Piping Handbook - Hardcover

Nayyar, Mohinder

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070468818 ISBN 13: 9780070468818

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1992

Synopsis

The revised version of this work presents comprehensive information on current pipe design practice, material application, and industry standards. Among the subjects covered are the basics of design, the various types of piping systems, and the use of thermoplastics and fibreglass. There are chapters on the manufacturing and installation of piping, generic and specific design considerations, and construction, operation and maintenance requirements. There is further material on piping systems for water, fire protection, building services. oil and gas, refrigeration, slurry and sludge, cryogenics, toxic and hazardous wastes, and wastewater and stormwater.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Well-written and coordinated...it should be in the library of all architect and engineering firms." - Applied Mechanics Review". "Completely revised and updated...covers all aspects of piping and piping systems from basic concepts to current technologies." - New Technical Books, New York Public Library.Includes the Newest Codes & Standards! Upgraded, updated, and unsurpassed - the Piping Handbook now in its seventh edition, covers the entire field of piping-related subjects. It's the most useful, complete, well-organized, and internationally applicable professional reference in the field. Featuring 90% completely new or meticulously revised text, 15 added sections, and the inclusion of SI units, this bestselling guide thoroughly reflects the latest changes in piping design, practice, materials, and industry standards.Key features: Full coverage of materials and their properties and limitations; Hundreds of piping systems design details;New sections on bolted and threaded joints, erosion and corrosion, double containment piping systems, international piping material specifications, standards, and more.

About the Author:

Mohinder L. Nayyar, P.E., ASME Fellow, is Senior Engineering Specialist for piping and valves in the engineering department of the Bechtel Power Corporation in Frederick, Maryland, and the Editor-in-Chief and an author of the sixth and seventh editions of the field-leading Piping Handbook. As a Bechtel consultant, he has assisted many leading companies, and has supervised and supported both nuclear- and fossil-fueled projects around the world. He is Chairman of the Materials Technical Committee of the ASME B31, Pressure Piping Code, and of Materials Group of ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code; a member of ASME B16 Main Committee; and several other standards committees. He lives in Brookeville, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0070468818
• ISBN 13: 9780070468818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1600