Elsevier Inc., 2010. 303 p. — ISBN: 978-1-856 17-828-0.
A plain language guide to the tools and techniques needed to ensure efficiency, Working Guide to Pump and Pumping Stations provides practicing engineer and senior field personnel with a quick but rigorous exposition of pumps, including applications. In this book, readers find expert advice for determining TDH, NPSH, BHP and driver power requirements, discharge temperature, parallel/series operation and their impact on the operating conditions; developing system-head curves and performance considerations; pump selection for multi-product operations. The book also emphasizes the understanding of the internal workings of pumping systems and their components.
Calculations for their selection, sizing and power output
Case studies based on the author's 35 years of field experience
Covers all types of pumps
Simplified models and simulations
Contents
Preface
Author Biography
Introduction
Pump Performance
Liquid Properties versus Pump Performance
Pressure Loss through Piping Systems
System Head Curves
Pump Performance at Different Impeller Sizes and Speeds
NPSH and Pump Cavitation
Pump Applications and Economics
Pump Simulation Using PUMPCALC Software
Appendices
A Summary of Formulas
B Units and Conversion Factors
C Properties of Water-USCS Units
D Properties of Common Liquids
E Properties of Circular Pipes-USCS Units
F Properties of Circular Pipes-SI Units
G Head Loss in Water Pipes-USCS Units
H Darcy Friction Factors
I Least Squares Method
References
Index