TECH SECTION A
Centrifugal Pump Fundamentals
A-1 Head
A-2 Capacity
A-3 Power and Efficiency
A-4 Specific Speed and Pump Type
A-5 Net Positive Suction Head
A-6 NPSH and Suction Specific Speed
A-7 Pump Characteristic Curves
A-8 Affinity Laws
A-9 System Curves
A-20 Basic Formulas and Symbols
TECH SECTION B
Pump Application Guide
B-1 Corrosion and Materials of Construction
B-2 Material Selection Guide and Elastomer Selection Guide
B-3 Piping Design
B-4A Sealing
B-4B Magnetic Drive Pumps
B-5 Field Testing Methods
B-6 Vibration Analysis
B-7 Vertical Turbine Pumps
B-8 Self-Priming Pump System Guidelines
B-9 Priming Time Calculations
TECH SECTION C
Water Data
C-1 Friction Loss for Water — Schedule 40 Steel Pipe
C-2 Resistance Coefficients for Valves and Fittings
C-3 Resistance Coefficients for Increasers and Diffusers
C-4 Resistance Coefficients for Reducers
C-5 Properties of Water at Various Temperatures
C-6 Properties of Water at Various Altitudes
C-7 Steam Data — Saturation: Temperatures
C-8 Steam Data — Saturation: Pressures
TECH SECTION D
Properties of Liquids
D-1 Viscosity
D-2 Viscosity Conversion Table
D-3 Pump Performance and Viscous Liquids
D-4 Viscosity Corrections Chart
D-5A Viscosity of Common Liquids
D-5B Physical Properties of Common Liquids
D-6 Friction Loss for Viscous Liquids
D-7 Pumping Liquids with Entrained Gas
D-8 Solids and Slurries/Slurry Pump Application Guide
D-9A,B Vapor Pressure — Various Liquids
TECH SECTION E
Paper Stock
E-1 Paper Stock Discussion
E-2 Conversion Chart of Mill Output in TPD
E-2.1 Definition/Conversion Factors
E-3 Friction Loss of Pulp Suspensions in Pipe
E-4 Pump Types Used in the Pulp & Paper Industry
TECH SECTION F
Mechanical Data
F-1 Standard Weights and Dimensions of Mechanical Joint Cast Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast
F-2 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
F-3 Steel Pipe, Dimensions and Weights
F-4 Steel Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
F-5 150 Lb. ANSI/Metric Flange Comparison
F-6 300 Lb. ANSI/Metric Flange Comparison
F-7 Well Casings, Dimensions and Weights
F-8 Capacities of Tanks of Various Dimensions
TECH SECTION G
Motor Data
G-1 Motor Enclosures
G-2 NEMA Frame Assignments
G-3 NEMA Frame Dimensions
G-4 Synchronous Motor Speeds
G-5 Full Load Motor Current
G-6 Motor Terms
G-7 Electrical Conversion Formulae
G-8 Vertical Motors
G-9 I.E.C. Motor Frames
G-10 TEFC IP55 Metric I.E.C. Motors (NEMA to metric)
TECH SECTION H
Conversion Factors
& Engineering Data
H-1 Temperature Conversion Chart
H-2 API and Baume Gravity Tables and Weight Factors
H-3 Hardness Conversion Table
H-4 Miscellaneous Conversion Factors
H-5 Qwik Convert Tables
H-6 Conversion Chart — GPM to BPD
H-7 Decimal and Millimeter Equivalents of Fractions
H-8 Atmospheric Pressures and Barometer Readings
TECH SECTION I
Pump Operation
& Maintenance
I-1 Pump Safety Tips
I-2 PRO Service Centers
I-3 Symptoms and Causes of Hydraulic and Mechanical Failure
I-4 Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps
I-5 Abrasive Slurries and Pump Wear
I-6 Start-up and Shut-off Procedure for Mag Drive Pumps
I-7 Raised Face and Flat Face Flanges
I-8 Air in Pumps
I-9 Ball Bearings
I-10 Impeller Clearance
I-11 Predictive and Preventive Maintenance
I-12 Field Alignment
TECH SECTION J
Misc. Pump Information
J-1 Safe Operation of Magnetic Drive Pumps
J-2 Plain Bearings Made of Silicon Carbide with Optimized Dry
J-3 Centrifugal Pump Operation without NPSH Problems
J-4 Suggestions for Remedies for NPSH Problems
J-5 Fluoropolymers in Chemical Plant Construction