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         absolute pressure (psia),  4          ball bearing,  155
         Affinity Laws, The,  39,98,99,235     roller bearing,  156
           impeller diameter,  42            bearing temperature,  165
         air aspiration,  33                 Bernoulli’s Law/Principle,  3,29, 54
         alignment techniques,  145          best efficiency point (BEP), 67, 130,
           laser alignment,  146               203
           reverse dial indicator alignment,   brake horsepower  (BHP),  40,76
              145
           rim and face alignment,  146      canned motor pump,  63
         American National Standards Institute   cartridge concept,  214
           (ANSI)pump,  58,  138             cast iron,  233
         American Petroleum  Institute (MI)   cavitation,  25
           pump,  59                           preventing cavitation,  35
         American Voluntary Standards (AVS),   turbulence cavitation,  34
           58                                  vaporization capitation,  29
         Archimedes,  77                     centrifugal pump,  3,54
         atmospheric pressure (ATM),  4      centrifugal volute pump,  56
                                             chemical attack,  207
         Bachus & Custodio formula, The,     compression packing,  175
           18,100                            compression set,  208
         bases,  148                         corrosion,  233
         bearing failure,  159               corrosive liquids,  220
           dirt and abrasion,  161           coupling alignment,  153
           improper mounting,  160           cryogenics,  220
           vibration brinelling,  16 1       crystallization,  2 19
         bearing lubrication,  157           cutwater,  47
           grease,  158
           oil,  157                         dangerous liquids,  220
         bearing maintenance,  163           Darcypeisbach formula, The,  17,
         bearing seals,  167                   99
           mechanical seal,  167             dial indicator,  148,222
           labyrinth seal, 168               discharge head,  10
           lip seal, 169                     discharge pressure,  7
         bearings,  155                      drain pipe,  239
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