Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow, Volume 3 by the United States Department of Energy (1992, DOE-HDBK-1012/3-92)

Module HT-03 covers fluid mechanics, hydraulic losses and centrifugal pumps. Printed pp.51–53 explain the system characteristic curve and pump operating point. The date in the current hosting path does not change the handbook's original publication year.