Pumping machinery Theory and Practice : essentials of fluid mechanics, introduction and basic considerations, fundamentals of energy transfer in centrifugal pumps, axial and radial thrusts in centrifugal pumps, common problems in centrifugal pumps, axial flow pumps, displacement pumps, introduction to fans and compressors, multiphase flow pumping, pump selection guidelines, multiphase flow through centrifugal pumps, multiphase pumping for the oil and gas industry, flow rate control in centrifugal compressors, pressure rise and efficiencies, reciprocating pumps, temperature rise of pumped fluid, pump surge, flow rate control in pumping systems, leakage losses, pump specific speed, energy transfer from the pump rotor to the fluid, flow rate control in dynamic pump systems.