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If you have a problem or question it is covered. This book is very comprehensive and informative. A must have for anyone who deals with or operates pump systems.
Messina is mistaken when he indicates that my previous review was based on the second edition. It is sitting next to me as I type. As an owner of the second and third editions, I found the second edition's physical qualities (paper, printing quality, etc). I had ordered (through Amazon) the book on a waiting list and got it shortly after it was published. The second edition is in my office. to be better than the third edition's. Mr.
Maybe the 2nd Edition might be better in this respect. About 50% of the pictures and graphs are blurry and not printed too clear or focused. Sadly, this 3rd Edition is diminished by poor graphics.
As an EPC Engineer with vessels/exchanger experience, I don't have much experience with centrifugal pumps. The book provides detail explanation about all kinds of pumps, their parts, and provides disadvantage/advantage of each type. I can't confess as having read the whole book as it is very extensive, but from what I've read so far I can provide the following review.
It even goes in detail on impeller design calculations. Otherwise, this is a MUST HAVE book for any Engineer or pump user to have. Therefore I bought the 3rd Edition of the Pump Handbook to quickly learn more about all kinds of pumps and bone up on pump basics.
This book meets all my expectation for technical content to learn about pumps.
I would definitely recommend this one for the engineering library. For anyone requiring a comprehensive pump resource, this is it. Handbook is a term which implies comprehensive coverage of a given subject, so often a term which is misapplied. Not so in this case however, this book is without a doubt one of the best sources of information on pumps and related system components currently in print.
After the name Charles Heald add that he is an editor also. The 2nd edition has the 1280 pages presently described. The 2nd and 3rd reviewers are referring to the 2nd edition of the handbook as they are dated before the 3rd edition was printed. I am one of the four editors of this handbook. Please note the correct number of pages is 1765.
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