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…
The worldwide mining industry – no matter the product, from gold to diamonds, copper to coal – is one of…
[caption id="attachment_1045" align="alignright" width="300"] Adjustable Frequency Drives[/caption] As energy costs continue to increase, there is an increased demand for solutions that…
Aggressive pumping environments can be problematic for pump engineers. On the one hand it's impossible to design the pump to…
[caption id="attachment_17" align="alignright" width="300"] EnviroGear Seal-less Gear Pumps[/caption] Twenty years ago, the managers of a wide range of manufacturing and liquid-storage…
Since all centrifugal pumps require well-developed inlet flow to meet their potential, a pump may not perform or be as…
Without question, liquid storage terminals play an integral role in the ongoing success and relevance of a wide array of…