Orest Protch

Orest Protch is retired after working as a foreman in a sawmill, steel mill and as a melt foreman/metallurgist in an iron foundry. He also worked as a pulp mill chemist. He retired as the senior lab technologist of a 120,000-barrel-per-day oil camp. He is now a freelance writer and conducts weeklong basic metallurgy seminars. 

March 3, 2023
Pumps are typically to blame for cavitation issues, but there are many other factors to consider.