New Current Interesting Links - Pumps, Steam

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http://www.pipingdesign.com/pumps.html
Influence of Specific Gravity on Total Head Fluide Design Inc.

<<The pump performance or characteristic curve is often referred to as a
water performance curve (see Figure 1). Water is naturally the fluid of choice for testing pumps because of its availability. The question is: can the water performance curve be used for other fluids? The answer is yes with care.>>

http://www.pipingdesign.com/steamtraps.html Steam Digest Volume IV
U.S. Department of Energy

<<BestPractices, under the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial
Technologies Program (ITP), helps U.S. manufacturers maintain global competitiveness through strategic energy management, including the use of energy-efficient technologies.>>

http://www.pipingdesign.com/steamtraps.html Steam Utilization [PDF]
Spirax Sarco

<<Like many other substances, water can exist in the form of either a
solid, liquid, or gas. We will focus largely on liquid and gas phases and the changes that occur during the transition between these two phases. Steam is the vaporized state of water which contains heat energy intended for transfer into a variety of processes from air heating to vaporizing liquids in the refining process.>>

http://www.pipingdesign.com/steamtraps.html Steam Hook-Ups [PDF]
Spirax Sarco

<<Selection of the most appropriate type and size of control valves,
steam traps and other fluid control valves, steam traps and other fluid control equipment, and installation in a hook up enabling these components of a system to operate in an optimal manner, all bear directly on the efficiency and economy obtainable in any plant or system.>> Received on Sun Feb 13 15:59:00 2005