The practical pumping handbook /

This book is a practical account of pumping, piping and seals starting with basics and providing detailed but accessible information on all aspects of the pumping process and what can go wrong with it. Written by an acknowledged expert with years of teaching experience in the practical understanding...

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Main Authors: Mackay, Ross Ross C
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Oxford :
Publication Dates: 2004.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781856174107
Summary: This book is a practical account of pumping, piping and seals starting with basics and providing detailed but accessible information on all aspects of the pumping process and what can go wrong with it. Written by an acknowledged expert with years of teaching experience in the practical understanding of pumps and systems. Aids understanding of pumps to minimize failures and time-out. A practical handbook covering the basics of the pumping process. Written by an acknowledged expert.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xx, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 273) and index.
ISBN: 1856174107
9781856174107
9780080514499
0080514499
Index Number: TJ900
CLC: TH3-62
Contents: Centrifugal pumps, pump hydraulics, system hydraulics, suction conditions, pump selection and purchasing, stuffing box sealing, pump bearings, special applications, special pumps, pump installation & piping, troubleshooting, pump maintenance, fluid properties, friction loss tables, materials of construction.