Sealing Systems Matter
The Fluid Sealing Association, an international trade association of sealing device manufacturers, has established an educational initiative called Sealing Systems Matter. A primary objective of the...
Simple Time-to-Failure Estimation Techniques for Reliability and Maintenance of Equipment
In 1979, MIT produced a report on maintenance with a focus on tribology. They estimated that $200 billion US dollars were spent on the direct...
Waterhammer – Its All About Conserving Energy
Waterhammer is a real life example of one of the fundamental laws of Physics ‐ ‐ the conservation of energy. It is a force...
Cavitation – A Largely Misunderstood Phenomenon
Cavitation (from cavity) is defined as the rapid formation and collapse of vapor bubbles or pockets in a liquid, due to dynamic action, and...