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...
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...
Anodizing Aluminum Cylinders
Flexible hones address surface roughness and increased dimensional changes for anodized cylinders that mate with other parts.
To permit the use of aluminum instead of...
The Perfect Shot for Abrasive Conditions
By Charlie Simpson, Vesconite Bearings
When the team responsible for the maintenance of the irrigation system at one of South Africa’s premier golf courses was...
Lifting expectations
According to the United States Energy Information Administration, there are almost one million oil producing wells in the United States alone, and most require...
The Business Case for Mechanical Seals in the Mining Industry: Part...
Seal performance in slurry services is largely influenced by two parameters: The design of the seal chamber and maintaining proper control of the fluid...
Gas Turbine Power Generation Gets a Boost
In recent years, the demand for clean and affordable energy has increased the popularity of gas turbine power generation in industrial and commercial co-...
Shaping the future of carbon capture
Several industries, such as power generation, chemicals, iron, and steel, have a carbon problem. The imperative to reduce carbon emissions has become more pressing...
Increasing the Reliability of Rotating Equipment
Pumps are routinely placed into severe duty applications where durability and reliability are critical. But, even the most expertly designed and stout pieces of...
Reliable When Pumping Low Viscosity Fluids
For applications requiring the pumping of low viscosity liquids, avoiding operational problems due to the poor lubricity of these liquids can be tricky. A...









