Hydraulic Institute Engineering Data Book [2025]

| | Typical Use Case | | --- | --- | | Design Engineer | Sizing pumps, selecting materials, calculating NPSH for a new chemical transfer system | | Plant/Facility Engineer | Troubleshooting cavitation noise, reducing energy consumption, confirming pump/motor sizing | | Energy Auditor | Performing LCC analysis to justify VFD or impeller trimming | | Sales/Application Engineer | Quoting pumps with correct performance margins for a given system curve | | Mechanical Student | Learning the difference between available and required NPSH with real data | | Maintenance Planner | Understanding why a pump operates away from BEP and how to correct it |

: Lists the Hydraulic Institute Engineering Data Book (2nd Edition, ISBN: 978-1880952016) often through third-party sellers.

The Data Book explains and quantifies key hydraulic principles: