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Jim Elsey

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Help Us Help You (Back to Solving Pump Problem Basics, With a Checklist), Part 2
A set of checks to make when determining the issue with a pump.
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Pumps
Help Us Help You (Back to Solving Pump Problem Basics, With a Checklist), Part 1
Learn how to best explain your pump problems to qualified experts.
Pumps Wanted: Reliable, Efficient, Low Cost—Pick Two
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Pumps Wanted: Reliable, Efficient, Low Cost—Pick Two
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Pumps
Impeller Design Lament
Considerations for pump and impeller design.
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Pumps
The Effects of Elevation on Pump Systems

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Pumps
If a Pump Fails in the Facility, Does It Make a Sound?
Understanding noise and its importance.
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Pumps
Now Is the Winter of My Discontent
Air bubbles are different from vapor bubbles.
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Pumps
NPSHr Doesn’t Play by the Rules
It is important to test for NPSHr if the predicted NPSH margin is low.
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Pumps
Starting Transformer Oil Pumps at Low Temperatures
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Pumps
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
The summertime adventures of George the Pump.
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Pumps
Conducting Due Diligence For the System Resistance Curve
Procedure for inspecting systems to troubleshoot problems.

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Why the Friction Head Curve Is a More Difficult System Component
Part 2 of Jim Elsey's column: The System Is the Boss.
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Pumps
The System Is the Boss (Part 1 of 2 … The Easy Part)
Jim Elsey discusses two main factors that make up a system curve for a single centrifugal pump in an open system with a flooded suction.
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Pumps
Slow Down, You’re Moving Too Fast (Maybe), Part 2 of 2
It is important to know when a slow-speed pump may be a better option.
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Pumps
Slow Down, You’re Moving Too Fast (Maybe), Part 1 of 2
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Pumps
It’s Priming Time Again, Part 2
[With sincere apologies to Buck Owens, Dean Martin and Ray Charles.]
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It’s Priming Time Again, Part 1
[With sincere apologies to Buck Owens, Dean Martin and Ray Charles.]

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Pumps
Pump Checklist for Hot Liquid Applications
In his latest column, Jim Elsey discusses his best recommendations.
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What Is the Root Cause of Shaft Failure?
A common misconception is that it is due solely to material strength.
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Pumps
The Importance of Critical Speed
In his latest column, Jim Elsey discusses the role critical speed plays in the pumping system.
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The Effect of Cutwater on Pump Performance, Part 2
Avoid this unique and specific type of cavitation caused by the impeller passing too close to the cutwater(s) on a volute-style pump.
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The Effect of Cutwater on Pump Performance, Part 1
The placement of the cutwater, its length, thickness, leading edge profile and flow angle all have roles in the casing efficiency.

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