Rotodynamic Pump Design

The objective of this book is to provide a brief, but thorough account of the basic principles of good pump design. The author begins with a review of basic hydraulic relations. This section also includes a chapter on analytical methods and computer aided design, which is becoming increasingly common. This is followed by a description of two simple pump designs, the centrifugal pump and the axial flow pump. Next, support devices, such as shafts, bearings, seals and drives are discussed. The last two chapters deal with design for difficult fluids, and codes and practices.

This book provides a brief but thorough account of the basic principles of good pump design. The first three chapters present the basic hydraulic equations, including cavitation, and discuss the principles that underlie the correct performance of the impeller and casing of centrifugal pumps and the blading of axial machines. The fourth chapter outlines analytical methods for flow calculations, including special techniques used in computer aided design. The following two chapters work through two examples: the impeller and casing of a simple volute type centrifugal pump; and an axial flow pump impeller. Shafts, bearings, seals and drives are discussed in a separate chapter. The last two chapters deal with design for difficult fluids, and codes and practices.

1. Fundamental principles; 2. Cavitation in pumps; 3. Centrifugal pump principles; 4. Principles of axial and mixed flow pumps; 5. Flow calculations in pumps and introduction to computer aided techniques; 6. Single stage centrifugal pump design; 7. The design of axial and mixed flow pumps; 8. Basic design principles of shafts, bearings, seals and selection of drive; 9. Pump design for difficult liquids; 10. An introduction to the next stage in the pump design process.

This book provides a brief but thorough account of the basic principles of good pump design covering centrifugal pumps and axial machines, analytical methods for flow calculations (including techniques for computer aided design), shafts and drives, design for difficult fluids, and codes and practices.