Editor's Note: Adapted from "Improving Pumping System Performance: A Sourcebook for Industry" developed jointly by the U.S Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Hydraulic ...

Fluid-handling or transfer devices are not basically concerned with the modulation or transfer of power, but only with the movement of fluid. Two major types of fluid-transfer pumps are ...

Lubrication Engineers Inc. explores how hydraulic fluids are classified for various types of equipment and how these classifications are used to ensure that the proper fluid is chosen through its ...

Variable-frequency drives (VFDs), allow a much wider operating range on selected electric submersible pump (ESP) equipment than might otherwise be possible. This can be beneficial when an ESP is ...

Pipe-Flo Professional software helps users solve complex problems faster. The software, from Engineered Software Inc., Lacey, Wash., simplifies traditional fluid-flow analysis, piping design, and pump ...

Generating electrical power takes on many forms—hydroelectric, solar, fossil fuel, renewable, biofuel, nuclear, and geothermal, all of which are made up of many internal processes that together ...

Hydraulic oil ranks high among fluids with multi-function capability. True, for sheer utility, it can’t match olive oil, which through the centuries has been used as food, lubricant, fuel, medicine, ...

Fluid transfer pumps are a very useful part of any automotive wrencher’s toolbox. They’re designed to suck up automotive fluids out of their bottles and transfer them to their new intended home via ...

Armstrong Fluid Technology is unveiling its Generation Three Design Envelope pumps featuring 33 advanced energy saving models ranging in sizes from 1 to 75 hp. “The Design Envelope technology ...

Cavitation is a hot topic for engineers, maintenance professionals, and anyone who works with pumping systems—and for good reason. This condition has complicated and difficult-to-identify causes, and ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at a drill-powered winch to help load vehicles onto trailers, torque limiting extensions to help ensure lug nuts and bolts are properly torqued, and a tool kit for ...