Valve Selection Handbook, 5th Edition

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

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Fundamentals
Chapter 3 : Manual Valves
Chapter 4 : Check Valves
Chapter 5 : Pressure Relief Valves
Chapter 6 : Rupture Discs
Chapter 7 : Sizing Pressure Relief Devices
Chapter 8 : Actuators
Chapter 9 : Double Block and Bleed Ball Valves
Chapter 10 : Mechanical Locking Devices for Valves

Appendix A : Abbreviations of Organizations and Standards Related to the International Valve Industry
Appendix B : Properties of Fluids
Appendix C : Standards Pertaining to Valves
Appendix D : International System of Units (SI)
Appendix E : Valve Glossary
References
Index