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This is an Excel workbook with a spreadsheet page for each measurement. The spreadsheets are protected so that only the input cells can be changed. The tables that were used to create the workbook are in Chapter 4.

This is an Excel spreadsheet that calculates the buckling force on the bottom rod due to flow through the plunger. The spreadsheet is protected so that only the data input cells can be changed. The results do not include friction in the pump from any other source save flow through the plunger. So, t ...
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This Excel workbook has a spreadsheet page for the four common pumping units (Conventional, Mark II, Air Balanced, and Reverse Mark) and a page that can be used to compare the motion of the four types. Each page is protected so that only the data input cells can be changed. Each page can be used a v ...
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This Excel spreadsheet calculates the momentum transfer in pounds that occurs during the up and down stroke of a conventional unit that has counter weights on the tail of the beam. The dimensions of the unit, the mass of the beam counter balance weights, and the speed of the unit must be known. The ...
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Several pumping design programs all based on the venerable API Recommended Practice 11L. These are useful tools when a program using a more general solution to the 1-D wave equation (such as QROD or RODSTAR or S-ROD) is not available.

This Excel workbook has spreadsheet pages to compute: The necessary sheaves to achieve a desired pumping speed. This includes the use of a jack shaft if necessary. A supplemental page shows a diagram of the gear box driven directly by the prime mover and through the use of a jack shaft. Belt spee ...
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