PUMPING - SYSTEMS APPROACH.

Increased emphasis in recent years on plant economics at the design stage whether it be a process plant, a power plant or water works, has highlighted the importance of matching the pumping equipment with its system. The article brings out that a good pumping system is not merely a cluster of highly efficient individual pieces of equipment but is an assembly of mutually dovetailed equipments engineered to meet the overall objectives. The systems approach emphasizes the importance of considering all relevant aspects of the whole system before any part of the system is selected. This approach will also establish the parameters of each equipment, avoid costly delays in commissioning and can lead to a better rapport among the client, the consultant and the manufacturer.