Valve Handbook

Philip Skousen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

496 Seiten

2011 | 3rd edition
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
9780071743891 (ISBN)

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With new coverage of green strategies and the latest technologies, this comprehensive resource covers the purpose, design, and use of check, relief, control, and smart valves for the process industry.

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of valves for the process industry
Revised to include details on the latest technologies, Valve Handbook, Third Edition, discusses design, performance, selection, operation, and application. This updated resource features a new chapter on the green technology currently employed by the valve industry, as well as an overview of the major environmental global standards that process plants are expected to meet. The book also contains new information on:

Valves used in the wastewater industry
Applying emergency shutdown (ESO) valves
Recent changes to shutoff classifications
Valves specified for the nuclear industry
The procurement process for the Nuclear Stamp (N-Stamp)
The emergence of wireless technology and its application to current smart technology
Characteristics of high-performance hydraulic fluid

Valve Handbook, Third Edition, covers:

Valve selection criteria
Manual valves
Check valves
Pressure relief valves
Control valves
Manual operators and actuators
Smart valves and positioners
Valve and actuator sizing
Green valve technology and application
Common valve problems
Valve purchasing issues

Philip L. Skousen is founder and president of Communiqué, a technology-based marketing company for the control and manual valve industry. He also consults with manufacturers and valve associations regarding marketing and technology issues within the process control industry.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Valves
Chapter 2. Valve Selection Criteria
Chapter 3. Manual Valves
Chapter 4. Control Valves
Chapter 5. Manual Operators and Actuators
Chapter 6. Smart Valves and Positioners
Chapter 7. Valve Sizing
Chapter 8. Actuator Sizing
Chapter 9. Common Valve Problems
Chapter 10. "Green" Valve Technology and Application
Bibliography
Index

Zusatzinfo	250 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	226 x 234 mm
Gewicht	830 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bauwesen
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-13	9780071743891 / 9780071743891
Zustand	Neuware