Sturdy Inside and Out
By Benjamin Budde, Stallkamp
The biogas plant in Hammel near Aarhus can now consider its latest tank as the biggest glycerin tank in Denmark. It...
Proactive Design with Hydraulic Modeling
By Walt Prentice, Applied Flow Technology
No longer is over-engineering, or designing from heuristics, as necessary as it once was. Why? Because engineers can build...
Mechanical Seal Energy Audits and Their Value: Part 3 of 4
Although fulfilling the original design intent and functioning as intended, many “traditional” sealing systems found in industrial applications waste considerable amounts of energy.
The uncontrolled...
Why Do Mechanical Seals Fail?
By John Calder, Dura Pump
Mechanical seals prevent pumps from leaking by containing the pressure of the pumping process and withstanding the friction caused by...
Dry Gas Seals for LNG Compressors
With the discoveries of large new natural gas deposits, including shale formations, competition is intensifying for LNG supply contracts, making it imperative that LNG...
Seven Rules for Using Vespel® CR-6100
For the past two decades, pump users have had remarkable success upgrading critically important process pumps with Vespel®, a composite material made with Teflon...
The Future of Remote Tank Monitoring: Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this series, we looked at some of the inefficiencies inherent to traditional methods of tank monitoring protocols found at facilities,...
The Use of Thermoplastics in Fluid Handling: Part 2 of 2
In part 1 of this series, we established that thermoplastics present many benefits across a range of industry areas because they are dielectric, exhibit...
High performance south of the border
Over the past six years, Vesconite Bearings has witnessed a significant uptick in its supply of bearings to Mexico—a testament to the growing recognition...
Dry Seal Testing for Progressive Cavity Pumps
The following report will study the effects of loss of liquid in the wet well during operation of the KPCG-21 progressive cavity grinder pump...









