Variable Frequency Drives vs Eddy Current Drives Authors: Gary Garson, Vice President of Engineering at DSI/Dynamatic, and Gary Patterson, Pump, Fan,…
The Role Compression Ratio Plays in Compressor Design and Selection Author: Robert X. Perez, Machinery Engineer One of the critical parameters in…
Energy consumption in water and wastewater treatment facilities can account for a significant portion of a local governments’ operating budget.…
Author: Henri Azibert The concept of a seal is relatively simple. A liquid or gas needs to be contained, so…
Author: Robert J. Latino, CEO, Reliability Center, Inc. If you’ve ever led a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Team, you may very…
Anyone who has performed shaft alignment very often knows about soft foot. Simply stated, soft foot is when one or…
Author: Cieana Detloff, Reporting for Empowering Pumps We’ve all heard of “death by PowerPoint” and many of us have experienced it…
On May 9th through 11, 2017, The Reliability Center will be hosting a 3-day Root Cause Analysis Methods Training Course. The…
Author: Patrick Booth, Proco Products Inc. Wherever there are pumping systems, there are expansion joints. Expansion joints are used in many…
Blackmer®, part of PSG®, a Dover company and a global leader in positive displacement, regenerative turbine and centrifugal pump, and…
Author: Kevin Niebergall, Branch Manager & Technical Representative at CGIS Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) plants typically consist of liquefaction and gas treating…