Section 1: What do I need before I make a pump selection? Part1 Part 1 - Duty Point What is the duty point of an application? The duty point of the application is the point on the pump curve at which the pump operates. It is a combination of flow rate and head for... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/06 Pump Knowledge
Section 1: What do I need before I make a pump selection? Part2 Part 2 - Chemical Characteristics A chemical has several characteristics. Characteristics include physical characteristics and chemical characteristics. Some of the properties of the chemical will aff... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/05 Pump Knowledge
Section 1: What do I need before I make a pump selection? Part3 Part 3 - Operating Condition The operating condition of a pump refers to external factors that could impact the operation of the pump. Operating conditions include temperature, the type of application... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/04 Pump Knowledge
Section 2: What kind of pumps are needed? Part 1 - Pump types: an overview Generally, pumps fall under two broad categories. The first category is centrifugal pumps , where the fluid is moved by rotating an impeller or propeller. The rotation... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/03 Pump Knowledge
Section 3: Making the pump selection Part 1 - Choosing the correct system type Pump systems generally fall under one of four types of configuration. Each configuration has its own set of factors to consider. Simple system. A simple syste... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/02 Pump Knowledge
Section 4: Pump protection Part 1 - Dry-run protection The term dry-run, strictly speaking, is when the pump is being operated with no liquid within the pump casing. The result is rapid overheating of the pump interior caused b... How to Design a Pump System 2025/09/01 Pump Knowledge