Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps and their systems

Those who operate centrifugal pumping machinery sometimes have to deal with the situation where a pumping system fails to perform. The easiest, but most inconvenient and costly solution is to replace the machine. This new edition of Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps and their Systems shows that pump characteristics can be reconfigured to suit changing conditions; provide guidance to those faced with deciding when to withdraw a pump from service for repair and how it should be subsequently treated; as well as assist those who feel ill-equipped to try to analyze unsatisfactory pump system behavior.

Pump engineers, pump hydraulic designers, and graduate students needing systemic knowledge about centrifugal pumps and their systems will appreciate this updated reference featuring the newest developments.

The basic mechanisms of abrasive wear in centrifugal pumps, including different wear patterns and their causesWhat sort of performance improvements are and are not possible in order to meet the new requirements of a pumping systemWhen a pump’s life cycle is needing repair or refurbishment, describing repair and life improvement techniquesReal-world troubleshooting examples in centrifugal pumps and systems

1. Introduction
2. Centrifugal Pump Basics
3. Pipe System Basics
4. Generalised Operating Flowchart
5. Does the Pump Need to Start Yet?
6. Are Conditions Satisfactory for Start-Up?
7. Start Pump!
8. Has Pumped Started Satisfactorily?
9. Does the Pump Continue to Operate Well?
10. Does the Pump Need to Stop Yet?
11. Stop Pump!
12. Has Pump Stopped Correctly?
13. Pump Selection Guidelines