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High Pressure Pumps
- 1st Edition - May 19, 2006
- Author: Michael T. Gracey. P.E.
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 9 0 8 3 4 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 5 8 3 7 - 3
High Pressure Pumps provides a look into recent experience and research to help engineers, scientist and end users to understand the technical side of pumps, nozzles and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteHigh Pressure Pumps provides a look into recent experience and research to help engineers, scientist and end users to understand the technical side of pumps, nozzles and accessories that have been developed for special applications. High pressure system design with formulas to calculate pressure drop, orifice size, cleaning paths, horsepower, torque and trouble shooting that may not be found in any other single book are included.High pressure pumps and systems are used in shipbuilding, steel mills, automotive plants, research, petrochemical and water jetting industries. This book covers high pressure pumps used in water jetting, cryogenics, hot fluid pumping, chemical pumping and oil field services. The development of 10,000 psi to 40,000 psi pumps over the lat 30 years is covered along with the auxiliary hardware needed to do surface preparation, high pressure cleaning and water jet cutting.
* Goes a step further than manufacturer's manuals and to explore applications and system design* Only book on the market that covers this technology from installation to management* Need to know reference for operating high pressure pumps
Engineers in the process industry, manufacturing industry and petroleum industry: petroleum, production, drilling, plant, process and industrial engineers.
Chapter 1: History of High Pressure PumpsGardner Denver, Union PumpWheatley PumpsGasoKobeHammilminKamatWepukoKacyChapter 2: Recent Improvements in High Pressure PumpsFluid end designMaterials PackingPressure ratingPerformance/Maintenance: Piping designNPSHClearances & tolerancesLoad rating for powerframesbearings & gears Chapter 3: Evolvement of Water Jetting PumpsAqua-DynePartek/ButterworthNLBHydro-ServicesJettech, FreemyerAmerican AreoJet Stream,Weatherford Chapter 4: Development of Nozzles and Special AccessoriesStandard water blast nozzlesmaterials and effectivenessSpecial nozzles that cavitateresonate and pulseSelf-rotating nozzles and power rotated nozzles Chapter 5: Case Study of Munitions DecommissioningPumps used for HE removalDecommissioning devices & equipmentSpecial nozzles and methods Chapter 6: Rocket Propellant WashoutHigh pressure pump system used for propellant removalDevelopment of a rocket propellant washout system Chapter 7: Concrete Cutting & Steel Cutting ProjectsEarly high volume/medium pressure pump systemsConcrete refurbishingWet/abrasive material cuttingUltra-High pressure pumps used for machining Chapter 8: Surface Preparation EffectivenessHigh pressure pumps used for coating removalWet / abrasive surface preparationUltra-High pressure pumps for coating removal Chapter 9: Environmental and Safety ConcernsHigh pressure pump personnel safetyLeak Detection and monitoring for pumpsRecovery system used in pump applications
- No. of pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 19, 2006
- Imprint: Gulf Professional Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780123908346
- eBook ISBN: 9780080458373
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Michael T. Gracey. P.E.
Mike Gracey was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 25, 1942 and grew up around the oil refineries & chemical plants in that area. He pursued an engineering education so he could understand “how things work” because of his fascination with mechanical things like engines and transmissions. After a couple of years at LeTourneau College in Longview, Texas Mike attended night school at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas while working as a pipe fitter’s helper in a shipyard. He was able to move into the engineering department where he worked and got married at age 20. Later when returning to school on a full time basis, he worked as a licensed tankerman pumping petroleum products into barges around the Port Arthur and Beaumont area until graduation from Lamar in 1971. By 1973, Mike was working at the National Maritime Research Center (NMRC) in Galveston, Texas and became involved in testing special nozzles and methods for water blast cleaning, surface preparation and coatings. This lead to the more specialized area of high-pressure pumps used for water jetting. Starting in 1976, He worked for high-pressure pump manufacturers and packagers in Texas, Maryland and Michigan to help design and build systems using the technology. Mike presently works for Weatherford International, Inc. using Kobe pumps and their line of industrial pumps to handle chemicals, water, oil products, hot fluids and cryogenics. Mike enjoys writing and public speaking, having published over 40 articles and technical papers.
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Weatherford International, Inc.