Pump user's handbook : life extension / by Heinz P. Bloch & Allan R. Budris.

By:

Bloch, Heinz P, 1933-

Contributor(s):

Budris, Allan R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lilburn, GA : Fairmont Press ; Boca Raton : Distributed by CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, ©2006.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (x, 477 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0881735183
9780881735185

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Pump user's handbook.DDC classification:

621.6/9 22

LOC classification:

TJ900 .B648 2006eb

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Contents:

1. Pump system life cycle cost reduction -- 2. How to buy a better pump -- initial cost issues -- 3. Piping -- baseplate -- installation and foundation issues -- 4. Operating efficiency improvement considerations -- 5. Improved pump hydraulic selection extends pump life -- 6. Improvements leading to mechanical maintenance cost reductions -- 7. Bearings in centrifugal pumps -- 8. Mechanical seal selection and application -- 9. Improved lubrication and lube application -- 10. Oil mist lubrication and storage preservation -- 11. Coupling selection guidelines -- 12. Pump condition monitoring guidelines -- 13. Pump types and materials -- 14. Pump failure analysis and troubleshooting -- 15. Shop repair and spare parts availability & procurement -- 16. Failure statistics and component uptime improvement summary.

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Review: "This fully revised edition explains how to achieve consistently superior run lengths, low maintenance expenditures, and unexcelled safety and reliability in all of your pump applications. Written by two practicing engineers whose combined 80-year working careers included all facets of pumping technology, this practical desk reference conveys in detail what facilities must do to rapidly accomplish both superior performance and low life cycle cost for pumps of all types and sizes. Aimed at operating technicians, maintenance professionals, project engineers, reliability engineers and managers, this book is intended for every job function that comes in contact with process pumps. Many industries can reap benefits from using this valuable reference book. Utilities, power generation facilities, pump and paper plants, consumer product manufacturers, pharmaceutical plants, mining operations, chemical and petrochemical plants, municipal works, oil and gas pipelines and oil refineries are among those that will profit from implementing the guidelines described in this text."--BOOK JACKET.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-453) and index.

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"This fully revised edition explains how to achieve consistently superior run lengths, low maintenance expenditures, and unexcelled safety and reliability in all of your pump applications. Written by two practicing engineers whose combined 80-year working careers included all facets of pumping technology, this practical desk reference conveys in detail what facilities must do to rapidly accomplish both superior performance and low life cycle cost for pumps of all types and sizes. Aimed at operating technicians, maintenance professionals, project engineers, reliability engineers and managers, this book is intended for every job function that comes in contact with process pumps. Many industries can reap benefits from using this valuable reference book. Utilities, power generation facilities, pump and paper plants, consumer product manufacturers, pharmaceutical plants, mining operations, chemical and petrochemical plants, municipal works, oil and gas pipelines and oil refineries are among those that will profit from implementing the guidelines described in this text."--BOOK JACKET.

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