OPERATOR’S GUIDE TO CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS

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Introduction of Book : 

One training topic essential to every operator’s education is that of centrifugal pumping technology. The ubiquitous centrifugal pump is one of the workhorses of the process world, tirelessly moving fluids, ranging from the innocuous to the toxic and flammable, from one stage of the process to the next. We would be hard pressed to find a processing unit inside our complexes without a few of these in service. Their shear numbers and variety can make their mastery a challenge. 

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This book can be used as a self-paced, self-taught short course or as a companion to a “live” prepared short course for both inexperienced and seasoned operators. It can also serve as a handy field guide after completion of the course. My hope is that this book provides the latest generation of operators a body of knowledge that is relevant, complete, and practical in an industrial setting for years to come. 

Table of contents :

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1. The Operator’s Mission 

2. Centrifugal Pump Primer, Part I 

3. Centrifugal Pump Primer, Part II 

4. Centrifugal Pump Primer, Part III 

5. How to Protect Your Mechanical Seals 

6. Motors 101 for Operators 

7. Pump Lubrication in a Nutshell 

8. 10 Ways to Protect Your Pumps 

9. How to Start-up a Centrifugal Pump, Part I 

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