A collection of observations and information from 50 years of engineering experience
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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...
Power Plant Pumps - Maximize Your Uptime & Reli...
If you are involved in selecting pumps or designing, operating and maintaining pumping systems for electric power generation plants, consider attending the Hydraulic Institute’s Power Plant Pumps – Maximize Your...
Power Plant Pumps - Maximize Your Uptime & Reli...
If you are involved in selecting pumps or designing, operating and maintaining pumping systems for electric power generation plants, consider attending the Hydraulic Institute’s Power Plant Pumps – Maximize Your...