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GOOD NEWS
With little or no fanfare Crane have re-introduced their book "Flow of Fluids through Valves, Fittings and Pipe".
During all my years at CCD Pumps this book was my bible and only a year ago I tried to buy a fresh copy, Numerous phone calls around the Crane empire, in the UK, resulted in me being told "no longer available" or "never heard of it". Thanks to the diligence of our Chairman, Tony Keville, it has been found and listed as Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410). You can buy it on line in either book form or as software. Go to www.cranevalve.com/store.htm and get your credit card out. Ian Castle
The following list of books and software have been found to be useful, by PDA members. Please suggest further items or corrections to the data listed.
| European Pumps & Pumping 2000 Edition | |
| Suggested by many members as the best and most useful general guide. 7/01/2004 | |
| ISBN: 1 86058 286 9. | Pub:CHW Roles & Associates Ltd |
| Water-Pumping Devices: a Handbook for Users & Choosers By P. Fraenkel | |
| Good introductory manual, especially for students with interest in 3rd World technology | |
| ISBN: 1 85339 346 0 | Pub: Intermediate Technology Publications |
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| Impeller Pumps By S.Lazarkiewicz & A.T. Troskolanski | |
| Very technical but good if designing a pump from scratch | |
| Library of Congress cat No 65-14226 | Pub:1965 Edition - Pergamon Press |
| Plumbing Engineering Services Design Guide | |
| Excellent on all aspects of plumbing and water usage | |
| ISBN: 0 9501671 8 5 | Pub: Institute of Plumbing |
| Legionnaire's disease | |
| Good practice guide | |
| ISBN: 0 9501671 9 3 | Pub: Institute of Plumbing |
| Water Supply Byelaws Guide Water Research Centre | |
| Keeps you on the right side of the water reg's | |
| ISBN: 0 902156 24 1 | Pub: Ellis Horwood ltd |
| Basic principles for the design of Centrifugal Pump Installations | |
| Essential general guide, very useful | |
| ISBN: | Pub: 1980 SIHI-HALBERG |
| Pumps Selection, Systems and Applications by R.H. Warring | |
| Good general overview, ISBN is for 1979 Edition | |
| ISBN: 0 85461 079 0 | Pub: Trade and Technical Press |
| Pump Users Handbook by F. Rayner 4th Edition | |
| General guide , very good but expensive | |
| ISBN: 1 85617 216 3 | Pub: Elsevier Advanced Technology |
| Pumping Manual by T.C.Dickenson 9th Edition | |
| The main stay of many engineers, comprehensive but expensive | |
| ISBN: 1 85617 215 5 | Pub: Elsevier Advanced Technology |
| Leak free Pumps and Compressors Handbook 1st edition 1995 | |
| ISBN: 1 85617 230 9 | Pub: Elsevier Advanced Technology |
| Centrifugal Pumps and Allied Machinery by H.Anderson 4th Edition | |
| ISBN: 1 85617 231 7 | Pub: Elsevier Advanced Technology |
| Sulzer Centrifugal Pump Handbook 2rd Edition | |
| Excellent, written by pump engineers, gives a through understanding | |
| ISBN: 1 85617 346 1 | Pub: Elsevier Advanced Technology |
| "Flow of Fluids through Valves, Fittings and Pipe" | |
| Excellent and really useful . Available as a book or as software | |
| ISBN: | Pub: Crane at www.cranevalve.com/store.htm |
| Engineering Data by Crane Ltd | |
| Excellent and really useful , doubt if still published | |
| ISBN: | Pub: |
| Mechanical Seals by E.Mayer | |
| Useful but suspect out of print | |
| ISBN: 0 59200 079 6 | Pub: Iliffe |
| Kemps Engineers Year Book | |
| Generally has the answer or gives you a lead to it | |
| ISBN: | Pub: Kemps |
| Cameron Hydraulic Data | |
| ISBN: | Pub: Ingersoll Dresser Pumps (IDP) |
| Pipe Flow for Windows versions for dos and windows | |
| A useful piece of software | |
| ISBN: | Pub: Oakleigh Technical Software |
| Knowledge and Skill Standards for Employees in the Pump Distribution Industry published Jan 2000 | |
| Details the standards required for sales technicians and service fitters | |
| Pub: Pump Distributors Association £6.00 | |
| Australian Pump Technical Hand Book | |
| see APMA web site for details and to order | |
| Pub: A.P.M.A. Ltd | |
| APMA Pipe Friction Handbook | |
| see APMA web site for details and to order | |
| Pub: A.P.M.A. Ltd | |
World Pumps
Lively and interesting, current news and technical articles online or by free subscription to registered readers. Well worth subscribing to if only for their very useful product finder. The web site is useful, with a comprehensive buyers guide which is extremely useful when searching for pump manufactures.
http://www.worldpumps.com/index.html
April 2007: World Pumps is now available as an on-line book, which is easy to use and available as a complimentary issue to selected applicants, go to -
http://redigitaleditions.com/ActiveMagazine/welcome/rwp/rwp070401.asp
ImpellerNet
ImpellerNet
describes its self as The OnLine Pump Magazine. It contains up todate news
about the pump industry and has a pump selector program which sends your enquiry
to suitable manufactures. This is an interesting site and worth watching
regularly. You can subscribe to a free emailed news letter.
Delta p Global
Interesting application and technology articles. Free issue on application to Pumps-Directory, this web site is interesting and useful. (Feb 2003)
Pump Magazine
The
magazine focuses on Technical Information on Pumps and Pumping Issues. The web
site is garish and messy but worth while digging around in. (Feb 2003)
http://www.pump-magazine.com/
Fluid Power
If you are involved with pumps produced in India this publication will be of great interest. To obtain a copy email Mala Biswas International Marketing Manager . (Feb 2002)
email
mala.biswas@timesgroup.com
Pumps and Systems Magazine
Based in USA & Canada, contains listings of pump and allied manufacturers plus trade related articles. (Feb 2002)
Pump World
"Is dedicated to being the Internet's Premier Portal for the pump industry on the World Wide Web."
Contains pump maker lists and technical tools. (Dec 2000)