. American Bearing Manufacturers Association.
ANSI/AWS D1.1. Structural Welding Code — Steel. American Welding Society.
ANSI/HI 1.3. Rotodynamic Centrifugal Pumps for Design and Applications. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 1.4. Rotodynamic Centrifugal Pumps for Manuals Describing Installation, Operation, and Maintenance.
Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 5.1–5.6. Sealless Rotodynamic Pumps for Nomenclature, Definitions, Applications, Operation, and Test.
Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 9.1–9.5. Pumps — General Guidelines for Materials, Sound Testing, and Decontamination. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 9.6.1. Rotodynamic Pumps — Guideline for NPSH Margin. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 9.6.2-2021. Rotodynamic Pumps for Assessment of Applied Nozzle Loads. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 9.6.4. Rotodynamic Pumps for Vibration Measurements and Allowable Values. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 9.6.8. Rotodynamic Pumps — Guidelines for Dynamics of Pumping Machinery. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 14.3. Rotodynamic Pumps for Design and Application. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 14.6. Rotodynamic Pumps for Hydraulic Performance Acceptance Tests. Hydraulic Institute.
ANSI/HI 50.7. Electronic Data Exchange for Pumping Equipment. Hydraulic Institute.
ASME B16.5. Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings: NPS 1∕2 through NPS 24 Metric/Inch Standard. The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers.
ASME B16.11. Forged Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASME B16.42. Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Classes 150 and 300. The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.
ASME B31.3. Process Piping. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II. Materials — Part D, Properties [(Customary) or (Metric)]. The American
Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III. Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components — Division 1,
Subsection NCD, Class 2 and Class 3 Components. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.