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Keeping the water ?flowing in Australia’s largest man-made conservation and recreation lake Lake Gkula, located at Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland’s Moreton Bay Hinterland, is Australia’s largest conservation and recreation lake, and relies on a series of pumps to keep the water constantly flowing through its wetland filtration system, and to ensure the safety of […]

Impeller trimming – noise changes (Part 3) Following on from Impeller trimming Part 1 and 2, this article will continue to outline things that can happen when the impeller vane diameter is reduced. In Part 3, we will look at noise changes that can occur with impeller trimming. Noise changes When writing a pump specification,

Top three benefits of VFDs for irrigation pumping Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are now widely used for irrigation pumping applications due to the many cost saving opportunities they provide. Here, we look at the top three benefits irrigators can take advantage of by installing VFDs on irrigation pumps. Energy savings through system flexibility One of

Dubbo conducts step test to explore water supply options Dubbo Regional Council has conducted a six hour Step Test of the Riverbank Bore to explore it’s potential to be a viable water supply. Dubbo Regional Council is investigating a range of water supplies as a component of an integrated response to the continuing drought conditions.  

NSW rolls out high-tech water metering telemetry system New South Wales’ high-tech water metering telemetry system is now operational and ready for the next phase. New South Wales Government Water Renewal Taskforce Director, Aaron Walker, said, “Now that the cloud-based telemetry system is being rolled out, water users can arrange for duly qualified persons to

Lubrication update for electric motors By Heinz P. Bloch, PE, Process Machinery Consulting Australia’s largest oil refinery, BP’s Kwinana, is among the best-of-class refineries using oil mist lubrication on machinery with rolling element bearings. In its process pumps, the refinery has enjoyed the benefits of oil mist technology for many years; a recent report mentioned

Caprari presents the new easywell MPC10 motor The MPC10 motor, engineered by Caprari SpA, has been launched onto the market to complete the MPC6 and MPC8 range, thus offering customers particularly well-performing products that stand out for their extremely low energy consumption compared to the industry average, at a very competitive price. The new MPC10

Standards Australia and PIA seek feedback on ISO 13709:2009 The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has requested feedback, via Standards Australia, on an “aged” pump standard, i.e. a standard that is now over ten years old. The Pump Industry Australia (PIA), as a member of Standards Australia’s Pump Committee ME-030, is thus seeking information from its

Wivenhoe Pipeline operations pump towards water supply target The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is seeing positive results one year on from the opening of the Wivenhoe Pipeline, and is on track to deliver its water supply target. Since pumping began on 1 April 2019, TRC Mayor, Paul Antonio, said the pipeline had pumped more than

Getting up close and personal with engines at PIA’s breakfast meeting in Melbourne On 19 February, the PIA held its first Breakfast Meeting of 2020, with Cummins South Pacific hosting the event at its head office in Scoresby, Melbourne. Over 40 people attended, hearing presentations from Cummins and Macquarrie about engines, controls, panels and associated