A 118-page plain-language field guide for operators and young engineers: head and power, curves, systems, NPSH, minimum flow, motors, vertical, reciprocating, rotary and metering pumps, seals, testing, troubleshooting and energy.
USD 19
| Format | PDF, A4, 118 pages, 25 diagrams and charts, 10 picture pages |
| Edition | Edition 1.0 (October 2026) |
| Readers | Operators and junior engineers; useful refresher for seniors |
| Units | SI first, US in brackets |
| Sources | Perry, Ludwig, Nelik, the Pump Handbook Series, CEP and Chemical Processing articles — cited in our own words |
Single-user licence. Team and site licences: see options. Instant download after payment; you also get updates to this major version. The file itself is in English.
What it does
19 chapters, 118 pages, 25 diagrams and charts
From what head really means to curves, systems, NPSH, minimum flow, motors, testing, troubleshooting and energy.
10 picture pages
End-suction, split-case, multistage, vertical turbine, submersible, triplex, gear, progressing cavity and diaphragm metering pumps, and a mechanical seal — every part numbered and explained.
Five example pumps
A cooling water pump, a transfer pump, a hot water pump, a vertical intake pump and a triplex injection pump, followed through the book — the same examples as the Excel tools.
Worked numbers, not just words
Field head and efficiency, operating points, VFD savings, NPSH at altitude, minimum flow, motor sizing, acceleration head and payback.
Troubleshooting guide
Easy-checks-first method, symptom lists, a worked case and stories from the plant.
Printable extras
Checklists, formula sheet, units, liquid data, glossary and quiz answers.
What's inside
- What a pump does
- Head, pressure and the energy sums
- Pump types and how to choose
- Inside a centrifugal pump
- Pump curves and the affinity laws
- The pump and the system
- NPSH and cavitation
- Minimum flow and running away from BEP
- Drivers, motors and power
- Liquids that make pumping hard
- Vertical turbine and submersible pumps
- Reciprocating pumps
- Acceleration head and pulsation
- Rotary and metering pumps
- Seals, bearings and alignment
- Installation, commissioning and start-up
- Monitoring and field testing
- Troubleshooting pumps
- Pumps and energy
Plus appendices: units and conversions, formula sheet, liquid data, checklists, glossary, quiz answers and sources.