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 | | Valve Selection Handbook, Fifth Edition: Engineering Fundamentals for Selecting the Right Valve Design for Every Industrial Flow Application by Peter Smith, R. W. Zappe ISBN-10: 9780750677172 ISBN-10: 0-7506-7717-1 ISBN-13: 9780750677172 ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7717-2 Hardcover 2003-12-26 Gulf Professional Publishing Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 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. | ||
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NO GOOD There are plenty of good books on instrumentation and controls and valves . Please spend your money elsewhere . I was disapppointed by this book . It does not cover the material in detail and is difficult to understand . Please look elsewhere for info. on valves . Fisher Controls has free documentation on valves . There are other good books available also . Please don't end up wasting time and energy on this book . I am sorry about my critical review but I got to be honest . I have this book and am not satisfied with its content . | ||
Efficient handbook An excellent book to whom day after day needs to specify safety and relief valves as ball, globe and butterfly ones. This book also reserved a chapter dedicated to rupture discs. | ||
Valve Selection Made Easy This book was very instrumental in the selection of a valve for the use in a special application. The mechanics involved in each of the valve applicability are well explained. It is also helpful in pressure drop calculations when the use of the valve at a specific part of a process is necessary. It provides a wide range of valve types and has well illustrative figures for understanding the way the valve operates. It also has good explanation for the packing materials used in the different type of valves. It is good for a novice and professional alike. | ||