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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004758103321

Titolo

Centrifugal pump handbook / / Sulzer Pumps Ltd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Elsevier, 2010

ISBN

9786612878664

9781282878662

1282878662

9780080942650

0080942652

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages)

Disciplina

621.6/7

621.67

Soggetti

Centrifugal pumps

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Centrifugal Pump Handbook; Copyright; Chapter one - Physical Principles; Chapter two - Behavior of Centrifugal Pumps in Operation; Chapter three - Acceptance Tests with Centrifugal Pumps; Chapter four - Special Data for Planning Centrifugal Pump Installations; Chapter five - Mechanical Components; Chapter six - Pipelines, Valves and Flanges; Chapter seven - Centrifugal Pump Drives; Chapter eight - Materials and Corrosion; Chapter nine - Principal Features of Centrifugal Pumps for Selected Applications; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This long-awaited new edition is the complete reference for engineers and designers working on pump design and development or using centrifugal pumps in the field. This authoritative guide has been developed with access to the technical expertise of the leading centrifugal pump developer, Sulzer Pumps. In addition to providing the most comprehensive centrifugal pump theory and design reference with detailed material on cavitation, erosion, selection of materials, rotor vibration behavior and forces acting on pumps, the handbook also covers key pumping applications topics and operational