The “Efficiency Island” is shown in red—bounded by the maximum impeller diameter, minimum impeller diameter and the iso-efficiency lines. The goal is to maximize...

Purpose-built for hard-to-handle fluids, Landia's Chopper Pump at Fredericia, Denmark. At the Danish deep-water port of Fredericia, close to the international route of the Great...

Sometimes mined, but most often manufactured, the transportation and handling of asphalt is a challenging enterprise. Asphalt in the latter form is a carefully...

Many people in Africa have little or no access to healthcare. As a result, many children, teens and adults suffer and die every day...

In part 1 of this series, we saw that uses of grinders in petroleum-related pump situations can vary widely, from complex crude oil tank-bottom...

One of the most important issues influencing the profitability of industrial and manufacturing operations is maximizing equipment uptime to maintain a consistent throughput of...

As mentioned in part 1 of this series, the solution to the shortcomings of centrifugal pumps can be positive displacement (PD) screw pumps. The...

People are programmed, whether consciously or subconsciously, to embrace the familiar. At the same time, when asked to complete a task, we are apt...

Based at a ten-acre site on the banks of the Menai Strait in North Wales, the Roberts of Port Dinorwic food production facility has...

There’s no question that the improvements in overall AODD pump operation and ADS capabilities have been significant over the years, and the same can...