Pump Operation and Maintenance

This book was written to help every engineer, foreman, and mechanic charged with pump operation and maintenance to reduce costs. It can be used by personnel in every industry. Typical men who will find this book of much use include plant, mechanical, chemical,petroleum,marine sanitary, civil, irrigation, mining, power-plant,nuclear, and hydraulic engineers. Industries in which the procedures describe may be used include chemical, petroleum, textile, paper, food, power, marine, networking, mining, waterworks, sewerage,nuclear-energy, and petrochemical. About the author: tyler hicks tyler g. Hicks, bme editor, industrial and engineering books, mcgraw-hill book company, inc. , instructor in mechanical engineering , cooper union school of engineering (evening division); associate member, american society of mechanical engineers, american society of refrigration engineers, and united states naval institute; member of the international oceanographic foundation; editor, ex officio,"proceedings of the oil and gas power div. , asme; author of " plant engineers's easy problem solver," and "pump selection and application" table of content: preface part i: centrifugal pumps chapter 1. Centrifugal-pump installation chapter 2. Centrifugal-pump operation chapter 3. Routine maintenance of centrifugal pumps chapter 4. Centrifugal-pump trouble shooting chapter 5. Centrifugal-pump disassembly and assembly part ii: rotary pumps chapter 6. Overhaul procedures for centrifugal pumps chapter 7. Rotary-pump installation and operation