Handbook of Piping Design

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New Age International, 1998 - Piping - 447 pages
This Handbook Provides All Aspects Of Piping Design Starting From Fluid Properties, Stress Analysis, Construction And Fabrication Details, Compensating Methods For Thermal Expansion, Erection Etc. To Maintenance Of All Pipeworks Whether Underground Or Overhead, Carrying Any Fluid Like Water, Oil, Air, Industrial Gases (Like Oxygen, Nitrogen, Acetylene Etc.), Steam And Slurry. All Theories, Tables, Charts Etc. Connected With Fluid Flow Have Also Been Nicely Presented And Explained In Simple And Lucid Manner For Clear Understanding Of The Subject By The User. Flexibility And Stress Analysis And Network Analysis Through Computer, Fortran Programming With Solved Examples Are Some Of The Unique Features Which Will Provide Tremendous Confidence To The User.In Nutshell, The Handbook Is Very Comprehensive And Useful To Designers Working In The Field Of Pipework In Steel Plant, Fertilizer And Chemical Industries, Petroleum Industries, Power Plants, Public Health Engineering Departments Etc. At The Same Time, It Is Also Useful To Fresh Engineers Joining Industries For Improving Their Knowledge In The Field Of Fluid Transportation And Pipework.
 

Contents

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics
1
Hydraulic Design Considerations
31
Metallurgy of Piping Materials
87
Pipes and Pipe Fittings
97
Pipe Supports
181
Valves and Allied Fittings
219
Piping Fabrication
240
Expansion Effects and Compensating Methods
256
Thermal Insulation
322
Design of Tubular Components of Water Tube Boilers
349
Water Supply Piping
361
Corrosionerosion in Pipelines
395
Pipework Maintenance 415420
415
Bibilography
421
Index
445
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Flexibility Analysis of Piping Systems
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