The circumstances that prompted Jim Wilden to develop the air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumping principle six decades ago have taken on almost mythic status: a...

Coal continues to play a significant role in the U.S. electric power industry. The American Coal Foundation reports that nine of every 10 tons...

The eccentric disc pump JE Series is now available and certified for potentially explosive atmospheres for ATEX Zone 1. Today, all pumps proposed can...

Last month in part 1 of this series, we examined the myriad chemicals that can be used in wastewater-treatment systems, knowing that each one...

Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 Flow Switch by Fluid Components International...

At first glance, the treatment of municipal wastewater seems pretty straightforward—water that has been fouled flows into the wastewater-treatment facility, makes its way through...

Ahydraulic model study of a recently designed intake structure showed that the conveyance of flow from the cooling tower basin to the intake structure...

Cooling towers are increasingly being used to provide cooling water to power plants, and in last month’s introduction we looked at some of the...

Cooling towers are an attractive method to provide cooling water to power plants and other process cooling applications. The use of cooling towers versus...

Anaerobic digestion offers an efficient, cost-effective process for green energy development, while also providing a sustainable solution for the disposal of animal by-products. In...