Valve selection handbook : engineering fundamentals for selecting the right valve design for every industrial flow application /

Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. They are used extensively in the process industries, especially petrochemical. Though there are only four basic types of valves, there is an enormous number of different kinds of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zappe, R. W., 1912-
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Smith, Peter, 1951 June 7-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier : Gulf Professional Pub., [2004]
Edition:5th ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. They are used extensively in the process industries, especially petrochemical. Though there are only four basic types of valves, there is an enormous number of different kinds of valves within each category, each one used for a specific purpose. No other book on the market analyzes the use, construction, and selection of valves in such a comprehensive manner.-Covers new environmentally-conscious equipment and practices, the most important hot-button issue in the petrochemical industry today -Details new generations of valves for offshore projects, the oil industry's fastest-growing segment -Includes numerous new products that have never before been written about in the mainstream literature.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-386) and index.
ISBN:0750677171
9780750677172