Pitch
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224A SERIES™
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124E SERIES™
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4323AX SERIES™
- Steel
- API 682 Cartridge Seal
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Articles / Case Studies

Viscosity is a measure of a liquid’s resistance to flow. And you don’t need to work in a laboratory to observe this. Anyone who’s spent any time in the kitchen has observed a variety of liquids with a wide variety of viscosities.

Unlike most of my colleagues I didn’t start out with a mechanical background. While they were studying kinetics and machine design, I was studying digital electronics and industrial power. When I started my career in the world of pumps, I had to learn a whole new set of concepts. What was surprising was that while the terminology may be a bit different, the concepts are very similar. Think of the following as a “Rosetta Stone” for translating the common terms and concepts of fluid systems to your more familiar terms and concepts of electrical systems.
Videos
- How Pump Packing Works - AnimationIn this video, learn about pump packing and how it works.March 14, 2025
- 50 States / 50 Pumping Applications: Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and WashingtonSince our founding in 1911, Viking Pump has built over 7,000,000 pumps and supplied them to customers all over the world. These pumps handle the broadest range of liquids in the industry. We’ve prepared a listing of 50 Viking pump applications, tying each to a state where this application can commonly be found. Today let’s explore Viking Pump applications in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, and Washington.February 28, 2025