Bearing pumps

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and in wakeboarding there are two ways to fill a bag – a weight bag to be exact. Many boats are built with built-in ballast tanks or bags and permanently mounted reversing pumps. Hit “fill” and…

How do I determine which type of boiler feed pump to select? Boiler feed pumps can range from serving relatively small commercial boilers to large power plants. Small boilers can use a variety of pump types for this purpose. However,…

What course of action should managers take when a clause in an industry standard no longer reflects the best available technologies or practices? The answer is: Go for the best technology available and, where appropriate, place relevant…

A corrosive liquid is a fluid that attacks and destroys materials with which it comes into contact. Metals, stone, glass, and even some types of plastics can be susceptible to corrosion by corrosive liquids or chemicals, which fall into…

There is nothing unusual about the pumps used for unloading railway tank cars. Unloading wagons loaded with liquid tar, on the other hand, is less common. Due to its high viscosity, the raw material is difficult to handle. To optimize…

As process complexity has increased and new conditions have been added, screw pump technology has attracted increased interest from plant designers, process engineers and plant operators. whole industry. IMAGE 2: Twin screw process pump…

Water is an essential resource in all mining operations. Water is used in many processes including hydrotransport, solution leaching, dust control, screening and separation, to name a few. Reducing water consumption has become an…

During the pandemic, 11 refineries in the United States were shut down due to declining demand for transportation fuels of all kinds. This year, four of these refineries are returning to service and are being converted into renewable…

The pulp and paper industry provides products, such as stationery, cups, tissues, and paper-based packaging, including cardboard, that are an integral part of modern life. The manufacturing process of paper products requires the movement…

Last March, as the world began to understand what the new coronavirus threat really meant, SPX FLOW divested its Power & Energy unit, a move that proved timely as companies scrambled to maintain their resources. stable in an…

How do you decide which spare parts to keep on hand? The list of recommended spare parts will depend on the pumping design, the application and factors such as the supplier’s normal lead time when ordering parts, whether the pumping…

Shaft alignment is a critical step in the installation of a rotating machine, in a new installation or a repaired machine. Skipping or rushing this step may decrease operating efficiency and shorten the life of the machine. The procedure…

SPEAKERS Doug’s StoryRegional renovation specialistSulzer Doug provides services and solutions to better match pumps to their respective applications, ensuring optimum pump performance, improved reliability and lower operating costs.…

IMAGE 1: VS1—Column pumps, deep well (set) vertically suspended, single casing (images courtesy of the Hydraulic Institute) What is bowl efficiency and is it different from pump efficiency? The term bowl efficiency is specific to…

What degree of impeller balancing should be used to limit pump vibration? High levels of residual unbalance in rotating parts can generate high unbalance forces causing excessive loading on bearings and shaft and inducing high levels of…

The sun never sets for Pravin Jamkhandi, a 49-year-old farmer. He is the only one of the four brothers to continue farming and works on his 6.2 hectares of land. He grows hybrid cucumbers, often referred to as “Chinese kheera†by…