Pump Application and Engineering

by Tyler G. Hicks

Illustrated throughout. Pump Application Engineering contains detailed information on correct pump selection and application to help the engineer select correctly the pumping equipment required to perform a specific job. Pumping equipment advances includes improved materials, better pump design, and superior quality assurance techniques. Such advances permit successful pumping equipment application in increasingly severe services. These advances also prolong pump life and increase operating reliability. 1) PUMP CLASSES AND TYPES - Centrifugal Pumps; Rotary Pumps; Reciprocating Pumps. 2) PUMP SELECTION - Head on a Pump; Pump Capacity; Liquid Handled; Piping Systems; Drives for Industrial Pumps; Pump Selections; Pumping System Economics 3) PUMP APPLICATION - Power Plant Services; Nuclear Energy Applications; Petroleum Industry; Chemical Industries; Paper, Textiles and Rubber; Food Processing and Handling; Water Supply; Sewage and Sump Services; Air Conditioning and Heating; Irrigation and Flood Control; Mining and Construction; Marine Services; Industrial Hydraulic and Vacuum Pumps; Iron, Steel and Other Industries.

443 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Publisher, Author, Editor, and Engineer

Tyler G. Hicks, publisher and editor of three newsletters — International Wealth Success, Global Finding Services, and Money Watch Bulletin — and a prolific author of more than 130 published books on self-help, business, and engineering, and former Editorial Director and Publisher of Professional and Reference Books at the McGraw-Hill Companies