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Power Plant Centrifugal Pumps: Problem Analysis and Troubleshooting book cover

1st Edition

Power Plant Centrifugal Pumps Problem Analysis and Troubleshooting

By Maurice L. Adams Copyright 2017
182 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

182 Pages 120 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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In the critical work of maintaining power plant machinery, operating difficulties with centrifugal pumps will inevitably occur because of the essential requirement for electric power plants to operate at all times throughout the year. The root causes and solutions for pump failure comprise major areas of study for engineers in seeking the highest availability of electricity-generating units,... Read more

Part-I: Basic Principles, Application and Operation of Centrifugal Pumps

Pump Fluid Mechanics Principles

Pump Performance and Design

Mechanical Components and Design

Matching Pump to System Requirements

Pump Reliability and Failure Modes

Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics

Part-II: Centrifugal Pump Applications In Power Plants

Overall Pumping Needs of Fossil Plants

Overall Pumping Needs of Nuclear Plants

Fossil and Nuclear Feed Water Pumps

Condensate Pumps

Boiler Circulating Pumps

Condenser Circulating Pumps

PWR Reactor Coolant Pumps

BWR Reactor Circulating Pumps

Heater Drain Pumps

Plant Service and Miscellaneous Pumps

Part-III: Trouble-Shooting Analyses and Case Studies

Boiler Feed Water Pumps

Condensate Pumps

Reactor Coolant and Circulating Pumps

Nuclear Feed Water Pumps

Addition Pump Problems and Topics

Biography

Maurice L. Adams

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