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Pumps
Modifying Existing Equipment to Maintain Operational Standards
How one Gulf Coast oil refinery found a solution.
Pumping system performance is a complex envelope of factorKeeping a system operating at consistent levels over its lifetime requires selecting parts that are as close to a 1:1 replacement of the outgoing part as possible.
Pumps
Form, Fit & Function: Selecting Repair Parts for Rotation Equipment
OEM parts often offer a great level of quality support.
Asset performance management
Pumps
First Prioritize, Then Optimize: Risk-Based vs. Reliability-Based Decisions
How understanding risk allows for more effective and efficient reliability program targeting.
Online selection tools, driven by advanced technology, have evolved over the years to include more robust information while helping to streamline the selection process.
Pumps
Simplify the Selection Process
Understand benefits of using online tools to specify a pumping system.
Upgrades and repairs that optimize boiler feed pump performance can yield significant energy cost savings. (Image courtesy of Flowserve)
Pumps
Optimizing Boiler Feed Pumps
Power plant operators should ask these four key questions.

Digital systems improve data management.
Instrumentation/Controls
6 Things That Can Go Wrong With Process Optimization in Manufacturing
Mitigate the growing pains that can come with updating processes.
IMAGE 1: Vertical turbine pump for water intake service at desalination plant (Images courtesy of Trillium Flow Technologies)
Pumps
Combining Big Data Methodology With Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis
Optimize pump configuration, plant design and development with this method.
Water cooling systems tower for ventilation from the petrochemical
Pumps
Pump & System Design Pitfalls to Avoid
Minor system components, BEP and surge analysis can all play an important role.
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Pumps
Growing Applications for Screw Pumps
Finding the right pump is an optimization opportunity for total cost of ownership.
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Pumps
Optimization of Pumping Systems
Selecting a pump that best fits a hydraulic system can offer the best energy savings.
IMAGE 2: With more construction and renovation projects anticipated, VFDs allow for system scalability and provide room for expansion through built-in lead/lag and alternation.
Pumps
How to Future-Proof Your Pumping System
Know the importance of preparing systems for scalability before needs arise.

monitoring
Pumps
Optimizing Pressure Transient Monitoring With Data-Driven Monitor Placement
Water main leaks were a problem for this North Carolina utilities commission.
IMAGE 2: Packaged systems that include pumps, controls and piping can provide a complete skid mounted solution.
Pumps
Smart Pumping: The Key to Sustainability
How VFDs can play a big part in pump system optimization.
model of a tank unloading
Pumps
Optimizing Pumping Viscous Liquids From Railway Tank Wagons
A dry-running, intrinsically safe pump was deployed to meet cost and condition requirements.
Predictive maintenance in oil and gas applications
Pumps
Predictive Maintenance Solutions for Pump Applications
How to overcome challenges and tap into proactive problem-solving in oil and gas applications.
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Centrifugal Pumps
Variable Frequency Drives: A Powerful Tool for System Optimization
Leverage VFDs in centrifugal pump systems to maximize energy savings, increase reliability and improve process control.
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Pumps
Defining Optimal Centrifugal Pump Selection & Operation
Pump selection involves a series of tradeoffs.

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Pumps
Best Practices for Optimizing an Existing Pumping System
PSAPs meet rigorous required criteria to assess a pump system.
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Centrifugal Pumps
Impeller Alterations for Better Performance
Use these methods to correctly trim an impeller or underfile discharge vanes.
Podcast: Improve Your Pump System with Pete Gaydon of the Hydraulic Institute
Pumps
Podcast: Improve Your Pump System with Pete Gaydon of the Hydraulic Institute
Understand energy usage and regulations to get the most out of optimization
Pumps
7 Steps for High-Pressure Centrifugal Pump Efficiency
Extend maintenance intervals and reduce total cost of ownership of pumps used in chemical and petrochemical applications.
NPSH Problem Corrected to Optimize Pump System
Pumps
NPSH Problem Corrected to Optimize Pump System
Proper calculations generate additional power.

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