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BASIC PRINCIPLES
FOR THE DESIGN
OF CENTRIFUGAL PUMP
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This comprehensive edition covers all aspects concerned with the pumping of
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Manufacturing Programme
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7 Flanges
7.1 Flanges to European and German Standards 193
7.2 Flanges to American standards - ANSI 194
7.3 Flanges to international standards ISO 195
7.4 Test pressure 196
12 Units
12.1 General 305
12.2 Units and conversion factors 307
13 Tables 329
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Indices
Parameters or measured values are referenced to a specific point or condition by use
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