Pump user's handbook: life extension

This text explains just how and why the best-of-class pump users are consistently achieving superior run lengths, low maintenance expenditures and unexcelled safety and reliability. Written by practicing engineers whose working career was marked by involvement in pump specification, installation, reliability assessment, component upgrading, maintenance cost reduction, operation, troubleshooting and all conceivable facets of pumping technology, this text describes in detail how to accomplish best-of-class performance and low life cycle cost.

This edition previously issued in print: Lilburn: Fairmont Press, 2014.

<P>Pump System Life Cycle Cost Reduction<BR>How to Buy & Ship a Better Pump<BR>Piping, Baseplate, Installation, & Foundation Issues<BR>Operating Efficiency Improvement Considerations<BR>Improved Pump Hydraulic Selection Extends Pump Life<BR>Improvements Leading to Pump Mechanical Maintenance Cost Reduction<BR>Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps<BR>Mechanical Seal Selection & Application<BR>Improved Lubrication & Lubricant Application<BR>Oil Mist Lubrication & Storage Protection<BR>Coupling Selection Guidelines<BR>Pump Condition Monitoring Guidelines<BR>Pump Types & Materials<BR>Pump Failure Analysis & Troubleshooting<BR>Shop Repair, Spare Parts Availability & Procurement<BR>Failure Statistics & Component Uptime Improvement Summary<BR>Breaking the Cycle of Pump Repairs</P>

Preface to the Fourth Edition xi Acknowledgements xiii Chapter 1 PUMP SYSTEM LIFE CYCLE COST REDUCTION 1 Initial Costs 2 Installation Costs 2 Energy/Operating Costs 2 Maintenance and Repair Costs 2 Loss of Production 3 Pump Reliability Factors 3 Chapter 2 HOW TO BUY AND SHIP A BETTER PUMP 5 Specification Overview 5 ANSI vs. API—How do They Differ? 5 Process Industry Practices (PIP) 8 Supplementary Specifications 8 Specification Checklists 9 Selecting a Knowledgeable Cooperative Vendor 10 Design Weaknesses Found in API Casing Construction 13 Bearing Housing Designs Merit Closer Attention 14 Upgrading of Centrifugal Pumps 18 Excessive Shaft Deflection 18 Factors Affecting Bearing Life 20 Documentation is Part of Initial Purchase 23 Bid Tabulations Lead to Final Selection 26 How to Ship Pump Sets 30 Chapter 3 PIPING, BASEPLATE, INSTALLATION, AND FOUNDATION ISSUES 35 Pump Piping 35 Field Installation Procedure for Pipe Spring Hangers and Pipe Supports 40 Pump Baseplates and Grouting 44 Pump Alignment 64 Pump Suction Strainers 76 Eccentric Reducers and Straight Runs of Pipe at Pump Suction 79 Chapter 4 OPERATING EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 81 Total System Efficiency 81 Energy…