Working Guide to Pump and Pumping Stations: Calculations and Simulations

by E. Shashi Menon

Overview

Working Guide to Pumps and Pumping Stations: Calculations and Simulations discusses the application of pumps and pumping stations used in pipelines that transport liquids. It provides an introduction to the basic theory of pumps and how pumps are applied to practical situations using examples of simulations, without extensive mathematical analysis. The book begins with basic concepts such as the types of pumps used in the industry; the properties of liquids; the performance curve; and the Bernoullis equation. It then looks at the factors that affect pump performance and the various methods of calculating pressure loss in piping systems. This is followed by discussions of pump system head curves; applications and economics of centrifugal pumps and pipeline systems; and pump simulation using the software PUMPCALC. In most cases, the theory is explained and followed by solved example problems in both U.S. Customary System (English) and SI (metric) units. Additional practice problems are provided in each chapter as further exercise. This book was designed to be a working guide for engineers and technicians dealing with centrifugal pumps in the water, petroleum, oil, chemical, and process industries. - Calculations for their selection, sizing and power output - Case studies based on the author's 35 years of field experience - Covers all types of pumps - Simplified models and simulations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781856178297
Publisher:	Gulf Professional Publishing
Publication date:	10/21/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

E. Shashi Menon, Vice President of SYSTEK Technologies, Inc is a Registered Professional Engineer based in USA for the last 40 years with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He has extensive experience in Oil and Gas Pipeline Design and construction in USA and South America, having worked for leading US companies. He is the author of several popular technical publications on the subject. He has also coauthored over a dozen software programs in Liquid and Gas Pipeline Hydraulics used by engineers in the industry since 1992. He lives in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter One: Pump Performance Chapter Two: Liquid Properties versus Pump Performance Chapter Three: Power Required to Drive Pumps Chapter Four: Pump Performance at different Impeller Size and speeds Chapter Five: Pump Applications

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Gain a valuable insight into the internal workings of pumps and pump station systems and their components.