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...
Improved Pump and Seal Reliability
The City of Chester, Illinois, was getting only about six months of life out of the mechanical seals in their former non-clog...
Environmental Impact of Mechanical Seal Leakage in NGL Pipeline Pumps: Part 1 of 2
Figure 1: Dual unpressurized seal with API plan 76
This article addresses the normal and excessive leakage rates of...
Tackling and Solving Your Mechanical Seal Problems
An actual pump reliability improvement issue might serve as a model for tackling sealing issues in modern refineries. You really don’t have...
“Sweating” Pipeline Is No Sweat for Electric Utility Project
When an electric utility in the Southeastern United States sought to protect above ground natural gas pipeline against corrosion, the goal was...
Maximize Your Filtration with High-Capacity Pleated Cartridges
Depending on your application, high-capacity pleated cartridges can have many advantages:
One 7 by 36 inch (177.8 by 914.4...
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...
Know the Warning Signs
The ability to separate “busy at work” from paying attention to the warning signs of rotating machinery may create confusion for some...
How to Choose the Type of Gasket to Use
Many variables affect the selection of a gasket for a pressure vessel or piping system. Our focus here will be to look...
Change Is In The Air
What's the pressure in that refrigerant line, oil line, water line or gas cylinder? Now you can check your cell phone or...