Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations

I.37

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Pump(s) and piping systems (Continued)

suction head in hot-liquid pumps 6. 61

system-head curve 6. 31 6. 32

table for head loss determination 6. 46

total head for vapor free liquid 6. 42

variable-speed head capacity 6. 50 6. 53

variation in, on weir 6. 25

velocity, pressure, and potential 6. 8

hot-liquid pumps 6. 61

hydraulic jump 6. 22 6. 29

power loss resulting from 6. 29

as hydraulic turbines 6. 73 6. 83

hydropneumatic storage tank, sizing of 6. 72

impeller diameter 6. 40 6. 50 6. 53

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importance of, in safety-service 6. 78

laminar flow in pipe 6. 13

Manning formula for pipe-size selection 6. 16

materials for pump parts 6. 47 6. 72

minimum safe flow 6. 63

optimal operating speed 6. 40

parallel pumping economics 6. 32

characteristic curves for 6. 32

check-valve location 6. 35

number of pumps used 6. 34 6. 35

operating point for 6. 35

potential energy savings from 6. 32

system-head curve for 6. 34 6. 35

parts, selection of materials for 6. 47 6. 72

pipe-size selection 6. 16

pump type, by specific speed 6. 41