Meeting the challenge of transferring dangerous liquids
Moving industrial fluids from one point to another is essential to the health of the worldwide economy. There are a variety of methods to...
The Use of Thermoplastics in Fluid Handling
Thermoplastics are lightweight, averaging a weight of 1/16th of comparable metal materials.
The advantages of using thermoplastics in fluid handling applications are constantly being discovered....
Types of Check Valves and Their Industrial Applications
By Gilbert Welsford Jr., ValveMan
Check valves are indispensable safety components, used in industrial and residential piping systems to provide directional control of fluids. These...
Quick Payback on Wear Ring
By Phillip de Villiers, Vesconite Bearings
Metal-on-metal contact can result in galling and unwanted pump vibration, as well as severe damage to the pump; therefore,...
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 iPad if...
New Slam-Shut Valve Ready for Hydrogen Applications
Emerson is working with its customers to develop a hydrogen ecosystem, starting with research and innovation, and scaling up production and transportation. These efforts...
Getting the Most Out of PTFE Diaphragms
Figure 1: Cutaway view of a pneumatic pump fitted with a PTFE diaphragm.
Invented nearly 160 years ago, diaphragm or membrane pumps are used...
Valve Station Planning 101: Part 1 of 2
Control valves (CV) are found throughout municipal water distribution systems and are integral to maintaining consistent water pressure and supply. The importance and ubiquity...
Stopping Corrosion on Oil and Gas In-Service Structures Part 2 of...
For such corrosion protection, Wuhan Hengshi Engineering LLC spray applied EonCoat to thirty-eight containers that were put into service for EDC of CNOOC, covering...
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 modern pumping...









