Resource Library
 
 
Why Cavitation Occurs & Ways to Treat it
 Why you should be worried about a few bubbles
 Jim Elsey 
 P&S Issue:  May 2019
 
 
An Engineered Battle Against Cavitation
 Mean streamline techniques and computational fluid dynamics identify the culprit causing constant repairs and failure of cooling water pumps.
 Gary Dyson & Michael Cooper
 P&S Issue:  December 2018
 
 
Efficiency & Reliability in Boiler Feed Water Applications
 Optimized pumps ease the day-to-day process for university cogeneration facilities.
 Keith Hamilton 
 P&S Issue:  August 2018
 
 
Shortcuts Can Lead to Disastrous Outcomes
 Design flaws cause catastrophic failure in a geothermal power station hotwell in New Zealand.
 Chandra Verma
 P&S Issue:  August 2016
 
 
What You Need to Know about NPSH & Cavitation 
 Pumping Prescriptions
 Lev Nelik, Ph.D., P.E. 
 P&S Issue:  July 2016
 
 
Troubleshooting Pumps in a System
 Last of Two Parts
 Ray Hardee
 P&S Issue:  January 2016
 
 
Cavitation vs. Air Entrainment
 Lev Nelik, Ph.D., P.E. 
 P&S Issue:  January 2016
 
 
Three-Screw Pumps Overcome Common Power Generation Challenges
 The positive displacement technology handles backpressure fluctuations, cavitation and air entrainment.
 David Bazel
 P&S Issue:  December 2015
 
 
Efficiency Monitoring Saves Plants Millions, Part 3
 Lev Nelik, Ph.D., P.E. (Pumping Machinery, LLC)
 P&S Issue:  September 2015
 
 
Engineered Composites Offer Opportunities for Upgrading Equipment
 These pumps prevent equipment from corroding, provide lower costs and increase efficiency.
 John A. Kozel (Sims Pump Valve Company, Inc.)
 P&S Issue:  August 2015