Modern pumping systems and precision control valves are revolutionizing how power generation facilities manage their critical fluid systems, delivering substantial energy savings, reduced emissions, ...

Modern distributed control system platforms can provide many tools to capture best operating practices and automate them. This case study shows the steps taken to automate a hypothetical simplified ...

Limestone slurry needs to move efficiently through a complex process, meaning that selecting the right pumps and valves is critical. As new coal-fired power plants come on line to meet rising demand ...

Scientists in Turkey have developed a new algorithm to optimize the efficiency of PV-powered water pumps. The novel technique is based on the Extended Kalman–Bucy filter, which is a ...

In the first installment of this three-part series of articles, featured in the August 2024 print issue and online, we discussed fire pump requirements along with Code-related references in the ...

There are certain key components in modern diesel-powered pickup trucks, cars, and SUVs that make these vehicles what they are today. Turbochargers, for instance, are a given among passenger vehicles, ...

Tulsa-based engineering and design firm Power and Control Engineering Solutions is kicking off the New Year with an expansion. 2003: Eldon Drake Jr. founds Power and Control Engineering Solutions ...

How often do you service your vehicle's power steering system? Chances are, unless it's leaking or groaning, it never gets a second thought. The infrequency of those occurrences is telling of just how ...

In my consulting business, I have the opportunity to peer review construction documents prepared by other electrical engineering firms. In doing so, I find it astounding how many times I comment on ...