pump run for years without leaking or failing?
How does the fridge compressor run for 20 or 25 years without bearing failure or leaking gas? In simple terms, these pumps (on your car and fridge) run for years without problems because they are better mated to the system (the pipes, elbows, fittings and instrumentation) they perform in. Is this rocket science? No. Maintenance people like my course because I teach pumps from a Maintenance point-of-view. Most pump courses teach how to design the Perfect Pump. The course is delivered to the students as though they were going to return to their jobs, sit down, and design a new perfect pump for some new perfect application. The fact is: Most process and maintenance people never have to design a perfect pump. They are charged with maintaining and operating the pumps they already have in their power plants and process facilities. They don’t need a pump course taught from a “Design” perspective. They need a pump course taught from a “Reliability” (maintenance & operation) perspective. A pump
