Centrifugal Pumps are often employed in pumping processed aerobically digested sludge at Waste Water Treatment Plants. The problem is that hair and other stringy materials get caught in the Pump […]
The sealing environment for down-hole pumps, compressors, valves and pipelines represents some of the most aggressive conditions to which elastomer seals are exposed. Temperatures may range from -50°C to 250°C and […]
No, it is not the place where good alignments get lost – never to be seen again! It is a way of thinking about locating machinery feet so that the […]
Plant engineers sometimes ask how to best justify purchasing a precision laser alignment tool and training. My first answer is usually to point to a pump in the plant, and […]
There are many types of tools with which we can perform an accurate shaft alignment
I’ve been in the millwright business for many years. In all that time, I never heard anyone blame a dial indicator for not getting repeatable alignment results. But I have […]
Why do we need to align a coupling in the first place? If you ask the mechanic, maintenance manager, reliability technician, or plant engineer, you might get four different answers! […]
Explosive decompression (ED), also referred to as rapid gas decompression (RGD), is a failure mechanism of elastomer seals which is due to the rapid decompression of gaseous media. When elastomer seals are exposed […]
You hear about it everywhere – design optimization. The world requires more and more efficient and reduced emissions products, as with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Engine Testing Regulations and European Commission Ecodesign […]
Concerns regarding the amount of energy that is consumed – and potentially wasted – by industrial facilities in the United States officially reached the highest levels of the federal government on Aug. 30, […]
Pump engineers have a wide range of sealing options available to them which cater for the diversity of pump applications. In designing pumps and other associated equipment like compressors and […]