Index

A
Absolute pressure
Acceptance tests for pump
Acceptance tests to DIN EN ISO 9906
Accuracy of measurement
Cavitation tests
Conversion of test results
Guarantee
Guarantee verification
Obtaining specified characteristic
Reduction of impeller diameter
Side channel pumps
Specification of water
Speed variation
Test speed
Tolerance factors
Uncertainties in measurement
Acidity of water, degree of
Adapting to various conditions
Air dry
Air dry stock
Air pressure, Atmospheric pressure
Alkaline process
Alternating current (AC) supply
Alternating current (AC) motors
Ammonia, density and vapour pressure
Ammonium-nitrogen ions
Area units
Asynchronous speed
Asynchronous squirrel cage motors
Atmospheric pressure
Dependent on height above sea level
B
Baseplated pumps
Bingham fluid
Boiler feed water
Bone dry
Bone dry stock
Brackish water
Branched pipework
Brine
By-pass
By-pass pre-rotation

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86
86
87
93
90
88
92
93
93
95
89
93
89
87,91,
95
87
249
54
130
131
21
257
204
207
363
253
308
222
208
21,
319
330
107
98
257,
263
130
131
255
71,76
255
56
67

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C
Canned motor pumps
Explosion protection
Limits of operation
Protection
Canned motors
Canned pumps
Capital investment
Carbon dioxide
Free carbon dioxide
Caustic soda (NaOH)
Cavitation
Cavitation resistance of impeller material
Cavitation tests
Centrifugal pumps installations
Fed suction
Suction operation
Centrifugal pumps Standards
Ceramic materials
Characteristic
Characteristic shape
Characteristic type number
Chloride ions
Circumferential speed
Close coupled pumps
Combined process
Condensate
Condensate (steam)
Conductance Electrical units
Conductivity Electrical
Conductivity units
Construction (types)of pump
Continuous operation of centrifugal pumps
Conversion of test results
Cooling methods for electric motors (IC code)
Cooling water
Cos M220
Cross sectional area
Current, electrical
Current, electrical units

152
232
154
154
210
109
46
249
249
364
28
29
93
18
33
34
372
284
49
50
43
253
314
107
257
257
257
327
250
327
107
84
90
215
258,
263
217
19
205
326

D
Data for pump selection
Datum level for NPSH value
Datum level of the plant
DC motors
DC shunt wound motors
DC supply
Decimal fractions and multiples of units
Degree of alkalinity of water
De-ionised water

45
30
16
207
207
204
305
250
263
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De-ionised water (power station primary

cooling)
Delta connection
Demineralised water (fully)
Density
Ammonia (NH3)
Aqueous solutions
Caustic soda (NaOH)
Liquids
Pure liquids
Relative density
Solids
Units
w = 1 to 12 %
w = 15 to 65 %
w = 70 to 100 %
Water
Design of installation
Differential pressure
Dilitant fluids
Direct on line starting (electric motors)
Direction of rotation
Distilled water
Dummy stages
Duty (types of) for electric motors
Duty point of pump
Dynamic component of total head
Dynamic viscosity
E
Efficiency
Elastomers
Electric drives
Electric motors
Cooling
Installation requirements
Insulation
Motor protection
Operation
Protection class
Rated power
Speed control
Types of construction
Types of duty
Electrical conductance units
Electrical conductivity
Units
Electrical current units
Electrical resistance units
Electrical voltage units
Energy levels
Energy units

263
223
263
311
363
364
364
365
338
312
366
311
343
350
360
332
45
319
97
220
42
263
61
226
53
24
97
38,44
279
204
206
215
219
216
227
216
213
216
234
212
226
327
250
327
326
326
326
23,37
320

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Explosion hazard areas

Explosion protection
Approval documents
Canned motors
Designations
European Standards
Gas groups
Hazardous area zones
Regulatory bodies
Temperature classes
Type approval
Explosion protection of three phase motors
(table)
Explosion proof
Increased safety
F
Fibre reinforced material
Flanges
Nominal bore
Pressure temperature ratings
Rated pressure
Test pressure
Flanges forces and moments
Flanges to ANSI
Class
Nominal pipe size
Pressure temperature ratings
Flanges to EN and DIN
Flanges to ISO
Flow indicator
Flow meter
Flow velocity
Flowmeter
Flowrate
Flowrate measurement
Flowrate units
Fluid couplings
Force units
Formulae
Free carbon dioxide
Frequency
Frequency units
Frequency converter
Friction coefficient
Fully demineralised water

229
228
229
232
231
233
230
229
229
230
229
242
243
242
282
193
193
193
193
196
128
194
194
194
195
193
195
200
198
20,
108,
313
200
14
198
315
237
316
10
249
205,
208,
220
314
235
186
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G
Gas groups
Geared couplings
Gravitational acceleration by latitude
Gravitational force, units
Greek alphabet
H
Hardness of water
Head losses

230
237
331
317
375

For laminar flow

For turbulent flow
For viscous liquids
In straight pipework
In valves and fittings
Pipe losses handling suspended matter
Related to friction coefficient
Heat transfer liquids
Heat transfer liquids, properties
Heat transfer oil pump
Heavy water
Height
Height difference
Static feed head
Static head
High voltage
Hot water
Hot water pumping
Heat transfer oils
Hot water
Materials for heat transfer oil pumps
Materials for hot water pumps
Synthetic heat transfer liquids
Hydraulic power
Hydrogen ion concentration
Hydrogen isotopes

247
22,
178
180
180
185
178
186
131
188
162
170
169
263
16
16
19
19
206
256
163
169
163
169
166
169
38,82
245
263

I
IC code (electric motors)
IK code (electric motors)
Impeller combinations
Impeller diameter reduction
Impeller trimming
Impeller, shape of
In line pumps
Indices
Industrial power
Inlet elbow design
Installation of pumps
Installation requirements of electric motors
Ambient temperature

215
214
59
57
57,93
44
107
11
205
115
107
219
220

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Height above sea level

Relative humidity
Installed power
Instrumentation for monitoring pump
installations
Insulation of electric motor windings
Intake chamber design
Intensive cooling
Internal power loss
IP code (electric motors)
Iron

220
220
40
197
216
112
165
82
213
253

J
Joukowskys pressure surge

124

K
Kinematic viscosity
Kinematic viscosity units

97
321

L
Leak-free pumps
Length units
Level measurement
Life cycle costs
Lime / carbonic acid equilibrium
Line (star) voltage
Lip seals
Liquefied gas pumps
In suction lift operation
Operational characteristics non-self priming
Relative gas proportion
Side channel pumps
Liquefied gas pumps construction
Centrifugal combination pumps
S.C. combination pumps with retaining
stage
Shaft seals
Side channel combination pumps
Vertical tank pumps
Low Voltage
Low voltage (very low)
Low Voltage supply

161
157
160
206
206
206

M
Magnetic couplings
Magnetic couplings, limits of operation
Magnetic couplings, selection
Maintenance costs
Manganese
Mass concentration
Mass flow
Mass flow units

146
150
151
47
254
311
15
316

146
308
203
45,48
249
205
142
156
159
120
120
122
157
158
158

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Mass proportion
Mass units
Material selection
Materials
Maximum flowrate
Mechanical power loss
Mechanical seals
Material code
Materials of construction
Selection of mechanical seals
Mine water
Mineral water
Minimum flowrate
Minimum flow protection
Minimum immersion depth
Minimum speed
Molar concentration, units
Molar proportion
Molar proportion ,units
Monitoring pump installations
Motor protection, thermal and overload
N
Negative pre-rotation
Neutral process
Newtonian fluid
Nitrate ions (NO3)
Nitrite ions (NO2)
Noise
Noise emission of centrifugal pumps
Noise protection measures
Nominal diameter
Nominal pressure
Non-Newtonian fluid
Non-self-priming pumps
NPSH
Available NPSHA of installation
Example of calculation of NPSH
Required NPSHR of pump
O
O.D. (Oven Dry Stock)
Old units
Operating conditions, adapting to variations
Operating costs
Operational performance of centrifugal pumps
Organic materials
Orifice plate
Orifice plate diameter

311
309
264
264
84
82
137
144
143
143
255
255
82
85
111,
113
65
310
310
310
197
227
65
257
97
253
253
172,
177
174
175
193
193
97
117
28
31
32
29
131
375
54
47
49
280
69
70,
370

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Outboard gland
Over pressure
Oxidisation of Mn VII to II

142
319
254

P
Packing stuffing box
Parallel operation of centrifugal pumps
Permanent hardness
Permanent magnet couplings
Permanent magnet motors
Permanently excited motors
pH value
Chemically pure water
Various liquids
Pipes with non-circular cross section
Pipework characteristic
Pitch control
Plastics
Pole changing electric motors
Positive pre-rotation
Power addition for centrifugal pumps
Power addition for side channel pumps
Power factor
Power loss
Internal
Mechanical
Temperature rise due to internal power loss
Power measurement
Power requirement
Power supply
Power units
Prefixes and symbols
Pre-rotation
Pre-rotation for waste water pumps
Pressure drop at an orifice plate
Pressure head
Pressure measurement
Pressure units
Pressures
Pressure surges
Causes
Joukowskys pressure surge
Reflection time
Surge suppression
Priming centrifugal pumps
Priming pump selection
Priming time
Protection classes of electrical equipment
Against contact and foreign bodies (IP)
Against mechanical impact (IK)
Against water (IP)
With retaining stage

136
72
248
146
236
236
245
247
369
179
52
67
279
234
65
41
40
217
38,82
82
82
82
200
38
204
321
306
65
67
69
23
197
318
21
124
125
124
124
125
116
116
119
213
213
214
214
158
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Protection for canned motor pumps
Protection of pumps
Protective coating formation
Pseudo plastic fluids
Pump characteristic
Adjustment of characteristic
Reduced characteristic
Pump characteristics for viscous liquids
Pump efficiency
Pump output power
Pump rotation
Pump selection
Pump suction chamber (sump)
Pumps with magnetic coupling
Pure water

85
154
85
252
97
49
57
75
101,
106
39
38,82
42
45
112
146
263

Q
Quench
Quench sealing

141
141

R
Recycling costs
Reduced characteristic curve of plant
Reduced characteristic curve of pump
Reflection time
Relative density
Relative gas proportions
Reluctance motors
Repair costs
Resistance (electrical) units
Reynolds number
Rheopectic
Roman numerals
Rough operation (pumps)
Roughness value correction factors
Roughness values for pipe materials
Run down time of pump set
Run up time of a pumpset

48
76
75
124
312
120
236
47
326
178
98
375
68
182
181
81
80

S
Sea water
Sealless (leak-free) pumps
Self priming capacity of pump
Self priming pumps
Series mounting of centrifugal pumps
Shaft seals
Mechanical seal
Quench
Stuffing box

255,
263
146
117
116
76
135
137
141
136

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Throttle clearance
Throttle
SI basic units
SI derived units
Decimal fractions and multiples of units
Prefixes
Side channel combination pumps
Single phase AC current
Sliding speed (seal faces)
Slip
Smooth running
Smooth running of centrifugal pumps
Soft starting
Solids content
Sound
Noise
Timbre
Tone
Sound (noise) measurement
Sound power, sound power level
Sound pressure, sound pressure level
Specific energy
Specific heat of various liquids
Specific heat of water
Specific speed
Influence on efficiency
Influence on impeller shape
Influence on the characteristic curve
Specific suction number
Speed
Units
Speed control
Speed control of electric drives
Frequency change
Pole change
Slip change
Variable speed coupling
Speed measurement
Speed reduction
Speed variation
Squirrel cage motors
Standard electrical motors
Standards for centrifugal pumps
Star connection
Star delta starting
Star voltage
Start up of centrifugal pumps
Accelerating torque
Input torque
Run up
Starting torque
Total moment of inertia

135
135
305
305
305
306
157
207
314
209
171
171
225
254
172
172
172
172
173
173
173
37
367
367
42
44
44
50
43
41
315
62
234
235
234
236
237
201
65
64
208
238
372
222
225
205
77
80
80
77
77
81
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Direct on line
Soft starting
Star delta starting
Starting high voltage motors
Static component of total head
Steepness of throttling curve
Steepness ratio
Stock consistency
Stress units
Stuffing boxes
Submersible motors
Submersible pumps
Substance, amount of, units
Suction capacity
Suction operation
Suction pipework design
Sulphate ions (SO42)
Sump feed arrangement
Sump pumps
Surface corrosion
Suspended matter
Air content
Pipe friction losses
Prepared stock
Pulp
Pumping
Synchronous speed
Synthetic heat transfer fluids
System characteristic curve
Changing the system characteristic
Reduced characteristic
T
Temperature measurement
Temperature rise due to internal power losses
Temperature scales
Temperature scale conversions
Temperature scale conversions tables F to C
Temperature, units
Temporary hardness (carbonate)
Test pressure
Test results conversion
Test speed
Thermal water
Thixotropic
Three phase asynchronous motors
Active power
Apparent power

224
224
225
225
226
24
51
51
130
318
136
210
108
310
27,
116,
119
32
110
253
111
109
252
130
131
131
130
130
133
208
169
52
54
76
202
82
322
323
324
322
248,
250
196
90
89
255
98
216
216
217

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Current drawn
Effect of changes of voltage
Efficiency
Output shaft power
Power absorbed
Power factor
Three phase asynchronous slip ring motors
Three phase current
Three phase motors
Three phase squirrel cage motors
Connection to mains supply
Rotor class (torque class)
Selection tables
Special constructions
Starting
Torque class (rotor class)
Torque speed curve
Three phase supply
Three phase synchronous motors
Throttle bush
Throttle clearance
Throttle losses
Throttling
Throttling curve
Time, units
Tolerance factors
for pumps with absorbed power 1 to 10 kW
for the guarantee points
for the NPSHR value
for series produced pumps
Torque (moments)
Torque (units)
Torque measurement
Torque speed curve of squirrel cage motor
Total head at zero flow
Total head establishing
Total head example
Total head of the pump
Total head of the system
Trans-norm motors
Trimming impeller diameter
Type number (characteristic)

217
220
217,
219
217
216
217
211
205
208
208
222
222
238
210
224
222
210
204
211
141
135
56
55
51
312
91
92
91
95
91
317
317
200
200
15
16,24
25
15,24
16,24
240
57,93
43

U
Undercutting the blade tips
Underwater motors
Underwater pumps
Unit of work
Units
Units of measure
Units of measure (old)

60
210
108
320
10
305
375
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Units of measure conversions

Units of measure conversion factors
Unstable throttle curve

307
328
51,54

V
Vane trimming (impeller)
Vapour pressure
Ammonia (NH3)
Heat transfer liquids
Various liquids
Water
Variation of speed
Velocity head
Velocity units
Vertical pumps
Vertical pumps (multi)
Vibration measurement
Vibration velocity
Viscosity
Viscosity, curves
Viscosity, flow curves
Viscosity, of mineral oil distillates
Viscosity, of water
Viscosity, units
Viscous liquids, pumping of
Conversion of characteristic for water
Correction factors
Performance of side channel pumps
Selection of pump size
Voltage, electrical
High voltage
Low voltage
Units
Very low voltage
Volume, units
Volumetric flowrate
Volumetric flowrate units
W
Waste water
Water
Degree of acidity
Degree of alkalinity
Electrical conductivity
Hardness
Material selection for various waters

57
21,
319
363
170
336
332
61
23
313
108
107
203
171
96
98
98
368
367
321
96,99
103
101
102,
105
103
100
204,
206,
220
206
206
326
206
308
14
315
255
245,
263
249
250
250
247
166,

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pH value
Properties of various waters
Specific heat
Vapour pressure and density
Very pure water
Viscosity
Water analysis
Judging the analysis
Ammonium-nitrogen (NH4+, N)
Carbon dioxide
Chloride (Cl)
Degree of acidity
Degree of alkalinity
Electrical conductivity
Formation of coating
Free carbon dioxide
Hardness
Hydrogen ion concentration
Iron (Fe)
Judging the likelihood of corrosion
Lime carbonic acid equilibrium
Manganese (Mn2+)
Nitrate (NO3)
Nitrite (NO2)
Oxidisation of Mn VII to II
Permanent hardness
pH value
Solids content
Sulphate (SO42)
Surface corrosion
Temporary hardness
Total hardness
Water hammer
Wetted rotor motor

259
247
263
367
332
263
367
251
253
253
249
253
249
250
250
252
249
247
245
253
251
249
254
253
253
254
248
245
254
253
252
248
248
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210

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