Rotodynamic Pump Design

This book provides a brief but thorough account of the basic principles of good pump design.

R. K. Turton (Author)

9780521305020, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 January 1994

212 pages, 130 b/w illus. 10 tables
23.5 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.436 kg

"...a scholarly work-compendium...an excellent source of reference material for even more detailed study...This is a good reference text that can stand on its own...Rotodynamic Pump Design should be in the library of all pump designers." F.D. Norvelle, Applied Mechanics Review

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.

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering [TGB]