Format: Spiralbound paperback; Publisher: Durco/The Duriron Company, Inc.; Copyright date: 1980; ISBN: 9788174835239; Edition: 5; Length: 164 pages; Other: Illustrated. Condition: Good. Cover has definitely seen better days, but spiral binding is strong and pages still look great. Picture shown if of actual product. Table of Contents: 1. Pump Requirements for the Chemical Process Industries 2. Head and Pressure 3. Centrifugal Pump Principles 4. Total Head Required by a Piping System 5. Net Positive Suction Head 6. Flow of Liquids in Pipes 7. The Affinity Laws Pertaining to Centrifugal Pumps 8. Viscosity 9. Specific Speed and Suction Specific Speed 10. Impeller Loading 11. Bearings and Bearing Life 12. Shaft Sealing Devices 13. Shaft Deflection, Whip and Runout 14. Vibration 15. Heat Generated in Pumping 16. Self-Priming Centrifugal Pumps 17. Centrifugal Pump Trouble Shooting Guide 18. Suction Piping Appendix Priority Mail shipping for this item costs $7.00 at the request of a buyer. Otherwise, the shipping rate given here applies to orders shipped via Media Mail within the U.S. only. Orders consisting of multiple purchases packaged together ship by any of these delivery methods at a discounted rate, usually for only $1.00 per additional item plus the shipping fee for the first item (determined to be the one with the highest delivery charge). International buyers: please contact us with your destination country for applicable base shipping rates. Multiple purchases that are packaged together save shipping costs for you, too! Payment is expected within two weeks of placing your order for the first item within a shipment. Paypal is preferred, but money orders and checks (either personal or cashier's) are also accepted. Orders typically ship within 48 hours of PROCESSED payment, excluding weekends and holidays. Inquiries from all shoppers are responded to promptly and courteously. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions prior to placing orders, as all sales are final unless the product you receive differs significantly from that which was advertised here in terms of either the product itself or its promised condition. In other words, "buyer's remorse" does not qualify for a refund. In other words, "buyer's remorse" does not qualify for a refund. Exceptions are made only in the event that a buyer is willing to return at his or her own expense an unopened, BRAND NEW item for a refund of the original purchase price only. No original shipping costs will be refunded, unless we are at fault for sending you the wrong item or misrepresenting the product and/or its condition. This hasn't happened yet, but if it does: you are guaranteed a refund of the purchase price, the original shipping fee, PLUS the cost to ship the item back to us. In addition, we promise that no retaliatory feedback will be left for negative comments received on such transactions. We stand behind our service, and accept responsibility for any mistakes made. Thank you for looking!