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Instructions for the Operation and Maintenance of Pumps
Chapter 47, Bureau of Ships Manual
United States Navy Department, Bureau of Ships
United States Government Printing Office
Copyright 1944

Asbestos Reference:

"For the steam end of all pumps, and water ends of hot-water pumps, compressed asbestos packing is used for bonnet gaskets, except where steam pressure exceeds 300 p.s.i. in which case...." (see picture for context)

Equipment referenced:
Worthington and Blake-Knowles reciprocating pumps
Warren pumps
Davidson Reciprocating Pumps
De Laval - IMO Rotary Displacement Pump
Northern Cycloid Pump
Kinney Heliquad Pump
Quimby screw pump
Foster & Leslie Constant Pressure Governors
De Laval Governors
Swartwout Excess Pressure Governor
Foster Excess Pressure Governor
Waterbury Axial Piston Pump

The text recommends the use of manufacturers' pamphlets for specific instructions about the care of centrifugal pumps.

Condition: Acceptable. Writing to covers and title page. Creases and wear to covers. Small edge tears to some pages.
Operation & Maintenance of Pumps, 1944
$189