The design of hydraulic machinery in general, and of centrifugal pumps in particular, has been, and still is, essentially empirical. One reason for this is the great variety of types, sizes, and uses of centrifugal pumps, resulting in a great multiplicity of design considerations.
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B. Neumann Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 539g ISBN:9780852987551 ISBN 10: 0852987552 Pages: 336 Publication Date:01 January 1991 Audience:
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Professional and scholarly
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Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Foreward. Nomencalture. Chapter 1. Classification of centrifugal pumps. Chapter 2. Pump losses. Chapter 3. Theoretical deviation of pump geometry associated with the maximum attainable efficiency at the design point. Chapter 4. Efficiency penalities due to departures from the optimum configuration. Chapter 5. Pump performance at off-design conditions. Chapter 6. Performance adjustments by modifications and rework of the pump on test. Appendices. References. Index.
Iver Brynild Neumann is a Norwegian political scientist and social anthropologist. He is the current Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.