A collection of observations and information from 50 years of engineering experience
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The User's Role in Pump Reliability
This introductory 20 minute webinar, with Randal Ferman of Ekwestrel Corp, discusses what operations and maintenance can do to improve pump reliability. Pump reliability directly affects process availability. When the...
The User's Role in Pump Reliability
This introductory 20 minute webinar, with Randal Ferman of Ekwestrel Corp, discusses what operations and maintenance can do to improve pump reliability. Pump reliability directly affects process availability. When the...
How Precise Is Your Pi?
The date March 14, expressed numerically as 3/14 or 3.14, provides an irresistible excuse to anyone with even a hint of nerdiness in them to associate it with the mathematical...
How Precise Is Your Pi?
The date March 14, expressed numerically as 3/14 or 3.14, provides an irresistible excuse to anyone with even a hint of nerdiness in them to associate it with the mathematical...
The Scope of Pump Reliability
Thirty (30) some years ago I skimmed through an exhaustive study of the possible modes a prototype nuclear pump could fail and the probabilities connected with these events. In the...
The Scope of Pump Reliability
Thirty (30) some years ago I skimmed through an exhaustive study of the possible modes a prototype nuclear pump could fail and the probabilities connected with these events. In the...
An Opinion on Nuclear Power
View of Units 2 & 3 containment buildings for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, retired June 2013 If nuclear power generation is to have a future here in the U.S.,...
An Opinion on Nuclear Power
View of Units 2 & 3 containment buildings for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, retired June 2013 If nuclear power generation is to have a future here in the U.S.,...
Pump Systems Optimization Course Concerns 40% A...
(Press Release) Less carbon dioxide emissions, better reliability, and significant energy savings available when pumping systems are optimized. Randal Ferman, a lead editor for Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide for...
Pump Systems Optimization Course Concerns 40% A...
(Press Release) Less carbon dioxide emissions, better reliability, and significant energy savings available when pumping systems are optimized. Randal Ferman, a lead editor for Optimizing Pumping Systems: A Guide for...
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Common Centrifugal Pump Terms in Plain English
The terminology of a technical subject is key to understanding it. The language of modern pump technology has evolved for well over a hundred years. During this period, meanings of...
Common Centrifugal Pump Terms in Plain English
The terminology of a technical subject is key to understanding it. The language of modern pump technology has evolved for well over a hundred years. During this period, meanings of...