Fully revised, the third edition of this practical guide explains how to achieve consistently superior run lengths, low maintenance expenditures, and unexcelled safety and reliability in all pump applications. Written by two practicing engineers with a combined 80-plus years of experience, this handbook details what facilities must do to accomplish superior performance and low life-cycle cost for pumps of all types and sizes. Aimed at operating technicians, maintenance professionals, project engineers, reliability engineers, and managers, the book is an ideal resource for professionals whose work brings them into contact with process pumps.