Category Archives: Pumps/Piping/Hydraulics

Designing pumps, piping, hydraulic calculations.

Skills, process descriptions, and solved problems at the Enggcyclopedia

Posted on 2011/10/14 by admin

An excellent resource on process, instrumentation, and piping engineering: the Engineering Design Encyclopedia. Whether you’re looking for a sample heat exchanger calculation, just learning what the term flow meter means, or trying to discover how a sulfur recovery unit works, … Continue reading →

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Beginners guide to picking a pump

Posted on 2011/06/26 by admin

This is one of the better beginner’s articles on understanding pump curves and picking a correct pump for your application: “Understand the Fundamentals of Centrifugal Pumps.” Some of the important terms unique to picking pumps are explained. If you’re already … Continue reading →

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More help finding salaries and control valve pressure drops

Posted on 2011/04/09 by admin

Hi everyone, I updated the articles Salary Comparison & Prediction Tools and Assign Control Valve Pressure Drops with new resources. So you don’t have to re-read, here they are: I found a spot in the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics … Continue reading →

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Assign Control Valve Pressure Drops

Posted on 2010/08/30 by admin

Ever had to determine the pressure drops to assign to the control valve while doing hydraulics? This post will help you specify the control valve pressure drop on a rigorous and sound basis. For this post, I’m going to assume … Continue reading →

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Fluid Controls Institute Articles on Piping Elements

Posted on 2010/06/26 by admin

Check this out: the Fluid Controls Institute Technical Resources Page. If you have to select piping elements, the papers will help you. Things like: Strainers Instrumentation Control Valves Safety Vales Tracing Steam Traps If you need a practical read on … Continue reading →

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