Author: SAM Controller

Republished from: WorldPumps / November 3 2017   When making project funding decisions under constrained budgets, it is tempting to think in the short-term. Long-term planning is beneficial; project managers and policy-makers need to think more strategically about how to operate and maintain these systems.   Pumping systems account for nearly 20% of the world’s electrical energy demand and range from 25 to 50% of the energy used in...

Reciprocating air compressors are on site utilities that intermittently use electricity to run pumps in order to compress, store and release energy on demand. Managing compressors is not difficult, however it does require consistent attention. Compressing air also compresses water in the air which condenses and pools inside the expansion tank. Water in the expansion tank increases the humidity and will always get into the...