This volume contains a detailed handbook on pumps and pumping, being a treatise on pump selection, construction, management, and more. Contents include: ""Steam Pumps"", ""Pumps and Injections for Feeding Steam Boilers"", ""Hand Power Pumps, &c."", ""Centrifugal and Rotary Pumps"", ""Hydraulic Rams"", ""Pumps for Specific Duties"", ""Pump Valves"", ""Suction and Delivery Pipes, &c."", ""Rules and Notes Relating to Pumps, &c."", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork. Pumps and Pumping - A Handbook for Pump Users"" was first published in 1889.