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R.F. MacDonald Co.’s offering of boiler and pump products and services are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly complex to integrate fully with facility and process systems, meet environmental demands, and achieve higher efficiencies.  We strive, along with the manufacturers we represent, to provide our customers with technical information to maximize equipment utilization, efficiency and reliability.

Please click on the following links for technical information of your interest in the boiler and pump industries we serve:

 

Boiler Topics

Important ASME CODE Changes
On January 1, 1999 ASME, Section I Power Boiler Code began requiring documentation and hydrostatic testing of all external piping.

Do You Maintain A Boiler Log?
A boiler log provides a written record of the boiler operating conditions on a given day and at a given time.  Download or print a free copy.


Energy Saving Tip
Monitor your boiler stack temperature to ensure optimum efficiency and reduce fuel costs.
Cleaver Brooks Service & Maintenance Library Archive Protecting your boiler room investment means expert service and maintenance.


Cleaver Brooks Knowledge Library
Protecting your boiler room investment means expert service and maintenance.


Technical Literature from Cleaver Brooks 
The Boiler Care Handbook is designed as a guide to reinforce the most important aspects of your boiler manual. The Boiler Emissions Reference Guide is a multi-purpose tool, which is intended to give you a clearer understanding of how boilers fit into the clean air equation. The Efficiency Facts Booklet is designed to clearly define boiler efficiency. The Boiler Guide is the foremost guide on all aspects of boiler room equipment. Request your free copy.


Preventive Maintenance Steps For Your Boiler
Five preventive maintenance steps to keep your boiler room operating at peak efficiency —eliminating avoidable emergencies that can lead to costly downtime and increase your boiler's lifetime.  


Pump Topics


Pump Fundamentals Content Index
This is a reference from Goulds for pump fundamentals and applications, mechanical and motor data, hydraulic data, properties of liquids, and conversion factors.


Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals 
Introduces basic information on head, capacities, speeds, Affinity Laws, Pump and System Curves 


Pump Application Guide 
Information on material selection, piping design, field testing, vibration analysis, Vertical and Self-priming pump guidelines


Water Data 
Water properties, resistance coefficients and steam data 


Properties of Liquid 
Viscosity, solids and slurries and vapor pressure


Paper Stock
Covers the special considerations involved in handling paper stock and other fibrous suspensions


Mechanical Data 
Various dimensions, weights, capacities and comparisons


Motor Data
Enclosures, speeds, frame data, currents, terms and conversion factors


Conversion Factors and Engineering Data Description 

Pump Operation and Maintenance Description

Misc. Pump Information

  • Safe Operation of Mag Drive Pumps
  • Plain Bearings made with Silicon Carbide
  • Centrifugal Pump Operation without NPSH Problems
  • Fluoropolymers in Chemical Plant Construction.

Calculate Total Dynamic Head & Net Positive Suction Head
The two most critical values that must be calculated for a pump system are Total Dynamic Head (TDH) and Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH). A simple guide to these calculations is provided.


Horizontal End Suction ANSI Pumps, Foundation and Baseplate Issues
A summary of the issues surrounding the importance and criteria for properly setting and installing pump baseplates and foundations is presented.

 


If you have any comments or questions that will assist us in serving your needs, please contact us.  We’re always looking for better ways to help our customers in the industries we serve.  Please e-mail or call 510-784-0110.  

Thank you for your interest in R.F. MacDonald Co.
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