Valve Selection Handbook - Hardcover

Zappe, R.W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0872018636 ISBN 13: 9780872018631

Publisher: Gulf Publishing Co, 1991

Synopsis

A practical guide to valve selection, covering the fundamentals of valve construction and application and analyzing the different hazards and requirements of various industrial fluid flow situations.

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Review

For engineers involved with fluid flow processes, here is a basic guide showing the engineering criteria for selecting valves. The book discusses engineering fundamentals related to valves and deals with the factors on which selection should be made. (Plant Engineering)

...this book is mandatory reading for anyone who uses valves in an engineering capacity. A copy ought to be handy for users and even sales people. -Chemical Engineering Magazine

...the book chapters look at each type of valve in detail. Photos accompany
all of the text.
-Chemical Engineering Magazine

The author provides excellent coverage of the various devices and the mathematics, which are required to properly size the complete system.
-Chemical Engineering Magazine

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gulf Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0872018636
• ISBN 13: 9780872018631
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 360