Professional Engineering
Ethics in Engineering – The Element of Trust
Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 2
Ethics and the Engineer in Practice – Part 1
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility
Beyond expectation
My first WEFTEC
Technical Articles
Design for Minimum Flow
The Differences Between Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors
Notes on NPSH Testing
NPSH Margin — how much?
The User’s Role in Pump Reliability
How Precise Is Your Pi?
The Scope of Pump Reliability
Common Centrifugal Pump Terms in Plain English
Suction – It’s Not What You Think It Is
Which pump engineering units do you use?
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility
Is there an ideal impeller vane number?
What is the connection between Suction Specific Speed and Minimum Flow?
Critical Pump Selection Webinar – Video
Centrifugal Pumps Second Edition – A Book Review
Impellers – why underfile?
Should pump users care about axial thrust?
What is the Purpose of Minimum Flow?
Hydrodynamics of Pumps (2011 edition) – A Book Review
Diffuser versus volute
Pump Handbook Fourth Edition – A Book Review
Downsizing the pool pump
Horizontal or Vertical?
Specific Speed – Does it Matter?
Is there any confusion about NPSH?
Multi-stage pump in-line (tandem) versus opposed impeller arrangements
The ideal pump
Storm drain – what happens when the power goes out
News and Events
Empowering Pumps & Industry Conference, November 8-9, 2023, The Water Tower, Buford, Georgia
Pump Systems Optimization Course Concerns 40% Average Efficiency
Power Plant Pumps – Maximize Your Uptime & Reliability: 3-Part Webinar Series from the Hydraulic Institute
WEFTEC 2012 Chopper Pump video
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Tour
Are you going to WEFTEC 2012?
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Tour
Korea – A Year In Review
My first WEFTEC
General Interest
An Engineer’s View of the Two Horse Brand
STEM and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Pump lead times – what to expect
The User’s Role in Pump Reliability
How Precise Is Your Pi?
The Scope of Pump Reliability
An Opinion on Nuclear Power
Common Centrifugal Pump Terms in Plain English
Suction – It’s Not What You Think It Is
Which pump engineering units do you use?
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility
Castaic Lake Hydroelectric Power Plant Tour
Korea – A Year In Review
Beyond expectation
Downsizing the pool pump
Hypermiling
Is there any confusion about NPSH?
The ideal pump
Storm drain – what happens when the power goes out