P&SNews ................. 4
CheckingIn .............. 14
PumpEd101 ............. 20
Almost Utopia: Lift Station Level Control.
Level control was once a necessary evil
that had little or nothing to do with sav-
ing energy. Not anymore. VFDs now
offer potential power savings in applica-
tions ranging from a few hundred gpm
to thousands of gpm.
Machinery Health . . . . . . . . . 66
Keep the Boss Happy: Look Inside a
Turbine During Startup. An automated
monitor provides a live, continuous pic-
ture of exactly what is happening inside
a turbine for protection, prediction, per-
formance monitoring, and integration
of the data with process control.
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FSA Sealing Sense . . . . . . . . . 70
What are the considerations in applying
mechanical seals to abrasive slurry appli-
cations?
Pumping Prescriptions . . . . . . 24
Transient startup problems for pumps
with synchronous motors.
Beyond the Flanges . . . . . . . . 28
Understanding Dirty Data: Comparing
MTBR, MTBF, and MTBPM.
HIPumpFAQs ............ 74
Causes of insufficient discharge flow or
pressure in centrifugal pumps; causes of
shaft breakage; explaining how inducers
work.
Bulletin Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Maintenance Minders . . . . . . 64
Step-by-step case study of how a 48-in
diameter sewage pump impeller in New
York City was rebuilt after being practi-
cally destroyed.
Marketplace .............. 95
Editorial Advisory Board
William V. Adams, Director, New Business William E. Neis, PE, President, NorthEast
Development/Corp. Mktg., Flowserve Industrial Sales
Corporation Dr. Lev Nelik, PE, APICS, President,
Thomas L. Angle, PE, Director, Pumping Machinery, LLC
Engineering and R&D, Weir Specialty David C. Orlowski, President & CEO,
Pumps Inpro/Seal Company
Robert K. Asdal, Executive Director, Henry Peck, President, Geiger Pumps &
Hydraulic Institute Equipment/Smith-Koch, Inc.
Bryan S. Barrington, Machinery Engineer, Mike Pemberton, Manager,
Lyondell Chemical Co. ITT Performance Services
David A. Doty, Sales & Marketing Robert X. Perez, PE, Staff Engineer,
Manager, Moyno Inc. Celanese Chemicals
Ralph P. Gabriel, Director of Product Robert A. Platt, General Manager, Maag
Development, John Crane Pump Systems Textron Inc.
R. Thomas Brown III, President, Advanced Charles G. Stolberg, Executive Director,
Sealing International (ASI) Submersible Wastewater Pump
Association (SWPA)
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Joe Evans, PhD
Dushyant Mehra
Dr. Lev Nelik, PE, APICS
Robert X. Perez, PE
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