According to major bearing manufacturers such as SKF, an estimated 63 percent of premature bearing failures can be directly or indirectly attributed to lubrication....

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...

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...

Every waterjet shop wants to produce their parts at the lowest possible cost. To achieve this objective, nothing is more important than a correctly...

When young engineers W.C. Bell and E.J. Gossett formed the Bell & Gossett Company on a cold Chicago day in January 1916, they didn’t...

In last month’s introduction, we discussed how chemical-manufacturing processes require the use of dangerous chemicals, such as strong acids, caustics, solvents, resins, and polymers....

By Heinz P. Bloch The recent book “Optimized Lubrication, Oil Mist Technology, and Storage Preservation” (see reference 1) delves into issues that were recognized and...

Since its invention in 1955 as a mining pump, the air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump has established a well-earned reputation as a technology that is...

As we conclude this series, let us first review the major points raised in previous segments. We had introduced Parts 1 and 2 of...

In the first part of this series, we illustrated how fluid pressure head is a function of pressure and density and how for every...