03600nam 22005533 450 991100712470332120241218120023.087-7004-505-41-68015-481-80-88173-721-61-00-315180-987-7022-311-41-003-15180-910.1201/9781003151807(CKB)4100000011716532(MiAaPQ)EBC6514329(MiAaPQ)EBC3239077(Au-PeEL)EBL6514329(OCoLC)1243535831(NjHacI)994100000011716532(EXLCZ)99410000001171653220210901d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPump User's Handbook Life Extension, Fourth Edition4th ed.Milton :River Publishers,2013.©2013.1 online resource (571 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-88173-720-8 1-4822-2864-5 Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Pump System Life Cycle Cost Reduction -- Chapter 2 How to Buy and Ship a Better Pump -- Chapter 3 Piping, Baseplate, Installation, and Foundation Issues -- Chapter 4 Operating Efficiency Improvement Considerations -- Chapter 5 Improved Pump Hydraulic Selection Extends Pump Life -- Chapter 6 Improvements Leading to Pump Mechanical Maintenance Cost Reduction -- Chapter 7 Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps* -- Chapter 8 Mechanical Seal Selection and Application -- Chapter 9 Improved Lubrication and Lubricant Application -- Chapter 10 Oil Mist Lubrication and Storage Protection -- Chapter 11 Coupling Selection Guidelines -- Chapter 12 Pump Condition Monitoring Guidelines -- Chapter 13 Pump Types and Materials (Special Reliability Considerations) -- Chapter 14 Pump Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting -- Chapter 15 Shop Repair, Spare Parts Availability &amp -- Procurement -- Chapter 16 Failure Statistics and Component Uptime Improvement Summary* -- Chapter 17 Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs -- Appendix 1 Pump Start-up and Shutdown Procedures -- Appendix 2 A "Hundred-plus Points" Summary of Pump Reliability Improvement Options and Considerations -- Appendix 3 Supplementary Specification for API-class Pumps -- Appendix 4 Specification and Installation of Pre-grouted Pump Baseplates -- Appendix 5 Protection of Mechanical Seals in Non-operating Pumpsshaft -- Appendix 6 Explaining the Ingress Protection Code -- References -- Index.This text explains just how and why the best-of-class pump users are consistently achieving superior run lengths, low maintenance expenditures and unexcelled safety and reliability. Written by practicing engineers whose working career was marked by involvement in pump specification, installation, reliability assessment, component upgrading, maintenance cost reduction, operation, troubleshooting and all conceivable facets of pumping technology, this text describes in detail how to accomplish best-of-class performance and low life cycle cost.Pumping machineryHandbooks, manuals, etcPumping machinery621.69Bloch Heinz P555989Budris Allan R1824257MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911007124703321Pump User's Handbook4391364UNINA