Practical Centrifugal Pumps Design Operation and Maintenance by Paresh Girdhar, Octo Moniz. This book covers the essentials of pump construction, design applications, operations, maintenance, and management issues. Key topics discussed in this book are the various types of centrifugal pumps; relevant pump terminology; pump characteristics and pump curves; pump calculations; auxiliary equipment associated with pumping circuits; operating pump systems, drafting the correct operations, controls and procedures; pump reliability definition in terms of availability, criticality and wear characteristics; pump efficiency.
The Contents of Practical Centrifugal Pumps Design Operation and Maintenance
- Introduction to pumps
- Classification of Centrifugal Pump
- Centrifugal pump design and construction
- Pump hydraulics
- Forces in centrifugal pumps
- Centrifugal Pump Users Guidebook Problems and Solutions
- Centrifugal pump operation and characteristics
- Pump specification and selection
- Pump testing and inspection
- Alfa Laval Pump Handbook
- Pump installation and commissioning
- Centrifugal pump maintenance
- Boiler Feed Water Pump Working Principle and Operation
- Multistage pump repair