Fundamentals of Hydraulic Dredging
In this fully revised and updated edition, Thomas M. Turner presents the basic principles of hydraulic dredging in terms that are easily understood. New information on significant technical advances and environmental issues is provided. Charts and data have been updated, improved, and simplified, but the fundamentals remain unchanged. Both standard and metric units of measurement are included. Intended for dredge operators, government agencies and members of the legal profession who are...
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In this fully revised and updated edition, Thomas M. Turner presents the basic principles of hydraulic dredging in terms that are easily understood. New information on significant technical advances and environmental issues is provided. Charts and data have been updated, improved, and simplified, but the fundamentals remain unchanged. Both standard and metric units of measurement are included. Intended for dredge operators, government agencies and members of the legal profession who are concerned with the dredging industry. Booknews A non-technical and non-theoretical treatment of basic principles of hydraulic dredging for dredge operators, government agents, and legal professionals. First published in 1984 by Cornell Maritime Press, and here updated to include technical advances, environmental issues, more recent data in the charts and graphs, and both standard and metric units of measurement. Well illustrated in black and white. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface1Hydraulics Simplified32Production Rate Calculation153Dredge Efficiency254Hydraulic Transport Factors325Maximum Dredge Production416The Suction Line and Digging Depth497Horsepower vs. Line Length568Production Charts699The Dredge Cycle8210Flow Regime and Friction8711Cavitation: Causes and Avoidance9412Selecting the Dredge Type10113The Cutter11314The Dredge Pump13715Ladder and Booster Pumps15916Wear in Pumps and Pipelines17317Auxiliary Equipment18518Instrumentation and Automatic Control19919Calculating and Bidding the Project20820The Personal Computer in Dredge Management22021Operation and Troubleshooting22922The Environment and the Dredge239Abbreviations245Useful Formulas and Conversion Factors247References249Public Law 95-269250Index255
\ BooknewsA non-technical and non-theoretical treatment of basic principles of hydraulic dredging for dredge operators, government agents, and legal professionals. First published in 1984 by Cornell Maritime Press, and here updated to include technical advances, environmental issues, more recent data in the charts and graphs, and both standard and metric units of measurement. Well illustrated in black and white. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
