The Valve Primer

Written for engineers, operators, and maintenance technicians in the power generation, oil, chemical, paper and other processing industries, The Valve Primer provides a basic knowledge of valve types and designs, materials used to make valves, where various designs should and should not be used, factors to consider in specifying a valve for a specific application, how to calculate flow through valves, and valve maintenance and repair. If you are involved in valve selection, specification, procurement, inspection, troubleshooting or repair, you will find a wealth of information in The Valve Primer.

• Presents information on a wide variety of valves and explains the operational basics of the thousands of valves that are found in power stations, refineries, plants and mills throughout the world.
• Includes over fifty illustrations depicting various valve types and how they operate.
• Contains valuable information the cannot be found in any other single source.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Registered Trademarks
List of Figures

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Gate Valves
Chapter 3 : Globe Valves
Chapter 4 : Check Valves
Chapter 5 : Butterfly Valves
Chapter 6 : Ball Valves
Chapter 7 : Plug Valves
Chapter 8 : Diaphragm Valves
Chapter 9 : Valve Materials
Chapter 10 : Sizes, Classes, and Ratings
Chapter 11 : Fluid Flow Through Valves
Chapter 12 : Operators and Actuators
Chapter 13 : Control Valves and Pressure Relief Valves
Chapter 14 : Selection
Chapter 15 : Maintenance and Repair
Chapter 16 : Miscellaneous Topics

Appendix 1 : Standards
Appendix 2 : Glossary