Pump Handbook 4th Edition

Long-established as the leading guide to pump design and application, the Pump Handbook has been fully revised and updated with the latest developments in pump technology. Packed with 1,150 detailed illustrations and written by a team of over 100 internationally renowned pump experts, this vital tool shows you how to select, purchase, install, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot cutting-edge pumps for all types of uses. The Fourth Edition of the Pump Handbook features:

State-of-the-art guidance on every aspect of pump theory, design, application, and technology
Over 100 internationally renowned contributors
SI units used throughout the book
New sections on centrifugal pump mechanical performance, flow analysis, bearings, adjustable-speed drives, and application to cryogenic LNG services; completely revised sections on pump theory, mechanical seals, intakes and suction piping, gears, and waterhammer; application to pulp and paper mills
Inside This Updated Guide to Pump Technology

• Classification and Selection of Pumps • Centrifugal Pumps • Displacement Pumps • Solids Pumping • Pump Sealing • Pump Bearings • Jet Pumps • Materials of Construction • Pump Drivers and Power Transmission • Pump Noise • Pump Systems • Pump Services • Intakes and Suction Piping • Selecting and Purchasing Pumps • Installation, Operation, and Maintenance • Pump Testing • Technical Data

List of Contributors
Preface
SI Units - A Commentary

Chapter 1: Introduction : Classification and Selection of Pumps
Chapter 2: Centrifugal Pumps
Centrifugal Pump Theory, Analysis and Performance
Centrifugal Pump Theory
CFD Analysis of Flow and Performance
Centrifugal Pumps : Hydraulic Performance and Behavior
Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Behavior and Vibration
Centrifugal Pump Construction
Centrifugal Pumps : Major Components
Centrifugal Pump Priming
Sealless Pumps
Magnetic Drive Pumps
Canned Motor Pumps

Chapter 3: Displacement Pumps
Power Pump Theory
Power Pump Design and Construction
Steam Pumps
Displacement Pump Performance, Instrumentation and Diagnostics
Displacement Pump Flow Control
Diaphragm Pumps
Screw Pumps
Vane, Gear and Lobe Pumps

Chapter 4: Solids Pumping
Hydraulic Transport of Solids
Application and Construction of Centrifugal Solids Handling Pumps
Construction of Solids-Handling Displacement Pumps

Chapter 5: Pump Sealing
Centrifugal Pump Packing
Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Seals
Centrifugal Pump Injection-Type Shagt Seals

Chapter 6: Pump Bearings
Centrifugal Pump Bearings
Oil Film Journal Bearings
Centrifugal Pump Magnetic Bearings

Chapter 7: Jet Pumps
Jet Pump Theory
Jet Pump Applications

Chapter 8: Materials of Construction
Metallic Materials and Damage Mechanisms
Materials of Construction for Nonmetallic (COMPOSITE) Pumps

Chapter 9: Pump Drives and Power Transmission
Pump Drives
Electric Motors and Motor Controls
Steam Turbines
Engines
Hydraulic Turbines
Gas Trubines
Speed-Varying Devices
Permanent Magnet Adjustable Speed Drives
Single=Unit Adjustable Speed Electric Drives
Variable Speed Fluid Drives
Gears
Pump Couplings

Chapter 10: Pump Noise
Chapter 11: Pump Systems
General Characteristics of Pumping Systems and System-Head Curves
Branch-Line Pumping Systems
Waterhammer
Minimum Flow Control Systems

Chapter 12: Pump Services
Water Supply
Sewage Treatment
Drainage and Irrigation
Fire Pumps
Steam Power Plants
Nuclear
Nuclear Electric Generation
Nuclear Pump Seismic Qualifications
Chemical Industry
Petroleum Industry
Pulp and Paper Mills
Food and Beverage Pumping
Mining
Marine Pumps
Heating and Air Conditioning
Pumped Storage
Metering
Cryogenic Pumps for Liquefied Gas Service
Portable Transfer of Hazardous Liquids
Aerospace
Aircraft Fuel Pumps
Liquid Rocket Propellent Pumps

Chapter 13: Intakes and Suction Piping
Intakes, Suction Piping and Strainers
Intake Modeling

Chapter 14: Selecting and Purchasing Pumps
Chapter 15: Installation operation and Maintenance
Chapter 16: Pump Testing

Technical Data
Index

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