Pump Handbook
EDITED BY
Igor J. Karassik
Joseph P. Messina
Paul Cooper
Charles C. Heald
It is difficult to follow in the footsteps of Igor J. Karassik, whose vision and leadership
played a major role in the concept of a handbook on pumps that is broad enough to encompass
all aspects of the subject—from the theory of operation through design and application
to the multitude of tasks for which pumps of all types and sizes are employed. That
vision was realized in the first edition of the Pump Handbook, which appeared a quartercentury
ago, with the capable and dedicated co-authorship of William C. Krutzsch,Warren
H. Fraser, and Joseph P. Messina. Acceptance of this work globally soon led these distinguished
pump engineers to assemble a second edition that not only contained updated
material but also presented all numerical quantities in terms of the SI system of units in
addition to the commonly used United States customary system of units.
Worldwide developments in pump theory, design and applications have continued to
emerge, and these have begun to affect the outlook of pump engineers and users to such
an extent that a third edition has become overdue. Pumps have continued to grow in size,
speed, and energy level, revealing new problems that are being addressed by innovative
materials and mechanical and hydraulic design approaches. Environmental pressures
have increased, and these can and are being responded to by the creative attention of
pump engineers and users. After all, the engineer is trained to solve problems, employing
techniques that reflect knowledge of physical phenomena in the world around us. All of
this has led the current authors to respond by adding new sections and by revising most
of the others as would be appropriate in addressing these developments. Specifically the
following changes should be noted.
Centrifugal pump theory, in the rewritten Section 2.1, proceeds from the basic governing
fluid mechanics to the rationale that underlies the fundamental geometry and performance
of these machines—while maintaining the concrete illustrations of design
examples. A new subsection on high-energy pumps is included.
EDITED BY
Igor J. Karassik
Joseph P. Messina
Paul Cooper
Charles C. Heald
It is difficult to follow in the footsteps of Igor J. Karassik, whose vision and leadership
played a major role in the concept of a handbook on pumps that is broad enough to encompass
all aspects of the subject—from the theory of operation through design and application
to the multitude of tasks for which pumps of all types and sizes are employed. That
vision was realized in the first edition of the Pump Handbook, which appeared a quartercentury
ago, with the capable and dedicated co-authorship of William C. Krutzsch,Warren
H. Fraser, and Joseph P. Messina. Acceptance of this work globally soon led these distinguished
pump engineers to assemble a second edition that not only contained updated
material but also presented all numerical quantities in terms of the SI system of units in
addition to the commonly used United States customary system of units.
Worldwide developments in pump theory, design and applications have continued to
emerge, and these have begun to affect the outlook of pump engineers and users to such
an extent that a third edition has become overdue. Pumps have continued to grow in size,
speed, and energy level, revealing new problems that are being addressed by innovative
materials and mechanical and hydraulic design approaches. Environmental pressures
have increased, and these can and are being responded to by the creative attention of
pump engineers and users. After all, the engineer is trained to solve problems, employing
techniques that reflect knowledge of physical phenomena in the world around us. All of
this has led the current authors to respond by adding new sections and by revising most
of the others as would be appropriate in addressing these developments. Specifically the
following changes should be noted.
Centrifugal pump theory, in the rewritten Section 2.1, proceeds from the basic governing
fluid mechanics to the rationale that underlies the fundamental geometry and performance
of these machines—while maintaining the concrete illustrations of design
examples. A new subsection on high-energy pumps is included.
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