Centrifugal Pumps

1. Front Matter

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2. Fluid Dynamic Principles

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   Pages 1-41

3. Pump Types and Performance Data

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   Pages 43-78

4. Pump Hydraulics and Physical Concepts

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   Pages 79-157

5. Performance Characteristics

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   Pages 159-203

6. Partload Operation, Impact of 3-D Flow Phenomena Performance

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   Pages 205-285

7. Suction Capability and Cavitation

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   Pages 287-374

8. Design of the Hydraulic Components

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   Pages 375-497

9. Numerical Flow Calculations

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   Pages 499-574

10. Hydraulic Forces

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    Pages 575-648

11. Noise and Vibrations

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    Pages 649-786

12. Operation of Centrifugal Pumps

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    Pages 787-840

13. Turbine Operation, General Characteristics

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    Pages 841-868

14. Influence of the Medium on Performance

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    Pages 869-942

15. Selection of Materials Exposed to High Flow Velocities

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    Pages 943-1033

16. Pump Selection and Quality Considerations

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    Pages 1035-1057

17. Pump Testing

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    Pages 1059-1083

18. Appendices

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    Pages 1085-1109

19. Back Matter

    Pages 1111-1116

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This book gives an unparalleled, up-to-date, in-depth treatment of all kinds of flow phenomena encountered in centrifugal pumps including the complex interactions of fluid flow with vibrations and wear of materials. The scope includes all aspects of hydraulic design, 3D-flow phenomena and partload operation, cavitation, numerical flow calculations, hydraulic forces, pressure pulsations, noise, pump vibrations (notably bearing housing vibration diagnostics and remedies), pipe vibrations, pump characteristics and pump operation, design of intake structures, the effects of highly viscous flows, pumping of gas-liquid mixtures, hydraulic transport of solids, fatigue damage to impellers or diffusers, material selection under the aspects of fatigue, corrosion, erosion-corrosion or hydro-abrasive wear, pump selection, and hydraulic quality criteria. As a novelty, the 3rd ed. brings a fully analytical design method for radial impellers, which eliminates the arbitrary choices inherent to former design procedures. The discussions of vibrations, noise, unsteady flow phenomena, stability, hydraulic excitation forces and cavitation have been significantly enhanced. To ease the use of the information, the methods and procedures for the various calculations and failure diagnostics discussed in the text are gathered in about 150 pages of tables which may be considered as almost unique in the open literature. The text focuses on practical application in the industry and is free of mathematical or theoretical ballast. In order to find viable solutions in practice, the physical mechanisms involved should be thoroughly understood. The book is focused on fostering this understanding which will benefit the pump engineer in industry as well as academia and students.

• Villeneuve, Switzerland

  Johann Friedrich Gülich

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