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A collection of papers on the subject of dredges and dredging.

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Random Observations

FRONT WALL FAILURE – Do not let it happen to you

KEEL COOLING – An old but not so good engine cooling technology

TWO TYPES OF DREDGE? – Dredges do not have to sink

Topics

Automation
Suction Bypass Valves
Booster Pumps
Booster Pumps
Booster Pump Location
Do You Really Need a Booster Pump
The Packing Gland
The Whistlepipe
Discharge Pipeline
An Introduction to The Discharge Pipeline
Discharge Pipeline Connections
Discharge Pipeline Inside Diameter
Discharge Pipeline Instruments
Dredge Size
How Far Can a Pump Pump?
Lift, Length & Wear
Pipeline Markers
Slurry Density
Steel or Plastic?
The Perpetually Parted Pipeline
Dredge Pumps
Dredge Pump Cavitation
Dynamic Head Tanks
Hullpump vs. Ladderpump
I Have a Ladderpump, Where is My Production?
Ladderpump Drive Systems
Priming The Pump
Pump Salesmen
Pump Speed
Shaft Seals
Static Head Tanks
The Packing Gland
Flotation
Facts of Flotation
General Topics
Bibliography
Dredge History
Dredging Myths
Metamorphosis
Pond Dredging
The Fixed-Speed Pump
The Saga of the Naked Dredge
The Soaked Dredge
Linear Cutters (Chains)
Dynamic Head Tanks
Heeling-off
Shaft Seals
Static Head Tanks
The Full-Length Chain Ladder
The Modern Linear Cutter Dredge
Operation, Management & Safety
Dredge Cost Analysis
Dredge Insurance
Man Overboard
Measuring Solids Production
Survival Dredging
The Dredge Commandments
The Dredge Operator
What is Wrong With This Picture?
Why Dredge
Positioning & Maneuvering
3-Wire Positioning
5- Wire Positioning
Positioning Systems
Stiff-Pipeline Positioning
Random Observations
Keel Coolers
The Wall Came Tumbling Down
Two Types of Dredges
Rotary Cutters (Cutterheads)
Claymator Basket
Dynamic Head Tanks
Heeling-off
Open-Bladed Baskets
Plain Suction Dredges
Shaft Seals
Static Head Tanks
Service Water
Service Water
The Packing Gland
Suction Bypass Valves
CONVAC
CONVAC- Frequently Asked Questions
Suction Bypass Valves
Suction Pipes & Jet Assist
Suction Jet Assist
The Suction Pipe
Vacuum & Velocity
Controlling Pipeline Velocity
Every Dredge Needs a Velocity Meter
Speed Kills
The Velocity Meter As a Scale
Velocity
Vacuum
Winches, Blocks & Wire Rope
The Handy-Dandy Snake Grip
Winches
Winch Installation
Wire Rope

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