Valve Selection Handbook - Engineering Fundamentals for Selecting Right Valve Design for Every

Informationen zum Autor Peter Smith is an independent consultant based in Europe with 30 years of experience in the onshore and offshore sectors of the oil and gas industry. He has worked on design and construction projects for, Exxon, Total, Mobil, Woodside Petroleum, Shell, Statoil, Bluewater, Elf, and Huffco Indonesia. R.W. Zappe is a retired consultant for ICI Australia Operations Pty. Ltd., where he had been employed since 1950. A graduate of Technical University Wuppertal in mechanical engineering, he also worked for Dragerwerk, Lubeck as a design engineer for respiratory equipment until he founded a small manufacturing company in Hamburg. Klappentext 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 as this one. Zusammenfassung 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 in the process industries, especially petrochemical. This book analyzes the use, construction, and selection of valves in a comprehensive manner. It covers environmentally-conscious equipment and practices.

Product details

• Authors: R. W. Zappe, Peter Smith, Peter (Independent Consultant Smith, Peter Zappe Smith, Smith Peter, R. W. Zappe, R. W. (retired consultant for ICI Australia Operations Pty. Ltd. Zappe
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2004
• EAN: 9780750677172
• ISBN: 978-0-7506-7717-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering & Materials, Mechanical engineering and materials