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As a pump industry practitioner, I write about irrigation, wastewater, and dredging applications. My articles at BBP explore how different pump types handle water, solids, and changing operating conditions, with an emphasis on explaining selection considerations in clear terms for buyers and equipment users.
Everything You Need to Know About Mixed Flow Irrigation Pumps
How Engineering Selection Works for irrigation pumps ?A mixed flow pump straddles two pump family lines that the average buyer sees as the only options available to them: high-pressure, low-volume centrifugal and low-pressure, high-volume axial propeller. Poor selection between the…
Sewage Pumps Explained: Engineering Fundamentals, Selection Methodology, and the 2026 Industry Outlook
Sewage pumps move solids-heavy waters from collection points to treatment facilities, and an incorrect spec is more costly than the pump you bought. Purchasing teams normally purchase on capital cost, then watch a 12-year life e×tend a 5-year budget. This…
The Complete Guide to Sand & Dredge Pumps: How They Move Sand, Gravel, and Sediment
Sand and dredge pumps are the big, high-capacity centrifugal machines which transport sludge, rock, mud, raw sand, dredging mixes, silt and other sand and gravel from the seabed, lake-bed or riverbed, rather than excavating them with a bucket. They are…
Sea Water Pump: The 2026 Engineering Guide to Architecture, Alloys, TCO & Procurement
Selecting an industrial seawater pump ranks among the highest risk decisions in coastal infrastructure: Installing the wrong alloy turns your 10 year capital purchase into a short-lived liability. This vendor neutral engineering primer takes you through your water analysis from…
The Acid Pump Engineering Guide: Material Selection, Sealing Strategy, and Standards for Corrosive Service
An acid pump is a centrifugal, sealless, or positive displacement pump designed to move corrosive acidic liquids sulfuric, hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric, et al. – without any leaks, surging impeller corrosion, or dynamic mechanical seal fails. This engineering primer e×plores the…
How a Self-Priming Sewage Pump Works — and How to Choose the Right One
A self-priming sewage pump is a centrifugal pump that pumps out all air from its suction line after each start, then raises liquid from a wet well below – without operator-entered fill, foot valves on the suction side, or operators…
Vertical Slurry Pumps: A Vendor-Neutral Engineering Guide to Cantilever Design, Materials, Sizing, and Failure Modes
A vertical slurry pump is a centrifugal slurry-handling pump where the impeller is immersed within a sump while the bearings, the mechanical drive, and the motor are installed on a column above the liquid line. That single architectural decision—bearings out…
The High Chrome Slurry Pump Engineering Guide: From Metallurgy to Maintenance
A High Chrome Slurry Pump is a centrifugal pump that has wetted wear parts cast from high chromium white iron – usually an ASTM A532 Class III Type A alloy containing 25-30% Cr plus a hardened matrix greater than 600…
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