Pumps and Drives Resources

41. Capitalizing On A New Mindset For Asset Management 9/13/2019

    Reasons for changing water or wastewater asset management practices include unacceptable process downtime, statutory requirements for documenting infrastructure integrity, or the desire to refine process cost-effectiveness and maintenance-budget ROI. Here are examples of strategic approaches that can better match desirable asset management outcomes to the real needs of water utility operations.

42. Improving Water Treatment Efficiency Via Energy Management, Optimization 9/12/2019

    The cost of water delivered to customers is as much about the energy needed to move it as the chemicals required to treat it. Balancing water chemistry, infrastructure costs, and energy consumption is key to optimizing the overall cost of operation. Experience shows that some astute water suppliers are closer to achieving their ideal outcomes than most people realize. Here are some insights into how that works.

43. IoT And Pumps: What You Need To Know 5/1/2019

    When it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT), especially in the sometimes conservative water industry, there may be considerable hand-wringing over incorporating IoT into your pump process. Some of the most oft-asked questions — from implementation trends through start-up and ownership — are assembled and answered here.

44. Multiple Tests Of Large Axial Flow Pumps Under Varying Conditions Over Multiple Years 3/19/2019

    Using field flow measurement techniques allows pump owners the ability to assess the performance of their equipment. One pump owner went to the next level by completing multiple tests of their equipment over multiple years and multiple conditions.

45. Best Technology Available For Reliable Design Of Water Treatment Plant Hydraulics 9/4/2018

    Treatment plant design comes in many shapes and sizes — and even dimensions. Determining the best option comes from understanding, and perhaps combining, the available options.

46. Stainless Steel Mechanical Joint Repair Sleeve For Saltwater Application 8/8/2018

    A 24” HDPE pipeline providing water to Sullivan’s Island was installed and submerged under the channel. After installation and put into service, a fused joint failed. A temporary repair, using available products located at local warehouse, to keep customers in service was completed. The local public utility needed a permanent, pressure repair solution to be installed, by dive technicians underwater, without disruption to service to island. Read the full case study to learn more.

47. What Pumps Tell Us About Water, Power, And The Worker 10/10/2017

    High up in the Tehachapi Mountains of California’s Central Valley lies the largest consumer of the state’s electricity, driving 14 centrifugal pumps, each rated at 80,000 hp.

48. Computational Fluid Dynamics vs. Physical Modeling For Pump Intake Design 5/3/2017

    The past, present, and future of pump intake modeling is examined, highlighting the progress and value of computational fluid dynamics compared to tried-and-true methodology.

49. Getting Water Up The Mountainside: How The Barsha Pump Utilizes Rivers To Power Irrigation 3/8/2017

    In the Himalayan mountains, irrigation can be a challenge. There are few affordable pumping technologies accessible for poor farmers, and they come with high maintenance costs.

50. In-Line Turbines Harness Energy For Water Utilities 1/25/2017

    Halifax Water and the Water Research Foundation’s study finds that turbine generators can do more than just replace the work of pressure-reducing valves (PRVs).