Valve Selection Handbook 4th Edition

Valve Selection Handbook 4th Edition is meant to be a reference for practicing engineers and students, but it may also be of interest to manufacturers of valves, statutory authorities, and others. The book discusses manual valves, check valves, pressure relief valves and rupture discs. Revisions in the fourth edition include a full rewriting of the chapters on pressure relief valves and rupture discs. These revisions take full account of current U.S. practice and the emerging European standards.

Valves are the controlling elements in fluid flow and pressure systems. Like many other engineering components, they have developed over some three centuries from primitive arrangements into a wide range of engineered units satisfying a great variety of industrial needs.

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The wide range of valve types available is gratifying to the user because the probability is high that a valve exists that matches the application. But because of the apparently innumerable alternatives, the user must have the knowledge and skill to analyze each application and determine the factors on which the valve can be selected. He or she must also have sufficient knowledge of valve types and their construction to make the best selection from those available.

This book is the result of a lifelong study of design and application of valves, and it guides the user on the selection of valves by analyzing valve use and construction.

Valves are the components in a fluid flow or pressure system that regulate either the flow or the pressure of the fluid. This duty may involve stopping and starting flow, controlling flow rate, diverting flow, preventing back flow, controlling pressure, or relieving pressure.These duties  performed by adjusting the position of the closure member in the valve.

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