
Pump User's Handbook
Life Extension, Fourth Edition
Apple Academic Press Inc.
4th Edition
Published on 14. October 2013
Book
Hardback
570 pages
978-1-4822-2864-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oakville
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Academic
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1528 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4822-2864-9 (9781482228649)
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Persons
Heinz P. Bloch, Allan R. Budris
Author
Consultant, West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Consultant, Geneva, New York, USA
Content
Pump System Life Cycle Cost Reduction. How to Buy & Ship a Better Pump. Piping, Baseplate, Installation, & Foundation Issues. Operating Efficiency Improvement Considerations. Improved Pump Hydraulic Selection Extends Pump Life. Improvements Leading to Pump Mechanical Maintenance Cost Reduction. Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps. Mechanical Seal Selection & Application. Improved Lubrication & Lubricant Application. Oil Mist Lubrication & Storage Protection. Coupling Selection Guidelines. Pump Condition Monitoring Guidelines. Pump Types & Materials. Pump Failure Analysis & Troubleshooting. Shop Repair, Spare Parts Availability & Procurement. Failure Statistics & Component Uptime Improvement Summary. Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs.