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Cavitation and the centrifugal pump : a guide for pump users /

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Cavitation in a centrifugal pump often limits performance or compromises safe operation. This practical reference provides engineers with clear and comprehensive insight into the occurrence of cavitation in a centrifugal pump. By developing an understanding of how cavitation affects pump operation i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grist, Edward (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Subjects:
Centrifugal pumps > Cavitation > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Pompes centrifuges > Cavitation > Guides, manuels, etc.
Centrifugal pumps > Cavitation
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Cavitation
  • An Unacceptable Phenomenon
  • Ch. 2. Independent Variables and Terminology
  • Ch. 3. Centrifugal Pump Performance Characteristics
  • Ch. 4. Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) and The Pump Operational Range
  • Ch. 5. Cavity Dynamics
  • A Simplified Approach
  • Ch. 6. Hydraulic Performance Loss
  • Duty Shortfall and Vapour Locking
  • Ch. 7. Cavitation Surging
  • Hydrodynamically Induced
  • Ch. 8. Cavitation Surging
  • Thermodynamically Induced
  • Ch. 9. Cavitation Erosion
  • Ch. 10. Centrifugal Pump Low-Flow Protection
  • Ch. 11. Cavitation Tests for Centrifugal Pumps
  • Ch. 12. New Centrifugal Pump Specifications
  • Pump Selection and Cavitation
  • Ch. 13. New Centrifugal Pump Offers
  • Technical Assessments and Cavitation.