As this comprehensive work on pumps takes on a renewed existence in the fourth edition,
it is the hope of the present editors that the original purpose of the work is still being
served. When the first edition appeared in 1976 - and the second edition in 1985 - the
editors Igor J. Karassik, William C. Krutzsch, Warren H. Fraser, and Joseph P. Messina
had two objectives:  | - First, to present sufficient information on the theory of design and operation of both
rotodynamic (or simply “dynamic”) and positive displacement (both reciprocating and
rotary) pumps to assist engineers in designing, analyzing, testing, and troubleshooting
all sizes and configurations of these machines.
- Second, to review a representative array of application areas and systems, describing
to users, buyers, and operators how pumps are specified, purchased, selected, deployed,
started, operated, and maintained to meet the requirements of several environments
from water supply, marine, and mining services to chemical plants, petroleum
production, electric power generation, aerospace systems, and many others.
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The rapid pace of recent industrial and technological developments has made it necessary
to update the third edition, which appeared in 2000, in order that the Pump Handbook can continue to serve the global pump community in keeping with these two major
objectives. The volume of material that could be included to do this is greater than a manageable
size; yet it has been found possible to add new material while retaining most of the
subject areas, each of which has been treated exclusively in one of the many dedicated sections
contained in the chapters of the earlier editions. In this fourth edition, these sections
have been regrouped to satisfy present needs, additional chapters having been established
for solids pumping, sealing, bearings, and noise. The resulting 16 chapters together with
the appendix contain 71 sections, most of which have been updated and some of which are
new or are completely new replacements of the earlier sections. The new sections include Centrifugal Pump Mechanical Behavior and Vibration,
including a comprehensive troubleshooting list; CFD Analysis of Flow and Performance, providing an overview of this increasingly useful analytical tool; Centrifugal Pump Bearings,
including a new treatment of rolling element bearings; Water Supply, illustrating current
water distribution systems; Cryogenic Pumps for Liquefied Gas Service, detailing the
role of pumps in the emerging LNG infrastructure; Pumped Storage, presenting the new
machinery and plants in this time-honored energy management area; and Waterhammer,
including a new and clear presentation of the transient behavior involved. In regard to
transients, these latter two sections, as well as the updated and renamed earlier section,
Centrifugal Pumps: Hydraulic Performance and Behavior, present the “complete characteristics,”
“four-quadrant,” or “abnormal” behavior of pumps - both theory and test data -
in the context of the particular subject area being addressed. In updating existing sections from the earlier editions, significant new material has
been included in Aircraft Fuel Pumps, which also details the emerging brushless dc electric
motor technology for driving these pumps in new airframes; Screw Pumps; Vane, Gear,
and Lobe Pumps; Electric Motors and Motor Controls; Permanent Magnet Adjustable
Speed Drives; Variable Speed Fluid Drives; Gears; Pump Couplings; Centrifugal Pump
Mechanical Seals; Drainage and Irrigation; Metallic Materials and Damage Mechanisms;
Pulp and Paper Mills; Heating and Air-Conditioning; Selecting and Purchasing Pumps;
and Pump Testing. Not requiring significant updating are some of the sections that were new for the third
edition, including Hydraulic Transport of Solids, an elegant, classical presentation of the
flow regimes and losses in slurry pipelines; Application and Construction of Centrifugal
Solids Handling Pumps, a companion to the preceding section that clearly presents the
slurry pumps used for such transport; and Jet Pump Theory, another classic that treats
both single- and two-phase jet pumping. As the reader will see in the heading of each section, many contributors have prepared
or assisted in the preparation of these sections for the Pump Handbook, and the editors
take this opportunity to thank and honor these experts, who have been willing to share
their knowledge and to make the effort required to present it clearly. As in prior editions, the quantities involved are expressed in both the SI and the U.S.
system of units. In each section of the book, either one of these systems is treated as primary,
according to the style of the contributor. In all cases, the conversions to the other system
are shown, are evident, or are not required in view of global understanding and
convention. In conclusion, the guiding principle of the editors has been to build on the previous editions
while at the same time producing a work that is up to date.We recognize that new
developments in the world of pumping are going on apace and that more could have been
done. Nevertheless we offer this fourth edition of the Pump Handbook as a practical tool
for the present day, and we hope that readers will benefit from this effort. PAUL COOPER
CHARLES C. HEALD
JOSEPH P. MESSINA |
