A comprehensive approach to reverse engineering helped to establish the differences between the stainless steel and original bronze impellers.
Dr. T. Ravisundar and Faisal Salman
Dr. T. Ravisundar is chief engineer, projects, for Chicago-based Hydro Inc. Prior to joining Hydro in mid-2009, he spent more then seven years at KSB in Germany with responsibility for pump hydraulic design and development. He earned a doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) in 1997 for his work on the hydraulic design of pumps and turbines. Faisal Salman serves as director of nuclear services at HydroAire, a Division of the Hydro Group of companies. Salman has been involved in aftermarket pump refurbishment and troubleshooting for 28 years. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
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