Pneumatic conveying units have the capability of recovering material by two modes- the first being “pure vacuum” while the second…
No matter the industry, things used to be relatively simple for the plant operator. Whether the operation specialized in the…
The equipment criticality process is on how we look at the equipment in our processes and determine how critical it…
In this world of ever advancing technologies, the water and waste water pumping industry has seen an explosion in the use…
Almost 200 years ago, Moscow State University lost its collection of great books when the library was burnt down, along…
The exploration and production of oil in West Africa has been growing rapidly over the past decade, with much demand…
WHAT IS WATER HAMMER? Water hammer occurs when the flowrate of fluid in the pipe changes rapidly. It is also known…
A common issue in the case of electrically driven submersible pumps, in particular for the construction industry and remote locations,…
Early in the industrial revolution pumps were designed to be reciprocating plunger devices simply used for the transfer of water and other…
Over the last 20 years of a much longer career in pumps, I’ve been given the privilege of training tens…
The Hydraulic Institute announces the release of the updated Applied Nozzleloads Standard (ANSI/HI 9.6.2 − 2011). This revised standard contains many…