Piping Design Handbook /

"This encyclopedic volume covers almost every phase of piping design - presenting procedures in a straightforward way.;Written by 82 world experts in the field, the Piping Design Handbook: details the basic principles of piping design; explores pipeline shortcut methods in an in-depth manner; a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: McKetta Jr, John J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 1992.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Conversion to SI Units; Bringing Costs up to Date; 1 Fluid Flow; Fluid Flow; I. Introduction; II. Incompressible Pipe Flow; III. Momentum and Energy Balances; IV. Incompressible Flow; V. Compressible Pipe Flow; VI. Special Topics; Symbols; Bibliography; Crude Oils; Part A: How to Determine Properties of Crude Oil; Sample Information; Pour Point; Density; Specific Heats; Wax Content; Water and Sediment; Salt Content; Distillation; Part B: Heat Transfer; Heat Conduction in Soils; Soil Thermal-Conductivity Calculation
  • Convection Heat TransferPart C: Restart after Shutdown; Part D: Design of Heavy Crude Facilities; Pump Selection; Operating Problems; References; Gas Flow Pressure Drop; Measurement; Flow Rate Measurements; Local Velocity Measurements; Symbols; Bibliography; Natural Gas; Introduction; Gas Flow Equations; Computational Method; Results and Discussion; Transient Behavior and Sphering; Wet-Gas Pipeline Design; Conclusions; Appendix: Data Used in Analysis; Symbols; References; Slurry Systems, Nomograph; Slurry Systems and Pipelines; Slurry Pipeline Design; Slurry Characteristics; Design Parameters
  • Design CharacteristicsSlurry Processing; Mechanical Considerations; Economic Aspects; Slurry Pipeline Applications; Symbols; References; Two-Phase Design; Unit Losses for Two-Phase Flow; Dispersed Flow; Bubble Flow; Slug Flow; Stratified Flow; Annular Flow; Symbols; Two-Phase Pressure Drop Computation; Methodology; Pipe Sizing Rules; Summary; Symbols; References; Water Hammer; Where Water Hammer Occurs; Effects of Water Hammer; Conditions Causing Water Hammer; 2 Fluidics; Fluidics; Sensing Devices; Final Control Element; Fluidic Logic; Applications of Fluidic Systems; Advantages of Fluidics
  • Disadvantages of FluidicsPractical Considerations; Comparative Costs; Bibliography; 3 Piping Design; Piping Design; Piping Layout; Line Pressure Drop; Graphical Piping Analysis; Computer Program for Piping Analysis; Force and Moment at Anchors; Expansion Loops; Stress Analysis of Curved Pipelines; Yard Piping; Heat Exchanger Piping; Thermosyphon Reboiler Piping; Pressure Relief Piping; Steam Tracing Design; Thermowell Design; Expansion Joints; Piping Materials; Bibliography; Economic Diameter; Drawbacks of the Handbook Approach; Development of the Equation; Comparing the F Values
  • Equivalent Length EstimationProgram Development; Using the Program; References; Fittings, Number and Types; Fitting Frequency; Complexity Factor; Correlation Equations; Fitting Breakdown; Valve Frequency; Fittings, Pressure Drop; Equivalent Length; Velocity Head; The Two-K Method; How NRe and Fitting Size Affect K; Recommended Values; Two-K vs Equivalent Length; Symbols; References; Flashing Steam Condensate; Accuracy; Symbols; References; Gravity Flow; General Expression for Liquid Flow Rate; Designing for Gravity Flow; Designing for Flooded Flow; Designing Unflooded (self-venting) Piping