Hello fellow piping designers,

I would like to recommend to the group that you look into getting a copy of a recently issued WRC document:

Title: Guidelines for the Design and Installation of Pump Piping Systems.
V. A. Carucci and J. A. Payne
Welding Research Council Bulletin 449

I have had a copy of the draft of this document for about 8 years and I have been bugging the WRC to issue it - well it finally has been issued. You may recognize the names of the authors - well respected engineers with many years of experience. The title is very descriptive of the contents - this is 48 pages of common sense guidelines to designing piping so that the pumps will survive. This is a must read and a great reference for your technical library.

Best regards, John



[This message has been edited by John Breen (edited August 10, 2000).]