Centrifugal Pump Minute Posts

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, discusses the likely causes as to why your centrifugal pump may be noisy or vibrating. James also provides several remedies to troubleshoot the problem.

Why is your centrifugal pump operating with excessive power? In this edition of the Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, reviews the likely causes for excessive power and provides remedies to troubleshoot the issue.

During this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, discusses the conditions that could cause your centrifugal pump to experience excessive seal leakage and provides remedies to troubleshoot the problem.

What would cause your centrifugal pump to start but then stop pumping? James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, reviews the likely causes of this problem and ways to fix it in the latest edition of the Centrifugal Pump Minute.

In the latest edition of the Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, discusses why centrifugal pump failure can occur when the bearings run hot, likely causes, and remedies to troubleshoot the issue.

Is your centrifugal pump having trouble producing the rated flow or head? In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, discusses the conditions and likely causes as to why this could be happening and provides remedies to troubleshoot the issue.

In the latest Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Senior Director of Product Management for Griswold, discusses the likely causes as to why your centrifugal pump is not delivering any liquid. James also provides several remedies to troubleshoot the problem.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, illustrates how to properly align the couplings on a centrifugal pump. Proper coupling alignment is critical to minimizing pump vibration and maintaining reliable performance.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, discusses how high-level vibration can be extremely damaging to the pump, as well as what components are most vulnerable to vibration damage. James also covers detection technology and ways to better analyze vibration effects on the pump.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, reviews how to perform proper pump inspection for a typical ANSI centrifugal pump. Using the Griswold test lab, James shows the steps and wear points that should be noted during the inspection.

The upcoming DOE efficiency requirements for pumps will be disruptive to the pump industry and it is important for manufacturers and customers to become prepared. In this post, we are not covering all aspects of the regulation, but highlighting key features and providing good references for gaining a deeper understanding of the requirements.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, discusses total dynamic head, and its importance when assessing a pumps performance in the field. Using the Griswold test lab, James shows the difference in measuring discharge pressure versus measuring differential pressure.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, discusses best efficiency point and a good target for efficient pump operation. Using the Griswold test lab, James shows what factors affect pump efficiency, and how to optimize the performance of your pump.

In the first part of this two-part Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, discusses the pump Affinity Law and how to apply it. James then uses the Affinity Law to estimate a pumps performance when the impeller diameter is changed.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, discusses the Affinity Law formula that can be used to predict pump performance when changing speeds. Using the Griswold test lab, James provides a real-world example of the accuracy of the Affinity Law.

In this Centrifugal Pump Minute, James Farley, Griswold Product Manager, reviews how to determine available system NPSHA for a pump that is installed and operational. Using the calculation needed to determine NPSHA, James presents example tests that will establish system performance and possible pump cavitation.

At Griswold, we’re known as the global experts in centrifugal pump technology. Personally, we enjoy being known as the industry thought leaders, and believe this reputation sums up our evolution and efforts over the past few decades. However, we also recognize that in order to build on a company legacy that dates back over 70 years, we need to better share our unmatched application knowledge and technical capabilities with the world.