Patrick DeRuvo

Patrick DeRuvo - Author for Fluid Metering, Inc. Blog

A person wearing blue gloves places an instrument tray into an open autoclave machine

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Pumping Highly Concentrated Cleaning Solutions Through Disinfection and Sterilization Equipment

In the realm of disinfection and sterilization, precision and reliability are paramount to maintaining pristine hygienic standards. Often handling highly concentrated fluids, sanitizing equipment requires specialized pumping solutions to ensure...

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How to Select a Pump for Clinical Chemistry Analyzer

Designing and building a scalable, dependable, and accurate Clinical Chemistry Analyzer all begins with selecting the right components, including the...

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How to Solve for Crystallization in a Pump

Under certain conditions, a liquid solution will begin to crystallize, or form solid crystals. This typically occurs under the right combination of...

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Guidelines for Pumping High Viscosity Fluids

Fluids with low viscosity tend to have low resistance. They shear easily and their molecules flow quickly, which can make them easy to pump and...

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How to Select the Right Pump for Flow Rate

When referring to flow rate in a pump, you are looking to find the volume of liquid that travels through the pump in a certain amount of time, often...

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