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Case Study of Corrosion of a Vertical Intake Pump in Warm Seawater
Written by Robert E. Cornman, Jr., P.E. and Victor Baizan, Flowserve Pump Division   

The corrosion-related issues of vertical wet pit pumps handling seawater continue to significantly affect their availability and reliability. For many years, vertical pumps were supplied with cast iron, NiResist and 316 austenitic stainless steel components. The performance of these materials over time is well known and documented.

Tags: March 2010 Issue , Metering Pump Systems , Rotary Pumps , Submersible Pumps

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Scotland Jockeys for Carbon-Capture Lead

Scotland wants to become the leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and has published a blueprint of how it intends to do so.

The government and Scottish Enterprise (Glasgow) have just released a carbon-capture roadmap that includes ambitions to create a number of CCS demonstration projects, develop an offshore carbon-licensing regime, invest in key skills, and undertake increased lobbying of the European Union and the United Kingdom for more support for Scottish carbon-capture plans.

Tags: Global News , Power Generation

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