| Introduction | |
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| About the book | |
Design and Build Safe, Efficient Systems for Irrigation and Water Supply Water Wells and Pumps is a comprehensive guide to the essential theory and design of ground water structures, wells/tube wells, and pumps, with particular emphasis on problem solving and meeting the requirements of developing nations. It features thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the science and technology of water wells and pumps as well as allied appliances and applications. This authoritative desk reference outlines the construction, operation, and maintenance of water wells for irrigation and water supply. It also presents the development and testing of tube wells as well as a variety of pumps, both location-specific. Using SI units exclusively, Water Wells and Pumps features:
Solutions for all problems related to designing secure, reliable systems ? Ground water resources development and utilization ? Hydraulics of wells ? Open wells ? Tube wells and their designs ? Development and testing of tube wells ? Rehabilitation of sick and failed tube wells ? Man- and animal-powered water lifts and positive displacement pumps ? Variable displacement pumps and accessories ? Centrifugal pumps ? Deep well turbine and submersible pumps ? Propeller, mixed flow, and jet pumps ? Applications of nonconventional energy sources in pumping | |
| About the author | |
Dr. A. M. Michael has held faculty positions at numerous agricultural universities and served as Project Director, Water Technology Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, and Project Coordinator, All-India Coordinated Research Project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Dr. S. D. Khepar has worked as professor and head of the Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Additional Director of Research, Punjab Agricultural University, as well as Dean of the engineering faculty at the same school. He has also served as Divisional Engineer at Punjab State Tubewell Corporation. Dr. S. K. Sondhi served as both Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering, and Professor, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, at Punjab University. He is presently Consultant, Water Resources Engineering. | |
| Table of contents | |
Chapter 1. Ground Water Resources Development and Utilization Chapter 2. Hydraulics of Wells Chapter 3. Open Wells Chapter 4. Tube Wells and Their Design Chapter 5. Tube Well Construction Chapter 6. Development and Testing of Tube Wells Chapter 7. Rehabilitation of Sick and Failed Tube Wells Chapter 8. Man and Animal Powered Water Lifts and Positive Displacement Pumps Chapter 9. Variable Displacement Pumps and Accessories Chapter 10. Centrifugal Pumps: Design, Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting Chapter 11. Deep Well Turbine and Submersible Pumps Chapter 12. Propeller, Mixed Flow and Jet Pumps Chapter 13. Application of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in Pumping Chapter 14. Techno-Economic Evaluation of Projects on Wells and Pumps Appendix A: Theis' Well Function (W(u), Corresponding to Values of u and 1/u Appendix B: Table B-1 - Friction head Losses in Metres per 100 Metres Length of PVC Pipeline at Pressure Rating 4 kg/cm(2) Appendix C: (BIS) Bureau of Indian Standards Codes for Rotodynamic Pumps/Pumping System Appendix D: Conversion Factors Index | |
