Blogs, Technical | March 21, 2022
The pump industry uses acronyms so often, we sometimes gloss over their true meaning and importance. So, let’s review the concepts behind three terms that have a huge impact on pump reliability: Net positive suction head (NPSH), preferred operating region (POR), and allowable operating region (AOR).
Blogs, Technical, Pump System Training | March 21, 2022
Pumping systems have many moving parts and subsystems that could go wrong. Yet many continue to run efficiently after 20 years or more. One important reason why: regular inspection and maintenance.
Blogs, Technical, PSM Newsletter, Standards | December 14, 2021
Maybe you actively monitor amperage and notice your trend lines are rising. Or perhaps your motor overheats and trips or it cannot generate enough torque to start. These are all signs that your pump is drawing more power than it should.
PSM Newsletter, Blogs, Technical | June 15, 2021
Some pumping systems are designed and built to work under consistent operating conditions. They move the same amount of liquid at the same pressure all the time.
Blogs, Technical, Training, PSM Newsletter, Pump System Training | March 31, 2021
When it comes to energy use, pumps are low-hanging fruit. They account for 25 percent of all energy consumed by industrial electric motors, and the figure is much higher for pumping intensive applications like municipal water, wastewater, and process plants.
Blogs, Technical, Standards | March 31, 2021
Reciprocating pumps date back more than 2,000 years, but it takes skill and knowledge to operate them efficiently. Unlike other pumps that provide steady fluid pressure, the stroke of a reciprocating pump produces a pulsating flow with a peak up to three times greater than its average flow.
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