PUMP OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

Tyler G. Hicks, PE (Rockville Center, NY) is a consulting engineer and a successful engineering book author. He has worked in plant designing and operation in a variety of industries, taught at several engineering schools, and lectured both in the United States and abroad. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union School of Engineering in New York.

• PrefacePART I:CENTRIFUGAL PUMPSChapter 1. Centrifugal-Pump InstallationChapter 2. Centrifugal-Pump OperationChapter 3. Routine Maintenance of Centrifugal PumpsChapter 4. Centrifugal-Pump Trouble ShootingChapter 5. Centrifugal-Pump Disassembly and AssemblyPART II:ROTARY PUMPSChapter 6. Overhaul Procedures for Centrifugal PumpsChapter 7. Rotary-Pump Installation and OperationChapter 8. Rotary-Pump Trouble ShootingChapter 9. Rotary-Pump MaintenancePART III:RECIPROCATING PUMPSChapter 10. Reciprocating-Pump Installation and OperationChapter 11. Trouble Shooting Reciprocating PumpsChapter 12. Steam-Pump MaintenanceChapter 13. Power-Pump MaintenanceChapter 14. Metering and Proportioning PumpsChapter 15. Oil Hydraulic PumpsChapter 16. Sucker-Rod PumpsChapter 17. Maintenance ControlIndex