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Marley Tower Start-Up at MASOM

Salesmen Nate Hultgren and Lee Furnish just helped start up a shiny new SPX Marley cooling tower with MC Mechanical…

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Understanding NPSH Part 3

Last time, we looked at how NPSH can be impacted by a poor pump selection, such as using a 3500…

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Understanding NPSH Part 2

Last time, we saw that as we supply more pressure to the pump suction than what the pump manufacturer requires,…

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Understanding NPSH, Part 1

NPSH is probably the least understood part of a manufacturers pump curve.  It’s easy to see why: we use atmospheric…

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Pump Basics – Impellers and Volutes

Centrifugal pumps come in many configurations - in-line, base mounted, foot mounted, single and double suction, vertical and horizontal split…

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Getting the Most, part 4: Cooling Tower Optimization

In the last part of this series, we talked about getting the most out of your Plate & Frame Heat…

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Stainless Steel Choices in Cooling Tower Selection

The following is an excerpt from the LinkedIn page Cooling Tower Industry Topics, a very handy page to discuss the…

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Getting the Most, part 3 – Plate Heat Exchangers

Last time, we talked about pressure drop limitations and how they affect the sizing of a plate heat exchanger.  Today…

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B&G Centrifugal Pump Motor Speed Facts

Understanding electric motor speed is a vital part of the proper selection and application of B&G Centrifugal Pumps.  The following…

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Getting the Most – Part 2

Last time, we talked about the Bornquist IDEA (Integrated Design Engineering Assistance) team and the overall concept of using the…

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