Surface Production Operations: Volume IV: Pumps and Compressors

by Maurice Stewart

Overview

For over thirty years, the Surface Production Operations Series has taken the guess work out of the design, selection, installation, operation, testing, and troubleshooting of surface production equipment. The fourth volume in this series, Pumps and Compressors is directed to both entry-level personnel and practicing professionals looking for an up-to-date reference book on managing, evaluating, sizing, selecting, installing, operating and maintaining pump and compressor systems. Packed with examples drawn from years of design and field experience, this reference features many charts, tables, equations, diagrams, and photographs to illustrate the basic applications including pump hydraulics, centrifugal and reciprocating compressor applications, compressor performance maps, pump performance curves, pump and compressor testing and installation, and many more critical topics. Packed with practical solutions Surface Production Operations: Pumps and Compressors delivers an essential design and specification reference for today's engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128098950
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/03/2018
Pages:	934
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Maurice Stewart, PE, a Registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years international consulting experience in project management; designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating, optimizing, retrofitting and troubleshooting oil, water and gas handling, conditioning and processing facilities; designing plant piping and pipeline systems, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, process equipment, and pumping and compression systems; and leading hazards analysis reviews and risk assessments.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Pumps2. Pump Fundamentals3. Centrifugal Pumps4. Positive Displacement Pumps5. Overview of Compressors6. Centrifugal Compressors7. Positive Displacement Compressors8. Driver Selection

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Helps readers quickly develop an understanding of important parameters in designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating and maintaining pumps and compressor systems