Some pump problems never show up cleanly on a head-versus-flow curve — they show up as vibration, subtle misalignment, or a slow wear trend that only becomes obvious after months of data. This companion guide to Advanced Pump Curve Analysis & NPSH Engineering covers the diagnostic and design-level knowledge expected at the top license tier: recognizing developing mechanical problems before they become failures, and designing or evaluating the pump station itself — wet well, redundancy, and standby power — so that failures are rare, and recoverable when they do happen.
Vibration Analysis: An Operator's Awareness-Level Introduction
Vibration monitoring exists to catch developing mechanical problems — bearing wear, misalignment, imbalance, cavitation, or looseness — before they progress to catastrophic failure, enabling predictive/condition-based maintenance rather than purely re