Regulations, falling aquifers and water restrictions alter irrigation practices.
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Drum unloading systems can help ease the transfer of highly viscous media.
Drum unloaders are an ideal solution for highly viscous, difficult-to-transfer materials. They can move tomato pastes, peanut butter, personal care products and cosmetics.
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Have you ever wondered why the typical centrifugal pump performance curve slopes downward as flow increases? If you have, you are definitely in the minority, because most of us have not.
Q. What are the parameters for pump baseplate design, and why must baseplates be grouted in place?
A "temporary" repair results in five years of service.
Five years ago, an engineered pump service center in the Midwest received a call from a large municipal sanitary district. One of the company's four submersible pumps had tripped the overloads. This 890-rpm unit operated on variable frequency drives that adjusted the motor speed to match the fluid inflow. Once it had been reset, the 290-horsepower, 42-inch diameter axial flow pump exhibited significant vibration before failing. The pump was removed and sent to the service center where it was cleaned, disassembled and inspected by a team of skilled professionals dedicated to repairing submersible pumps.
Cavitation in pumps is a well known but unwelcome phenomenon. When imploding bubbles of pumped product undergo rapid phase transformation from liquid to vapor state, and then back to liquid, the damage to internal components can be significant and severe.
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In many cases, users rent pumps to help them meet specific project requirements. The user does not always want to purchase a pump because he may not have the knowledge, manpower or time to service and maintain it properly, so renting is an option.
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Charlie Jackson was unaware of any centrifugal pump manufacturer that knew how to calculate hydraulic axial thrust produced within liquid ends of their pumps.
Standards for repair will begin with a standard for vertical turbine pumps.The pump industry is undergoing renewed interest in the technical aspects and quality of repairs.
The performance of a centrifugal pump with a trimmed impeller will follow the affinity laws as long as that trim is relatively small.
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The performance of a centrifugal pump with a trimmed impeller will follow the affinity laws as long as that trim is relatively small.
Standards for repair will begin with a standard for vertical turbine pumps.The pump industry is undergoing renewed interest in the technical aspects and quality of repairs.
Charlie Jackson was unaware of any centrifugal pump manufacturer that knew how to calculate hydraulic axial thrust produced within liquid ends of their pumps.
