February 2018
Maintenance and Reliability
Consider pitot tube pumps for low-flow, high-head applications
Low-flow, high-head pumping requirements in refining and petrochemical plants make up less than 2% of the total pump population. This minor percentage is creating significant reliability concerns, which result in low mean-time between failures (MTBF), as well as high maintenance costs.
The Author
Abdulmajeed Alshaye is an engineering specialist with Saudi Aramco Oil Co. At present, he is responsible for promoting new technologies and practices related to process optimization. He joined the company in 1996, where he started working as a rotating equipment engineer. Since that time, he has held various positions within the company. His main experience is in rotating equipment, process optimization, compressed air, air separation, energy optimization, steam systems, building envelope and HVAC. Mr. Alshaye is an Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)-certified energy manager and a 1996 graduate of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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