Designing Formed Diaphragms for Optimum Performance and Manufacturability
Pumps that utilize a diaphragm for their mechanical force have been used since the mid-nineteenth century, and continue to be utilized in...
High Process Safety Thanks to Integrated E-Monitor
By Riccardo Marcotti, Lewa Nikkiso Italy
As part of a gas field expansion in Saudi Arabia, an international group...
The Business Case for Mechanical Seals in the Mining Industry
Figure 3: Close-up of a 5-inch Model CDPH (Cartridge-Style Dual) mechanical seal.
An overview of mechanical seal experience in...
How to Cost-justify Bearing Housing Protector Seals – Part 1 of 4
Much is known about the negative effects of moisture and particle contamination in process machinery lubricants. Dirt and water ingress often occur...
Piece by Piece
Ham Baker and Unitspark have completed the intricate installation of a penstock at a pumping station in South London in which a...
Safe and Efficient Bolting
Superbolt makes easy work for boiler feed pump workers
Nuts and bolts are one of the most basic and...
Mechanical Seal Energy Audits and Their Value: Part 4 of 4
In one of the three previous parts this series of articles has dealt with the cost to reheat and/or evaporate flush injection...
Sturdy Inside and Out
By Benjamin Budde, Stallkamp
The biogas plant in Hammel near Aarhus can now consider its...
Playing It Cool
Designing mechanical seals for sealing refrigerants and other low viscosity liquids has been a difficult problem for seal manufactures for many years....
Select the Right Mechanical Seals: Part 2 of 3
Contrary to our intuition, we do not have to be seal experts to select the right seal. Instead, all that’s needed is...