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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam Boston
Elsevier Gulf Professional Pub.
c2004
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| Edition: | 5th ed |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 399 σ. εικ. 25 εκ |
| Bibliography: | Περιέχει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές (σ. 383-386) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780750677172 0750677171 |
