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How hydraulic modeling can improve the efficiency of your pump systems

By Tom Glassen

PlantServices.com

Keywords: pumps, "pump systems", hyraulics and "hydraulic modeling"

In spite of their large operating cost, most pump systems are inefficient by design. Among the common design problems are non-optimal pipe sizing, control valve utilization and, perhaps most common, incorrectly sized pumps. How a pump operates depends on the system, so improvements must focus on the system as a whole.

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