Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (December 16, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781856173919
ISBN-13: 978-1856173919
ASIN: 1856173917
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
Whom is this book intended for? It is for those new to the use and abuse of centrifugal pumps. It is also for those whose involvement with pumps is so occasional, that they need a reminder of the basics. I hope its content can help avoid just some of the problems I have seen or been involved with over the years.
Modern centrifugal pumps are not complex machines. Usually they consist of a few castings, mouldings, or pressings that are pierced by a few wrought or turned components. Evidently, they are one of the ubiquitous machines, being comparable in numbers to the electric motor and the internal combustion engine.
Despite their simplicity, Centrifugal pumps are still capable of posing complex puzzles during operation. This complexity usually arises from a permutation of circumstances that combine to require complex
diagnosis. This means that many apparently simple pump operational problems need analysis so complex that it belies the machines simplicity.
A medical analogy is in order. A patient may say to a doctor 'I have a pain in my arm, what is the
cause?' At this level, the doctor is almost powerless to make a diagnosis against such a general remark, so he asks structured questions to try to
narrow the problem down.