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Skousen, Philip. Valve Handbook 3rd Edition. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2011.

Valve Handbook 3rd Edition

Authors: Philip Skousen

Published:  May 2011

eISBN: 9780071743907 0071743901 | ISBN: 9780071743891
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Book description:

Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of valves for the process industry

Revised to include details on the latest technologies, Valve Handbook, Third Edition, discusses design, performance, selection, operation, and application. This updated resource features a new chapter on the green technology currently employed by the valve industry, as well as an overview of the major environmental global standards that process plants are expected to meet. The book also contains new information on:

  • Valves used in the wastewater industry

  • Applying emergency shutdown (ESO) valves

  • Recent changes to shutoff classifications

  • Valves specified for the nuclear industry

  • The procurement process for the Nuclear Stamp (N-Stamp)

  • The emergence of wireless technology and its application to current smart technology

  • Characteristics of high-performance hydraulic fluid

Valve Handbook, Third Edition, covers:

  • Valve selection criteria

  • Manual valves

  • Check valves

  • Pressure relief valves

  • Control valves

  • Manual operators and actuators

  • Smart valves and positioners

  • Valve and actuator sizing

  • Green valve technology and application

  • Common valve problems

  • Valve purchasing issues

Philip L. Skousen has been associated with the process equipment industry for more than 30 years, serving in a number of engineering, marketing, training, and communication management positions. He has written or contributed to dozens of technical articles about process valves for Chemical Engineering, Chemical Processing, The Valve Magazine, Control Engineering, and Control. Mr. Skousen has been an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University for more than 12 years.

Keywords: VALVES, SELECTION CRITERIA, MANUAL, VALVES, OPERATORS, ACTUATORS, SMART VALVES, POSITIONERS, SIZING, PROBLEMS, SELECTION, CRITERIA, MARKS' STANDARD HANDBOOK FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, BURIED PIPE DESIGN, PIPING HANDBOOK, EXCAVATION SYSTEMS PLANNING, DESIGN, AND SAFETY, CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES, MCGRAW-HILL CONSTRUCTION LOCATOR, DEFECT-FREE BUILDINGS, 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE HANDBOOK, 2009 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE NEED TO KNOW, CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK, A BUILDER'S GUIDE TO WELLS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS, 2009 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE NEED TO KNOW, 2009 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODES HANDBOOK, PIPING SYSTEMS MANUAL, FACILITY PIPING SYSTEMS HANDBOOK, FORMWORK FOR CONCRETE STRUCTURES, DESIGN OF WOOD STRUCTURES, REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, STEAM PLANT OPERATION, STEAM TURBINES, BLADE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS FOR STEAM TURBINES, MACHINERY VIBRATION, HARRIS' SHOCK AND VIBRATION HANDBOOK, VIBRATION OF CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS, PROCESS ENGINEERING, PROCESS CONTROL, HANDBOOK OF PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES, SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRY, CHEMICAL PROCESS AND DESIGN HANDBOOK, HANDBOOK OF PETROCHEMICALS PRODUCTION PROCESSES, HEAT TRANSFER IN PROCESS ENGINEERING, THERMAL RADIATION ENGINEERING: FOR SOLAR POWER ENERGY GENERATION, BIOFUELS REFINING AND PERFORMANCE, BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SMART PROCESS PLANTS, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING, THE DISASSEMBLY LINE, ENERGY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, STEAM TURBINES, WIND ENERGY ENGINEERING, NANO/MICROSCALE HEAT TRANSFER, SOLAR HYDROGEN GENERATION