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When I would walk into an engineering office (before the pandemic), I would be concerned by the lack of books on the shelves. I’m told that everything you need these days is on the internet....
The exact right-of-way for a pipe or land acquisition for a tank or pump station is not generally considered in explicitly in master planning but can have a significant effect on costs. Costs can vary dramatically and are not simply...
This blog series attempts to present some important considerations in system design that are important but generally are overlooked in schools. Experienced engineers will be familiar with these issues, but inexperienced engineers run into them frequently until they learn....
One of the most important inputs to transient analysis is the speed of the pressure wave (called celerity) moving through the pipes. The speed depends on the fluid properties and pipe properties and has a significant impact on the magnitude...
The current technology for converting a constant speed pump into a variable speed pump is a variable frequency drive (VFD). In certain situations, converting a pump into a variable speed pump can save a considerable amount of energy. However, in...
My father was a classic engineer. If you asked him the time, he’d tell you how to build the watch. While perhaps frustrating at the time, I’ve come to realize that it’s that unique perspective on life that sits at...
