Know Your Pump Base Plate Installation Options
Part 2 of a 3-Part Series
In part 1 of this series, we looked at many of the ways in which pumps can be mounted—introducing...
How to Check a Motor Armature for Damaged Windings
If you have access to a volt/ohm meter, there are three quick checks you can do that will tell you if a motor armature...
Modern Vibration Analysis Following Bearing Damage Progression to Failure Mode
Imagine a vibration transducer mounted close to the load zone of a bearing (see figure 1). Also imagine that when a rolling element passes...
Electrical Signature Analysis for Power Plant Pump Performance Assessment
One nuclear power generating facility, located in the Northeastern United States, relies on four vertical service water pumps to feed water to a heat...
Explaining Unexplained Failures: Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs Part 4
Lubricant contamination originates from a number of possible sources and can also be a factor in so-called unexplained repeat failures. As if it requires...
For Landfill and Remediation Pumping, AutoPumps Can Take the Heat
AutoPumps are air-powered positive displacement pumps that require no surface timer-based controllers, bubblers, or sensors in the well to operate. The pump is activated...
Maximizing Pump Performance for Submersible Wastewater Pumps
Motor design is key to the performance and service life of a pump. But determining the size of the motor required to drive the...
Going Pro to Measure the Flow
Measuring of demineralized water in utilities, for example in boiler condensate return lines, requires reliable devices, and there is a need for economical and...
Evaluating Total Cost of Ownership Models: Part 1 of 2
Electric utilities are undergoing a transformation not seen since the Tennessee Valley Authority brought electricity to rural America. The complex challenges facing electric distribution...
Take a Tip from the Navy SEALs
When going after the world’s most infamous fugitive terrorist in 2011, the U.S. government theoretically could have sent in the Army’s entire 4th Infantry...