916 Index

Speed (Continued) Structural steel paint council (SSPC), 153

reciprocating pumps, 327–328 Stuffing box
Spherical bearing, 196 Chevron packing, 355f, 356
Splash lubrication system, 738 cover ring, 165
Splash “oil ring” systems, 200, 200f failure considerations, 271–274
Split casing, 148–149 with mechanical seals, 207
Spring grid type coupling, 208, 210f packing, 170–176, 173f, 207
Spur gears, 424, 424f reciprocating pumps, 352–356, 354f
Square braided packing, 272 square cut packing, 355f, 356
Square cut packing, 355f, 356 Submergence, 22, 25f
Stable head-capacity curve, 88 Sucker rod pump, 13, 444–446, 445f
Stainless steel Suction
300 series, 223 boiling, 130
400 series, 223 cavitation, 130–131
Standard cubic feet per minute (SCFD), eye, 161
476–477 flashing, 130
Static head, 25f, 28–29 lift, 331
Static lift, 25f line sizing, 836–838
Static portion, 97 modifications, 760–773
Static pressure head, 15 reciprocating compressor, 731–732
Static suction head recirculation, 131–133
examples, 20f rotary pumps, 419–421
vs. static suction lift, 20–22 scrubbers, 735
Static suction lift Suction-cover ring, 165
example, 21f Suction head, 29–30
static suction head vs., 20–22 Suction-head ring, 165
Stationary components, 547–552, 549f Suction piping
Stationary element, 63 centrifugal pumps, 76–79, 77–78f
Stationary face, 177 reciprocating pumps, 373–375, 374t
Stators, 547, 630 Suction pressure
Steady rising curves, 86, 86f clearance to multistage compressors,
Steam pumps, 336–337 801–803t
Steam turbines, 865–866, 866f reciprocating compressor performance
application, 884t, 886–888, 886–887f map, 780, 781f
capital costs, 873 throttle valve, 733
multiple extraction and admission turbines, Suction specific speed
888 definition, 127–129
Steel high suction specific speeds, 129
casings, 542, 614 low suction specific speeds, 129
foundation design, 746 Sulfide stress cracking, 614
Steep rise head-capacity curve, 87, 88f Surge
Stepped-piston cylinder, 686–687, 687f centrifugal compressor, 583, 583f
Stiff-shaft rotor, 543–544 control system, 590, 591f, 622
Stonewall, 579, 590–593, 591f design factors affecting, 586–588, 587f
Straight-lobe compressors, 855–856, 856f external symptoms and effects, 588–590
Straight-through centrifugal compressor, 571, flow through impeller/diffuser, 583–585
575f frequency, 585–586
Strainers, rotary pumps, 439 typical surge cycle, 585, 586f
Stress corrosion cracking, 615 control line, 602–603