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Acknowledgements 
I should like to acknowledge the help which the following have, largely 
unwittingly, given me. 
Firstly, my wife Babs, for encouragement when I most needed it. 
Secondly, to my many friends and colleagues in the pump industry 
who, largely unconsciously, have helped me in the preparation of this 
volume. In particular: 
Charlie Cinnamond, who first fostered my interest in pumping 
machines; 
Ken Newton and Alan English, who helped me with a number of the 
drawings I have used; 
Also, Brian Nesbitt, and my daughter Zena for some of the case studies 
referenced in the book; 
Dr Paul Cooper, upon whose shoulders I frequently stood to get a 
better view into the anatomy of pump hydraulics; 
The late Jan Slaghekke, for helping me see further than the issues of 
pump performance, and to equally embrace the influences of the pump 
system; 
finally, the late Harold Anderson who, during his life, exerted a 
substantial influence on most British pump engineers. 
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