PSM Newsletter, Blogs, Energy Efficiency, Technical | September 27, 2022
System design engineers typically “round up” system capacity and losses to leave room for everything from changes during construction and potential facility expansions to fluid viscosity changes and the gradual roughening of pipe surfaces over time. As a result, pumps in the field often run at higher pressures and flowrates than their application requires.
Blogs, PSM Newsletter | September 27, 2022
With boomers retiring and hundreds of projects to manage, the Corps relies on Hydraulic Institute standards and training to bring new engineers up to speed.
Blogs, Technical | September 13, 2022
When pump systems are not optimized, it impacts a facility’s bottom line with increased maintenance, lost production and higher energy costs. System optimization is a cost-effective way to improve reliability and reduce energy consumption while improving process control to meet the process requirements.
Energy Efficiency, Training, Blogs | September 2, 2022
Pump systems play a critical role in keeping our world in motion. However, opportunities to improve pump system reliability and efficiency often go unnoticed when current demands are not verified or new demands are not considered prior to selecting a new pump.
Blogs, Workforce Development, Training | July 15, 2022
The pump industry is essential and growing. With water challenges on the rise, increased commitments to water infrastructure investment and the US pump market projected to grow at around 3.4% over the next five years, the need for qualified and motivated talent has never been higher.
Blogs, Training, Pump System Training, Water/Wastewater | June 27, 2022
Two leading Pump Associations, the Hydraulic Institute and SWPA, joined forces to present a pump Technical Training Seminar specifically designed for pump system end-users and operators in the water and wastewater sector. This is advantageous as water and wastewater utilities are often challenged by knowledge gaps on pumps.
Blogs, Energy Efficiency | June 27, 2022
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is a leading independent, non-profit energy R&D organization focused on electricity generation, delivery, and use. Its technology portfolios range from sustainability and decarbonization to nuclear power and smart grid technologies—and pumps.
When something new comes along, someone has to be the first to do it. For the Hydraulic Institute’s Pump System Assessment Professional (PSAP) certification, that person was Keith Schindler, a hydraulic engineer and oil and gas specialist with Flowserve Corp.
Blogs, Technical | June 15, 2022
When flow requirements vary, parallel pump systems are often an effective way to meet demand. Yet, like any system with multiple parts, engineers can often find ways to optimize parallel pumps to save capital cost and energy.
Blogs, Workforce Development | June 15, 2022
One of the best-attended sessions at Hydraulic Institute’s Annual Conference in Orlando was “Opportunities in Workforce Development.” That should come as no surprise. Like other businesses, purveyors of pumping and hydraulic systems are struggling to find and retain employees.
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