Vertiflo Industrial Pumps Newsletter
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Back to Basics: Pump Types – End Suction Vs. Double Suction
There are often multiple pump types (Table 1) that can be selected for the same water application, with each pump type having its own strengths and weaknesses. This column tries to help guide the reader in the selection of the best pump type that will yield the greatest reliability and lowest life cycle cost for…
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5 Must-Read Articles About Pump Efficiency
Efficiency is simply how well a machine can convert one form of energy to another. If one unit of energy is supplied to a machine and its output, in the same units of measure, is one-half unit, its efficiency is 50 percent.
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How Centrifugal Pumps Work
A centrifugal pump is a type of rotodynamic pump that uses bladed impellers with essentially a radial outlet to transfer rotational mechanical energy to the fluid primarily by increasing the fluid kinetic energy (angular momentum) and increasing potential energy (static pressure).
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Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps
A centrifugal pump converts driver energy to kinetic energy in a liquid by accelerating the fluid to the outer rim of an impeller.
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Pumping Solids In Chemical Processing Applications
Centrifugal pumps featuring a stainless steel vortex impeller provide an excellent and well-proven solution for solids in chemical processing applications.
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Article Review: 4 Factors to Consider for Irrigation Pumps
A wide range of agricultural mixing pump applications for fertilizers.
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What You Need to Know About NPSH
A wide range of agricultural mixing pump applications for fertilizers.
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Agricultural Mixing Pumps
A wide range of agricultural mixing pump applications for fertilizers.
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How will pump efficiency be affected with variable speed drives?
By Hydraulic Institute Q How much will pump efficiency be affected with the addition of a variable speed drive? A It is a misconception that adding a variable speed drive (VSD) to a pump will increase its efficiency. When considering the wire-to-water efficiency of the pump, motor and VSD, each component that is added lowers…
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Standards for Fossil Power Plant Pumps
Q What standards are applied to fossil power plant pumps? A Specifications for power plant pumps will invoke many standards and requirements that will vary based on the specifier. A specific design standard is not applied.