Centrifugal Pumps

• Main Author: Gülich, Johann Friedrich (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Energy.; Electric power production.; Fluid mechanics.; Machinery.; Machinery and Machine Elements.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Energy Technology.; Energy, general.

This book gives an unparalleled, up-to-date, in-depth treatment of all kinds of flow phenomena encountered in centrifugal pumps including the complex interactions of fluid flow with vibrations and wear of materials. The scope includes: all aspects of hydraulic design, 3D-flow phenomena and partload...

Table of Contents:

• Fluid dynamic principles
• Pump types and performance data
• Pump hydraulics and physical concepts
• Performance characteristics
• Partload operation, impact of 3-D flow phenomena performance
• Suction capability and cavitation
• Design of the hydraulic components
• Numerical flow calculations
• Hydraulic forces
• Noise and Vibrations
• Operation of centrifugal pumps
• Turbine operation, general characteristics
• Influence of the medium on performance
• Selection of materials exposed to high flow velocities
• Pump selection and quality considerations.