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Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:58am EST
Pump Users Handbook Life Extension 2nd Edition Is Intended For Every Job Function That Comes In Contact With Process Pumps

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84603) has announced the
addition of "Pump Users Handbook: Life Extension, 2nd Edition" to
their offering.

   Now available in its fully revised second edition, this practical
guide explains how you can achieve consistently superior run lengths,
low maintenance expenditures, and unexcelled safety and reliability in
all of your pump applications. Written by two practicing engineers
whose combined 80-year working careers included all conceivable facets
of pumping technology, this handbook conveys in detail what facilities
must do to rapidly accomplish both superior performance and low
life-cycle cost for pumps of all types and sizes.

   Aimed at operating technicians, maintenance professionals, project
engineers, reliability engineers and managers, the book is intended
for every job function that comes in contact with process pumps.
Utilities, power generation facilities, pulp and paper plants,
consumer product manufacturers, pharmaceutical plants, mining
operations, chemical and petrochemical plants, municipal works, oil
and gas pipelines, and oil refineries are among those that can
significantly profit from implementing the guidelines described in
this unique, experience-based text.

   Contents:

   1 - Pump System Life Cycle Cost Reduction

   2 - How to a Better Pump: Initial Cost Issues

   3 - Piping, Baseplate, Installation & Foundation Issues

   4 - Operating Efficiency Improvement Considerations

   5 - Improved Pump Hydraulic Selection Extends Pump Life

   6 - Improvements Leading to Mechanical Maintenance Cost Reductions

   7 - Bearings in Centrifugal Pumps

   8 - Mechanical Seal Selection & Application

   9 - Improved Lubrication and Lube Application

   10 - Oil Mist Lubrication & Storage Preservation

   11 - Coupling Selection Guidelines

   12 - Pump Condition Monitoring Guidelines

   13 - Pump Types & Materials

   14 - Pump Failure Analysis & Troubleshooting

   15 - Shop Repair & Spare Parts Availability & Procurement

   16 - Failure Statistics & Component Uptime Improvement Summary

   Appendices, References, Index

   For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c84603.

Research and Markets
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
press@researchandmarkets.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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