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Lead/lag

Definition

A pump control scheme where one pump is designated to start first and another starts when the first cannot keep up.

Alternation swaps the roles so wear is shared. A failed pump must drop out of the rotation automatically, not merely raise an alarm.

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Lead/Lag Pump ControlWhich pump runs first, when the second joins, how they trade places, and the design decisions that determine whether a duplex station wears evenly.

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