Abrade, A001, pg,.192
Absolute pressure, A002, pg,.192
Absolute velocity, A003, pg,.192
Absolute zero, A004, pg,.192
Accumulator, A005, pg,192
Active metal, A006, pg.192
Adapter, A007, pg,.193
Adsorbed, A008, pg,.193
Affinity laws for centrifugal pumps, A009, pg,.193-197
Affinity laws for rotary (PD) pumps, A010, pg,.197
Aflas, A011, pg.198
Agitators and mixers, SS006, pg.187
Alignment, A014, Pg 199
Allen head, A015, Pg.200
Alpha sintered silicon carbide, A016, Pg.200
Aluminum Oxide, A017, Pg.201
Ambient heat/pressure, A018, Pg 201
Anhydrous, A019, pg. 201
Annealing, A020, pg. 201
Anodize, A021, pg.201
ANSI (American National Standards Institute), A022, pg.201
ANSI Pump, A023, pg.201
ANSI Specifications, A024. pg.202
API (American Petroleum Institute), A025, pg.204
API Gland, A026, pg.205
API Plans, A027, pg. 206
API Standard, A028, pg.207-212
API The most popular plans A029, pg 212
Application, A030, pg. 215
Arbor press, A031, pg.215
Asperity theory of face lubrication, A032, pg.215
Aspiration, A033, pg. 216
Atmospheric pressure, A034 pg. 216
Austenitic steels, A035, pg. 216
AVS Standard, A036, pg. 216
Axial deflection of the shaft, A036, pg.216
Axial growth, A037, pg. 217
Axial thrust, A038, pg.217
B.H.P. B001, pg.224
Back plate, B002, pg. 224
Back pull out pump, B003, pg. 224
Back to back double seal, B004, pg. 225
Back up ring, B005, pg.226
Back up sealing, B006, pg 226
Balance holes, B007, pg 226
Balance ratio, B008. pg.227
Balanced mechanical seal, B009, pg 227-231
Ball bearing life, B010, pg.231
Ball bearing lubrication in centrifugal pumps, B011, pg.232
Ball bearing sealing, B012, pg.234
Ball bearings vs. journal or sleeve bearings, B013, pg.236
Bar, B014, pg. 236
Barrier fluid, B015, pg.236
Base plate, B016, pg. 237
Batch operation, B017, pg.238
Bayonet, B018, pg.238
Bearing cage, B019, pg.239
Bearings, (also see precision, or ball bearings)
Bearings, B020, pg. 23
Bellows seals, B021, pg.240-244
Bernoulli's equation, B022, pg.244
Bernoulli's law, B023 pg.244
Bernoulli's principle, B024, pg.244
Best efficiency point (BEP), B025, pg.245-248
Best pump technology, B026, pg.248
Blocked out, B027, pg.248
Blow down, B028, pg.249
Body bound bolts B029, pg.249
Boiler feed pump, B031, pg.249
Boiler, B030, pg.249
Booster pump, B032, pg.249
Boyle's law of gases, B033, pg.250
Brake horsepower curves for various specific speed impellers, B035, pg.250
Brake horsepower, B034, pg.250
Brinnell hardness, B036, pg.251
British thermal unit (btu.), B037, pg.251
Buffer fluid, B038, pg.252
Buna N, B039, pg.252
Bushing, B040, pg.252
Bypass line, B041, pg.252
C- Frame Adapter, C001, pg.253
C.L.A. (centerline average), C002, pg.253
Calculating the total system head in metric units, C003, pg.253-261
Calculating the total system head in USCS (inch) units, C004, pg.261-269
Canned pump, C005, pg.270
Capacity, C006, pg.272
Capillary action, C007, pg.272
Carbide, C008, pg.272
Carbon bushing, C009, pg.272
Carbon face manufacturing, C010, pg.273-275
Carbon graphite, C011, pg.276
Carbon physicals, C012, pg.278
Carbon,graphite seal face, where it doesn't work C011-1, pg.276
Carbon, in a metal holder, C011-2, pg.277
Carbonic acid, C012-1, pg.281
Carbonizing, C013, pg.281
Carcinogen, C014, pg.281-286
Carpenter 42, C015, pg.286
Cartridge seal, C016, pg.287
Cartridge seal advantages, C017, pg.287
Cartridge seals overheating problems, C018, pg.287
Case hardened, C019, pg.290
Catalyst, C020, pg.289
Cavitation, C021, pg.289
… Vaporization cavitation, PT007, pg. 44
… Air ingestion cavitation, PT008, pg. 45
… Internal recirculation cavitation, PT009, pg. 46
… Flow Turbulence cavitation, PT010, pg. 47
… Vane passing syndrome cavitation PT011, pg. 48
Cavitation, how to stop it, C022, pg.292
Center line design, C022-1, pg.293
Centipoise, C023, pg.294
Centistoke, C024, pg.294
Centrifugal pump, C025, pg.294
Centrifugal pump Installation, TN003, pg 09
Centrifugal pump modifications, TN 004. pg.10
Centrifugal pump, most important features C025-1, pg.295
Centrifugal pump rules of thumb, R023, pg.574-579
Centrifugal pump selection, TN002 pg. 01
Centrifugal reaction, C026, pg.296
Centrifugal separator, C027, pg.296
Centripetal force, C028, pg.296
Ceramic, C029, pg.296
Change of state, C030. pg.297
Changing the flow through a piping system C030-1, pg.297
Charles law of gases C031, pg.298
Charts:
Friction loss for metric piping 844
Chart recorder, C032, pg.298
Check valve, C033, pg.298
Chemically compatible, C034, pg.299
Chemraz, C035, pg.299
Chloride stress corrosion, C036, pg.299
Choosing the correct size pump, TN002, pg. 1
Chrome carbide, C037. pg.300
Chrome oxide, C038, pg. 300
Circular casing, C039, pg. 300
Clam shell, C040, pg. 300
Classifying chemicals, C041, pg. 300,
Close coupled pump, C042, pg.305
Closed impeller, C043, pg.306
Coated seal face, C044, pg.306
Coefficient of friction C044-1, pg.306
Coke, C045, pg.306
Commodity, C046, pg.307
Composite, C047, pg.307
Compound, C048, pg.307
Compound curve, C049, pg.307
Compression set, C050, pg.308
Concentrated cell corrosion, C051, pg.308
Concentric dual seal, C052, pg.308
Concentric reducer, C053, pg.308
Concentricity, C054, pg.309
Condensate, C055, pg.309
Convection, C056, pg.311
Convection tank, C057, pg.312
Converting packed pumps to a mechanical seal, the advantages, C058, pg.312
Convolution, C059, pg.315
Cooling jacket, C060, pg.315
Correlating a few technical numbers, C060-1, pg.316
Corrosion problems with stainless steel, C061, pg.317
Corrosion resistance, C062, pg.317
Coupling, C063, pg.317
Crevice corrosion, C064, pg.317
Critical carrying velocity, C065, pg.318
Critical pressure, C066, pg.318
Critical speed, C067, pg.318-321
Critical temperature, C068 pg.321
Cryogenic, C069, pg.321
Cryogenic sealing SS005, pg 187
Curing temperature, C070, pg.322
Cutwater, C071, pg.322
Cyclone separator, C072, pg.322
D-Frame adapter, D001, pg.318
D-Gun process, D002, pg.318
D.I.N. standard, D003, pg.324
Damping the seal, D004, pg.324
Dead ending D005, pg.326
Dead heading, the pump D006, pg.326
De-aerate the fluid, D007, pg.326
Deflection (shaft), D008, pg.326
De-ionized water, D009, pg.327
Demineralized water, D010, pg.327
Density & Specific Gravity, D011, pg.327
Diaphragm pump, D012, pg.328
Difference between specific speed and suction specific speed, D013, pg.328
Diffuser pump, D014, pg.331
Dilatant, D015, pg.331
Disaster bushing in gland, D016, pg.332
Discharge head, D017, pg.332
Discharge recirculation, D018, pg.332
DN factor, D019, pg.333
Double balanced seal, D020, pg.333
Double ended pump, D021, pg.334
Double or dual seal, D022, pg.334
Double suction pump, D023, pg.334
Double volute, D024, pg.335
Drive lugs, D025, pg.335
Driver, D026, pg.335
Dry running application, D027, pg.335
Dual or double seal, D028, pg.336
Dual seal applications, D029, pg.337
Dual seal arrangement as an environmental control, D030, pg.339
Ductility, D031, pg.344
Duplex metal, D032, pg.344
Durco pumps, D033, pg.344
Durometer, D034, pg.344
Duty point. D035, pg.344
Dynamic balance, D036, pg.344
Dynamic elastomer, D037, pg.346
Dynamic head (system head), D038, pg.347
E.P.A, E001, pg, 348
Effective diameter, E002, p. 348
Efficiency, E003, pg.348
Elastic limit, E004, pg349
Elastic range, E005, pg349
Elastomer, E006, pg349
Elastomer leakage, pg.64
Electrolysis, E007, pg349
Element, E008, pg.349
End suction centrifugal pump, E009, pg. 350
Endurance limit, E010, pg. 350
Energy, E011, pg. 350
Environmental control, E012, pg.350
Erosion corrosion, E013, pg.351
Erosion resistance, E014, pg.351
Ethylene propylene rubber (epr), E015, pg.351
Euler's equation for an impeller, E016, pg.351
Exotic metal, E017, pg.352
Expansion chamber, E018, pg. 352
Extrusion, E019, pg. 352
Eye of the impeller, E020, pg. 353
Fpm, F001, pg.354
Face combination, F002, pg.354
Face flatness, F003, pg.354
Face lubrication-the theories, F004, pg.356
Face pressure, F005, pg.357
Face to face dual seal designs, F006, pg.357
False burnelling, F007 , pg.357
Fatigue, F008, pg. 358
Filled carbon, F009, pg. 358
Film thickness, F010, pg. 358
Filter, F011, pg. 358
Finger spring, F012, pg. 359
Finite element analysis , F013, pg. 359
Flashing, F014, pg. 359
Flash point, F015, pg. 359
Flatness (seal), F016, pg. 360
Flexibility factor, F017, pg. 360
Flexible member, F018, pg. 360
Flexible shaft, F019, pg. 360
Flow or creep, F020, pg. 360
Flow meter, F021, pg. 360
Flow turbulence cavitation, F022, pg. 361
Fluid, F023, pg. 361
Fluoraz, F024, pg. 361
Flurocarbon, F025, pg. 362
Flush, F026, pg. 362-367
Foot, F027, pg. 367
Foot bearing, F028, pg. 368
Foot valve, F029, pg. 368
Force, F030, pg. 368
Forced circulation, F031, pg. 368
Formed metal bellows, F032, pg. 369
Foundation or Pedestal, F033, pg. 369
Francis vane impeller, F034, pg. 369
Free length, F035, pg. 369
Fretting corrosion, F036, pg. 369
Friction head, F037, pg. 371
Friction within the pump, F038, pg. 371
Fugitive emissions, F039, pg. 373
Galvanic chart, G001, pg.375
Galvanic corrosion, G002, pg.376
Gas seals, G003, pg.377
Gasket, G004, pg.377
Gate valve, G005, pg.377
General corrosion, G006, pg.377
General troubleshooting, GT001, pg. 17
Gland, G007, pg.378
Globe valve, G008, pg.379
Graphite, G009, pg.379
Gravity, G010, pg.379
Grease, G011, pg.379
Grease seal, G012, pg.380
Grout, G013, pg.380
Halogen, H001, pg. 382
Hard face, H002, pg. 382
Hard face chart, pg. 385
Hard Vacuum sealing, SS004, pg. 186
Harmonic vibration, H003, pg.386
Hastelloy "C", H004 , pg.386
Head, H005, pg. 386
Head, the reasons for changes in the discharge head of a pump, H006, pg. 388
Heat check, H007, pg. 390
Heat generation at the seal faces, H008, pg.391
Heat generation in the pump, H009, pg.393
Heat generation, its affect, H010, pg. 395
Heat generation, techniques to reduce it, H011, pg.397
Heat transfer oil, H012, pg.400
Heavy duty pump, H013, pg.400
Helium light band, H014, pg.401
Hertz, H015, pg. 401
High amperage pump problem, H016, pg. 401
High head, low capacity pumps, H017, pg. 403
High pressure seal, H018, pg.403
High pressure sealing, SS003, pg.184
High speed pumps, H019, pg. 405
High speed sealing, SS002, pg. 184
High temperature problems, H020, pg. 405
Homogeneous, H021, pg.405
Horse power, H022, pg. 406
Hotwell, H023, pg. 406
Hydraulic balance, H024, pg. 407
Hydraulic force, H025, pg. 407
Hydraulic Institute Standards, H026, pg. 407
Hydrocarbon, H027, pg. 407
Hydrodynamic force, H028, pg. 407
Hydrodynamic seal, H029, pg. 407
Hydrogen embrittlement, H030, pg. 409
Hydrolysis, H031, pg. 409
Hydronium ion, H032, pg. 409
Hydrostatic seal, H033, pg. 409
Hydrostatic test, H034, pg. 413
Hysteresis, H035, pg. 413
I.D, I001, pg.414
I.S.O, I002, pg.414
Impeller, I003, pg.414
Implode, I008, pg.416
Incipient cavitation, I009, pg.416
Inclusion, I010, pg.417
Inducer, I011, pg.417
Induction motor, I012, pg.417
Inertia, I013, pg.418
Inhibitor for chemicals, I014, pg.418
Injection molding, I015, pg.418
Inorganic, I016, pg.418
Inline pump, I017, pg.419
Intergranular corrosion, I018, pg.419
Intermittent service, I019, pg.419
Internal recirculation, I020, pg.420
Internal recirculation cavitation, I021, pg.420,
Invar 36, I022, pg.421
Investment casting, I023, pg.422
ISO, I024, pg.422
Iteration, I025, pg.422
Jack bolts J001, pg.422
Jacket, J002, pg.423
Jockey pump, J003, pg.424
Joule, J004, pg.424
Journal bearing, J005. pg.424
Kalrez®, K001, pg.424
Kaolin, K002, pg.424
Kilowatt, K003, pg.425
Kinematic, K004, pg.425
L10 bearing life, L001, pg.425
L3/D4, L002, pg.425
L3/D4 and mechanical seal failure, L003, pg.426
Labyrinth seal, L004, pg.428
Laminar flow, L005, pg.428
Lantern ring, L006, pg.428
Lapped, L007, pg.428
Laser aligner, L008, pg.429
Leaching, L009, pg.429
Leading edge of the impeller, L010, pg.429
Leakage in mechanical seals, L011, pg.429
Lignum Vitae bearings, L012, pg.430
Line bearings, L013, pg.430
Line bored, L014, pg.430
Linear pressure drop, L015, pg.430
Lip seal, L016, pg.430
Liquor, L017, pg.431
Lomakin Effect, L018, pg.431
Low expansion metal, L019, pg.431
Low flow, L020, pg.431
Lubricant, L021, pg.432
Lubricating oil additives, L022, pg.432
Lubricant, solid, L023, pg.433
Lubricant, synthetic, L024, pg.433
Lubricating oils, L025, pg.433
Mach number, M001, pg. 434
Magnetic drive, M002, pg. 434
Magnetic seal, M003, pg. 434
Magnetite, M004, pg. 434
Maintenance practices that cause problems, GT004, pg.25
Maintenance programs, M005 , pg. 434
Major improvements in mechanical seals, M010-1
Martensitic metals, M006, pg 440
Mass flow rate conversions, M007, pg 440
Mating ring, M008, pg 440
Mean diameter, M009, pg 440
Mechanical seal, M010, pg 440
Mechanical seal selection, TN006, pg. 12
Mechanical seals, major improvements, M010-1 pg 441
Meniscus, M012, pg 442
Metal bellows, M013, pg 442
Metal fatigue, M014, pg 442
Meters per second, M015, pg 442
Micro organisms corrosion, M016, pg 443
Micron, M017, pg 443
Minimum flow, M018, pg 443
Miscible, M019, pg 444
Mixed acid, M020, pg 444
Mixers and agitators, SS006, pg.187
Mixture, M022, pg 444
Modifying the impeller, M023 , pg 444
Modulus of elasticity, M024, pg 446
Moment of inertia, M025, pg 446
Monitoring the pump, M026, pg 446-451
Monochromatic light, M027, pg 452
Monolithic face, M028, pg 452
Motion sealing, SS007, pg.190
Motor selection, M029, pg 452
Multistage pump, M030, pg 454
Narratives, TN001 pages 1-16
Net positive inlet pressure, N001, pg. 455
NPSHA Calculating net positive suction head available in USCS (inch) units, N002, pg. 455-462
NPSHA testing for it, N003, pg. 462
Net positive suction head required (NPSHR), N004, pg. 464
NPSHR, testing for it, N005, pg. 464
NPSHR reductions, N006, pg. 466-470
Negative pressure, N007, pg 470
Newton, N008, pg 470
Newtonian fluid, N009, pg 470
Noise in the pump, N10, pg 470
Non clogging seal features, N011, pg 471
Non lubricant, N012, pg 471
Non metallic seal, N013, pg 472
NPSH USCU units N014, pg 472-476
O.D. (outside diameter), O001, pg.477
OEM, O002, pg.477
OEM seal problems, O003, pg.477
O-ring advantages, O004, pg.479
O-ring groove, O005, pg.479
O-ring selection, O006, pg.480-484
O-ring temperature limits, pg. 481
Oil analysis, O007, pg.484
Oil emulsion, O008, pg.484
Oil life, O009, pg.484
Oil mist, O010, pg.484
Oil seal.O011, pg.485
Open impeller, O012, pg.485
Operating length of the mechanical seal, O013, pg.485
Operating window on the pump curve, O014, pg.486
Optical flat, O015, pg.486
Orifice, O016, pg.486-491
OSHA, O017, pg.491
OSHA 1910 sealing, O018, pg.491
Outgas, O019, pg.493
Outside seals, O020, pg.493
Over hung impeller, O021, pg.493
Oversize stuffing box, O022, pg.494
Oversized pump, O023, pg.496
Oxidize, O024, pg.498
Oxidizer, O025, pg.498
Ozone & CFCs, O026, pg.499-501
PD (positive displacement) pump, P001, pg. 502
PV (pressure-velocity) factor, P002, pg. 502
Packing, P003, pg. 502
Packing conversion. the down side, P004, pg. 502
Packing conversion to a mechanical seal, P005, pg. 505
Parallel pumps, P006, pg.510
Parallel operation of pumps, P007, pg.511
Pascal, P008, pg. 515
Pascal's law, P009, pg.515
Passivated, P010, pg.516
pH, P011, pg.516
Permeable, P012, pg. 516
Physicals, P013, pg. 516
Pilot diameter, P014, pg. 516
Pipe diameter changes. What happens? P015, pg. 517
Pipe strain, P016, pg. 518
Piping recommendations, P017, pg. 518
Pitting corrosion, P018, pg. 520
Plasma spray, P019, pg. 520
Plastic range, P020, pg. 520
Plated seal face, P021, pg. 520
Positive displacement pump, P022, pg. 521
Positive face seal for bearings, P023, pg. 521
Potable water,,W004-1, pg 779
Power, P024, pg. 521
Power end (pump), P025, pg. 522
Power factor (electrical), P026, pg. 522
Power failure problems, P027, pg. 522
Precision or ball bearing, P028, pg. 522
Predictive maintenance, P029, pg. 523-526
Pre-rotation, P030, pg. 526
Press fit, of seal faces P031, pg. 526
Pressure, P032, pg. 526
Pressure drop, P033, pg. 527
Pressure gradient, P034, pg. 527
Pressure head, P035, pg. 521- 529
Preventive maintenance, pumps, P036, pg. 530
Preventive maintenance, seals, P037, pg. 530
Preventing premature seal failures, P038, pg. 532
Priming a centrifugal pump, P039, pg. 534
Proprietary product, P040, pg. 535
Pump curve, P041, pg. 535
Pump curve modifications for paper stock, P042, pg. 536
Pump curve shape, P043, pg. 536
Pump desirable features P047, pg. 543
Pump heat generation, ST006
Pump installation recommendations, P044, pg. 537
Pump misconceptions, P045, pg. 538
Pump modifications, P046, pg. 540
Pump operation practices that cause problems, GT003, pg. 21
Pump out vanes, P048, pg. 542
Pump rebuilding tips, P049, pg. 545
Pump repair, P050, pg. 546
Pump rotation, P051, pg. 547
Pump size, P052, pg. 547
Pump specifications that cause seal and bearing problems, GT002, pg. 19
Pump standards, P053, pg. 548
Pump standards problems, P054, pg. 548
Pump technology; here is what is available, P055, pg. 552
Pump Troubleshooting
Pump types, P056, pg. 553
Pumpage, P057, pg. 555
Pumping ring, P058, pg. 555
Pumps in pits, suction problems, P059, pg. 556
Pusher seal, P060, pg. 558
Quench, Q001, pg. 559
Quill shaft, Q002, pg. 559
Radial bearing, R002, pg. 559
Radial deflection of the pump shaft, R003, pg. 560
Radial, R001, pg. 559
Rankine scale, R004, pg. 560
Reaction bonded silicon carbide, R005, pg. 560
Reducer, R007, pg. 561
Reduction, R008, pg. 562
Registered fit, R009, pg. 562
Repeller, R010, pg. 562
Reverse balance, (seal) R011, pg. 563
Reversed fluid flow, R012, pg. 564
Reversed impeller, R013, pg. 564
Reversed rotation, R014, pg. 564
Rigid shaft, R015, pg. 564
RMS, R016, pg. 565
Rockwell "C", R017, pg. 565
Roller bearing, R018, pg. 566
Rotary or positive displacement pumps, R019, pg.566
Rotating seal, R020, pg. 570
Rubber bellows seal, R022, pg. 571
Rules of thumb for centrifugal pumps, R023, pg.574-579
Run out capacity, R025, pg. 579
Run out (shaft or sleeve), R024, pg. 579
SI (System International), S001, pg 580
Scleroscope hardness test, S002, pg 580
Seal application, S003, pg 580
Seal cage, S004, pg 582
Seal classification, S005, pg 582-588
Seal damage, the causes & cures, S007, pg 588-590
Seal design evaluation, S008, pg 590
Seal design problems, S009, pg 590-596
Seal desireable features, pg. 13
Seal face hardness testing, S010, pg 596
Seal face heat generation, S011, pg 598
Seal face leaks, pg.60
Seal face lubrication, S012, pg 600
Seal face opens, S013, pg.601
Seal face pressure, F005, pg.357
Seal faces, S014, pg.603
Seal failure, quick reference guide, S015, pg 604-609
Seal flatness, F016, pg. 360
Seal flushing, S016, pg 609- 615
Seal frequently asked questions, S017, pg 616
Seal Improvements over the years S018, pg 621
Seal installation problems, S019 pg 622
Seal leak paths, S020, pg 629
Seal life, S021, pg 630
Seal life, increasing it, S022, pg 632
Seal materials
Seal metal selection, S023. pg.636
Seal misconceptions, S024 pg 637
Seal most important features, S025, pg 640
Seal-only pump, S026, pg 641
Seal operation problems, S027, pg 641
Seal preventive maintenance, P037, pg. 530
Seal repair, S028, pg 645
Seal selection, pg. 13
Seal sleeve, S029, pg 647
Seal specifications, how to write them, S030, pg 648
Seal technology, S031, pg 651
Sealing fluids and various chemicals:
Secondary seal, S032, pg 652
Selective leaching corrosion, S033, pg 653
Self sintered silicone carbide, S036, pg 657
Self-aligning seal faces, S034, pg 653-656
Self-priming pump, S035, pg 656
Semi-open impeller, S037, pg 658
Series operation (centrifugal pumps), S038, pg 658
Service factor for electric motors, S039, pg 659
Setscrew, S040, pg 660
Shaft bending, learning the L3/D4 formula, S041, pg 660
Shaft bending, making the calculation, S042, pg 661-669
Shaft breakage, S043, pg 669
Shaft deflection, additional thoughts S047, pg 673
Shaft deflection, how to reduce it, S045, pg 672
Shaft deflection, the different types, S044, pg 671
Shaft deflection, the problems it causes, S046, pg 672
Shaft failure, S048, pg 675
Shaft packing, S049, pg 675
Shaft rotation direction, S050, pg 676
Shaft sleeve, S051, pg 676
Shelf life, S052, pg 676
Shore "A" hardness, S053, pg 676
Shut off head, S054, pg 677
SiC (silicon carbide), S055, pg 677
Sintered material, S056, pg 677
Siphon affect S058, pg 680
Siphon, S057, pg 677
Skidding, S059, pg 680
Sleeve bearing, S060, pg 680
Slenderness ratio, S061, pg 681
Slip stick, S063, pg 681
Slip, S062, pg 681
Slurry, S064, pg 6782
Slurry pumps, S065, pg 682
Snap ring, S067, pg 683
Soft foot, S068, pg 683
Soluble, S069, pg 683
Span, S070, pg 683
Special elastomers, pg.136
Special seals to solve sealing problems, SS001, pg. 183
Specific gravity, S071, pg 683
Specific heat, S072, pg 686
Specific speed, S073 , pg 686
Specific viscosity, S074, pg 691
Speed limits for slurry pumps, S075, pg 691
Speed of sound, S076, pg 692
Split mechanical seals, S077, pg 692
Split mechanical seals, where to use them, S078, pg 694
Spool piece, S079, pg 697
Spring force, S080, pg 697
Stabilizer, S081, pg 697
Stainless steel discoloration, pg. 31, S083, pg.698
Stainless steel, S082, pg 697
Standards for pumps and seals:
Starting a centrifugal pump, S084, pg 698
Static elastomer, S085, pg 699
Static head or height, S086, pg 700
Stationary cartridge seals, S087, pg 700
Stationary seal, S088, pg 704
Stationary vs. rotating seal designs, S089, pg 704
Stiffness ratio, S090, pg 708
Strain, S091, pg 709
Stress corrosion cracking, S093, pg 709
Stress relieve, S094, pg 709
Stress, S092, pg 709
Stripped, S095, pg 710
Strobe light, S096, pg 710
Stuffing box noise, ST021. pg 94
Stuffing box pressure, S098. pg 713
Stuffing box pressure control, S099, pg 713
Stuffing box temperature control, S101, pg 722
Stuffing box temperature, S100, pg 717
Stuffing box vent, S102, pg 727
Stuffing box, S097, pg 710
Sublimation, S103, pg 727
Suction head, S104, pg 728
Suction recirculation, S105, pg 728
Suction specific speed, S106, pg 728
Suction throtteling, S107, pg 730
Sump pump, S108, pg 731
Surface finish, S109, pg 731
Surface pressure head, S110, pg 732
Surface speed, S111, pg 732
Synchronous motor, S112, pg 732
System curve, S113, pg 732
System head, S114, pg 740
Tachometer, T002, pg.741
Tandem seals, T003, pg.741
TDH (total discharge head), T001, pg.741
Teflon® wedge, T004, pg.741
Tensile strength, T005, pg.741
Thermal bushing, T006, pg.742
Thermal conductivity, T007, pg.742
Thermal imaging, T008, pg.742
Thermoplastic, T009, pg.742
Thermosetting, T010, pg.742
Thixotrophic fluid, T011, pg.742
Three formulas that link head, pressure and velocity, T012, pg.743
Three rules that explain shaft deflection, T013, pg.744
Thrust bearing, T015, pg.747
Thrust, T014, pg.747
Tolerance, T016, pg.747
Tongue of the pump, T017, pg.747
Torque, T018, pg.747
Torr, T019, pg.748
Trailing edge of the impeller, T021, pg.748
Transducer, T022, pg.748
Treated water, T023, pg.748
Tribology, T024, pg.749
Troubleshooting Ball Bearings, TBB001, pg. 104
Troubleshooting Mechanical Seals,
Troubleshooting Pumps
Tungsten carbide, T025, pg.749
Turbulent flow, T026, pg.749
Turbulence, T027, pg.749
Two way seal balance, T028, pg.749-752
USCS, U001, pg. 753
Unbalanced seal, U002, pg. 753
Unfilled carbon, U003, pg. 753
Universal joint, U004, pg. 7453
Vacuum pumps, V002, pg. 753-757
Vacuum sealing, V003, SS004, pg.757
Vacuum, V001, pg. 753
Valve
Vane diffuser, V004, pg.758
Vane passing syndrome cavitation, V005, pg. 759
Vapor phase sealing, V006, pg. 759
Vapor point, V007, pg. 759
Vapor pressure, V009, pg. 759
Vapor pressure of water chart, pg.43
Vaporization cavitation, V010, pg. 759
Vaporize, V009, pg. 759
Variable speed drive, V011, pg. 764
VDMA, V012, pg. 764
Velocity head, V014, pg. 765
Velocity, V013, pg. 764
Vent, V015, pg. 765
Venting of a centrifugal pump, V016, pg. 765
Venting the stuffing box V017, pg. 766
Venting vertical pumps V018, pg. 766
Venturi flow, V019, pg. 767
Vibration damping, V021, pg. 771
Vibration readings, V022, pg. 771
Vibration, V020, pg. 767
Viscosity corrections, V024, pg. 774-779
Viscosity, V023, pg. 772
Viton®, V025, pg. 779
Volume conversions, V026, pg. 779
Volumetric rate of flow, V027, pg.779
Volute casing, V028, pg. 780
Vortex pump, V029, pg. 780
Vortexing liquid, V030, pg.780
Vulcanize, V031, pg.783
Water glass, W001, pg. 783
Water hammer, W002, pg. 783
Water horse power (WHP), W003, pg. 783
Water horsepower calculations W004 , pg. 783
Water,
Watt, W005, pg. 785
Wave spring, W006, pg. 788
Wear ring, W007, pg. 786
Wear ring clearance, W008, pg. 786
Welded metal bellows, W009, pg. 787
Wet end, W010, pg. 787
Wetted parts, W011, pg. 787
Window, W012, pg. 787
Work harden, W013, pg. 787
Yield point, Y001, pg. 788