Piping Handbook (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) - Hardcover

Nayyar, Mohinder L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070471061 ISBN 13: 9780070471061

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 1999

Synopsis

"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. Including 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 per cent 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. This book provides: 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 this title

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
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0070471061
• ISBN 13: 9780070471061
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2528