Centrifugal pump technology involves a broad spectrum of flow phenomena, which have a profound impact on design and operation through the achieved efficiency, the stability of the head-capacity characteristic, component failure due to fatigue, as well as material damage caused by cavitation, hydro-abrasive wear or erosion corrosion. Operation and life cycle costs of pumping equipment depend to a large extent on how well these phenomena and the interaction of the pump with the system are understood. The book comprises thirteen chapters covering: theory of centrifugal pump impeller, design of...

Cavitation is the formation of voids or bubbles containing vapor and gas in an otherwise homogeneous fluid in regions where the pressure falls locally to that of the vapor pressure corresponding to ambient temperature. The regions of low pressure may be associated with either a high fluid velocity or vibration. Cavitation is an important factor in many areas of science, engineering, and occurs in many industrial processes. The book covers four general topic areas: 1- The basic characteristics and physical mechanics of hydrodynamic cavitation, 2- Cavitation damage from the viewpoint of both...