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The Digital Twin: It’s a Journey, Rather Than a Destination
Why elements of this technology are already providing insights into the operation of physical systems
Typical flow sheet for many CMS fluid applications
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How Many Excel Mission-Critical Applications Do You Use?
Pump System Improvement
Ray Hardee
Pumps
What Is the Digital Twin?
This technology can provide an accurate simulation of physical piping systems.
Ray Hardee
Predictive Directed Maintenance & the Digital Twin
Pump System Improvement
the location of each item in a system used in a calculation
Pumps
NPSH: Not Pumping So Hot
How to take a proactive approach to an insidious problem

Ray Hardee
Pumps
Are You ‘Looking for Trouble?’ You Should Be
Pump System Improvement
IMAGE 1: Flow diagram showing the locations and elevations of the equipment along with the details needed for pump sizing
Pumps
Don’t ‘Over-FEED’ Your Pumps (Part 2)
The second part of Ray Hardee's series on front end engineering design
How the FEED Process Can Lead to Oversizing Pumps
Pumps
How the FEED Process Can Lead to Oversizing Pumps
The effect front-end engineering design can have on the system
Ray Hardee
Pumps
How to Problem-Solve for Your System
Columnist Ray Hardee walks through an example of a mill's makeup water system and how it saved money.
Image 1. Example of an existing makeup water system (Image courtesy of the author)
Pumps
Sometimes More Inclusive Planning, Not More Equipment, Is the Answer
This case study focuses on optimizing productivity and delivering the right level of system performance.
The Cost of a Misbehaving Pump
Pumps
The Cost of a Misbehaving Pump
Pump System Improvement

Pumps
Should You Upgrade a Pump Drive?
Is adding some kind of variable speed control worthwhile?
System Troubleshooting Quiz: Can You Identify the Problem?
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System Troubleshooting Quiz: Can You Identify the Problem?
How to determine the abnormality and cause.
2 Methods for Controlling HVAC Flow Rates
Pumps
2 Methods for Controlling HVAC Flow Rates
Pump System Improvement
Preventing Valve Noise & Damage from Choked Flow
Pumps
Preventing Valve Noise & Damage from Choked Flow
How a piping system model can recognize potentially hazardous scenarios and control valves
Trimmed Impeller Saves Brewery Almost $20,000 a Year
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Trimmed Impeller Saves Brewery Almost $20,000 a Year
Simulation software helps identify cost-efficient solutions
Pumps
Understanding the Performance of a Damper in an HVAC System
How to model a damper in a system simulation software tool as a control valve with an approximated flow coefficient profile.

What Is a Reverse Return System?
Pumps
What Is a Reverse Return System?
An inherently balanced system is worth the investment.
Slurry Corrections for Centrifugal Pump Performance
Centrifugal Pumps
Slurry Corrections for Centrifugal Pump Performance
Learn the differences between the HI and Wilson methods.
Pumps
11 Steps to Create a Virtual System Model
Improve plant operations and safety with software visualization.
Sizing Pumps with Monte Carlo Methodology
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Sizing Pumps with Monte Carlo Methodology
This pump selection process can optimize lead/lag time.
How a Piping System Model Can Be Used in a PSM Plan
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How a Piping System Model Can Be Used in a PSM Plan
Ray Hardee continues his explanation of process safety management.

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