Title: Stan Shiels on Centrifugal Pumps Author: Stan Shiels ISBN: 185617445X / 9781856174459 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 275 Publisher: Elsevier Year: 2004 Availability: In Stock
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Contents
This collection of all of Stan Shiels? articles for World Pumps covers specification, operational issues, troubleshooting and the well-known ?PumpAcademy? articles which covered specific topics of importance to pump engineers. The result is a volume which is enjoyable and instructive to read,containing facts and opinions as fresh as the day they were written
Chapter 1 : Centrifugal Pump Specification and Selection a Systems Approach: Part One Chapter 2 : Centrifugal Pump Specification and Selection a Systems Approach: Part Two Chapter 3 : Hidden Dangers in Centrifugal Pump Specification Part One Chapter 4 : Hidden Dangers in Centrifugal Pump Specification Part Two Chapter 5 : The Risks of Parallel Operation Chapter 6 : The [BK] Factor in Mechanical Seal Life Chapter 7 : The Importance of Running Clearances in Centrifugal Pumps Chapter 8 : When two Pumps are Cheaper than One Chapter 9 : Cost Factors when Considering Pumping Rate and Line Size Chapter 10 : Which is Worse, Specifying Too Much Head or Too Much Flow? Chapter 11 : Causes of Intermittent and Chronic Cavitation Chapter 12 : Locating the Greatest Centrifugal Pump Energy Savings Chapter 13 : How Centrifugal Pump Hydraulics Affect Rolling Element Bearing Life Chapter 14 : The Importance of Proper Review in Pump Specification Chapter 15 : Protecting Centrifugal Pumps at Low Flow Rates Chapter 16 : Motor Trip! Predicting the unforeseen Disaster Chapter 17 : When Trimming a Centrifugal Pump Impeller can Save Energy and Increase Flow Rate Chapter 18 : Applying Mechanical Seals to Centrifugal Pumps Chapter 19 : Understanding the Essentials of Centrifugal Pump Reliability Chapter 20 : Application of Rolling Element Bearing in Centrifugal Pumps Chapter 21 : Successful Centrifugal Pump Commissioning and Startup Chapter 22 : Optimising Centrifugal Pump Operation Chapter 23 : Overlooked Key Areas of Centrifugal Pump Maintenance Chapter 24 : Centrifugal Pump Troubleshooting Part One. The Hydraulic Area Chapter 25 : Centrifugal Pump Troubleshooting. Part Two. A Retrospective Approach Chapter 26 : Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps: Rolling Element Bearing Failures Chapter 27 : Failure of Mechanical Seals in Centrifugal Pumps: Part One Chapter 28 : Failure of Mechanical Seals in Centrifugal Pumps: Part Two
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