The Pump Engineering Manual is a comprehensive guide to the hydraulic and mechanical design of chemical process pumps. Step-by-step exercises complete with formulae facilitate the confident specification and selection of reliable, efficient equipment and systems.
Chapter 1 : Pump Requirements for the Chemical Process Industries
Chapter 2 : Head and Pressure
Chapter 3 : Centrifugal Pump Principles
Chapter 4 : Total Head Required by a Piping System
Chapter 5 : Net Positive Suction Head
Chapter 6 : Flow of Liquids in Pipes
Chapter 7 : The Affinity Laws Pertaining to Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 8 : Viscosity
Chapter 9 : Specific Speed and Suction Specific Speed
Chapter 10 : Impeller Loading
Chapter 11 : Bearings and Bearing Life
Chapter 12 : Shaft Sealing Devices
Chapter 13 : Shaft Deflection, Whip and Run-out
Chapter 14 : Vibration
Chapter 15 : Heat Generated in Pumping
Chapter 16 : Self-Priming Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 17 : Centrifugal Pump Troubleshooting Guide
Chapter 18 : Suction Piping
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