ASMEB73.1-2001[RevisionofASMEB73.1M-1991(R1999)]SPECIFICATIONFORHORIZONTALENDSUCTIONCENTRIFUGALPUMPSFORCHEMICALPROCESSANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB73.1-2001[RevisionofASMEB73.1M-1991(R1999)]SPECIFICATIONFORHORIZONTALENDSUCTIONCENTRIFUGALPUMPSFORCHEMICALPROCESSANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDSPECIFICATIONFORHORIZONTALENDSUCTIONCENTRIFUGALPUMPSFORCHEMICALPROCESSASMEB73.1-2001[RevisionofASMEB73.1M-1991(R1999)]CopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:February25,2002ThenexteditionofthisStandardisscheduledforpublicationin2006.TherewillbenoaddendaorwritteninterpretationsoftherequirementsofthisStandardissuedtothisedition.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,i...