An Engineer′s Guide to Pipe Joints - Hardcover

Thompson, Graham

9781860580819: An Engineer′s Guide to Pipe Joints

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860580815 ISBN 13: 9781860580819

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Covering remarkable joints and permanent joints in most common metallic and non-metallic materials, this book offers a valuable selection tool for the professional engineer. "An Engineer's Guide to Pipe Joints" will be useful to all those involved in process, chemical, fluid and materials transport engineering as well as any engineer concerned with pipe work and joints as part of an installation. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Acknowledgements. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Pipe joint selection. Chapter 3. Metallic flanged joints with gaskets. Chapter 4. Gaskets. Chapter 5. Flanged joints without gaskets. Chapter 6. Malleable iron pipe fittings (screwed fittings). Chapter 7. Couplings. Chapter 8. Welded metallic joints. Chapter 9. Plastic piping. Chapter 10. Joints in glass piping. Chapter 11. Joints in lined metallic piping. Chapter 12. Reliability. References. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

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About the Author:

Dr. Graham Thompson MSc, PhD, CEng, FIMechE is an experienced author and researcher in plant equipment evaluation, design, maintainability, and reliability. He has published extensively in this field. He is a Vice Chairman of the Process Industries Board of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is a member and past chairman of the Process Industries' Design Committee. He holds a Senior Lectureship in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMIST, UK.

Synopsis:

A comprehensive guide for professional engineers and designers which offers an overview of the wide variety of joints available and their application and use. It covers remarkable joints and permanent joints in most common metallic and non-metallic materials.

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