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Valve Handbook 3rd Edition

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ISBN-10: 0071743898

ISBN-13: 9780071743891

Edition: 3rd 2011

Authors: Philip L. Skousen

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List price: $123.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 6/16/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction to Valves
The Valve
Valve Classification According to Function
Classification According to Application
Classification According to Motion
Classification According to Port Size
Common Piping Nomenclature
Valve Selection Criteria
Valve Coefficients
Flow Characteristics
Shutoff Requirements
Body End Connections
Pressure Classes
Face-to-Face Criteria
Body Material Selection
Gasket Selection
Packing Selection
Manual Valves
Introduction to Manual Valves
Manual Plug Valves
Manual Ball Valves
Manual Butterfly Valves
Manual Globe Valves
Manual Gate Valves
Manual Pinch Valves
Manual Diaphragm Valves
Control Valves
Introduction to Control Valves
Globe Control Valves
Butterfly Control Valves
Ball Control Valves
Eccentric Plug Control Valves
Manual Operators and Actuators
Introduction to Manual Operators and Actuators
Manual Operators
Pneumatic Actuators
Nonpneumatic Actuators
Actuator Performance
Positioners
Auxiliary Handwheels
External Failure Systems
Common Accessories
Smart Valves and Positioners
Process Control
Intelligent Systems for Control Valves
Digital Positioners
Valve Sizing
Introduction to Valve Sizing
Valve-Sizing Nomenclature
Body Sizing of Liquid-Service Control Valves
Body Sizing of Gas-Service Control Valves
Actuator Sizing
Actuator-Sizing Criteria
Sizing Pneumatic Actuators
Sizing Electromechanical and Electrohydraulic Actuators
Common Valve Problems
High Pressure Drops
Cavitation
Flashing
Choked Flow
High Velocities
Water-Hammer Effects
High Noise Levels
Noise Attenuation
Emergency Shutdown Applications
�Green� Valve Technology and Application
Green Valve Technology
Green Valve Application in EMS Systems
Wastewater Valve Applications
Bibliography
Index