Piping Systems Manual by Brian Silowash

Tables of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Terminology
Chapter 3 Reference Materials
Chapter 4 Piping Codes
Chapter 5 Specifi cations and Standards
Chapter 6 Materials of Construction
Chapter 7 Fittings
Chapter 8 Valves and Appurtenances
Chapter 9 Pipe Supports
Chapter 10 Drafting Practice
Chapter 11 Pressure Drop Calculations
Chapter 12 Piping Project Anatomy
Chapter 13 Specifi cations
Chapter 14 Field Work and Start-up
Chapter 15 What Goes Wrong
Chapter 16 Special Services
Chapter 17 Infrastructure
Chapter 18 Strategies for Remote Locations
Appendix
1 Carbon Steel Pipe Schedule
2 PVC Pipe Schedules
3 Copper Tubing Schedules
4 Material Properties of Some Common Piping Materials
5 NEMA Enclosures
6 IP Codes for Electrical Enclosures
7 Steam Tables, English Units
8 Steam Tables, SI Units
9 Friction Losses

High-Pressure Pumps by Michael T. Gracey, P.E.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – History of High-Pressure Pumps
Chapter 2 – Pump Design
Chapter 3 – Evolvement of High-Pressure Pumps
Chapter 4 – Development of Nozzles and Accessories
Chapter 5 – Specialty Systems: The Rocket Propellant
Chapter 6 – Munitions Decommissioning
Chapter 7 – Cutting Steel and Concrete
Chapter 8 – Stripping and Surface Preparation
Chapter 9 – Environmental and Safety Concerns and Improvements
Chapter 10 – Hot Water Washdown Unit
Chapter 11 – Troubleshooting High-Pressure Pumps
Chapter 12 – High-Pressure Pump Systems
Appendix A Corrosion Data
Appendix B Viscosity & Specific Gravity of Common Liquids
Appendix C Utex Material Recommendation Chart
Appendix D Equivalent Pressure Drop Reference

HVAC Water Chillers and Cooling Towers Fundamentals, Application and Operation by Herbert W. Stanford

Table of Contents
WATER CHILLERS
Part 1 Fundamentals
1. Refrigeration Machines
2. Chiller Configurations
Part II Design and Application
3. Chilled Water System Elements
4. Chiller Controls
5. Thermal Storage
6. Special Chiller Considerations
Part III Operation and Maintenance
7. Chiller Operation and Maintenance
8. Buying a Chiller
COOLING TOWERS
Part IV Fundamentals
9. Cooling Tower Fundamentals
10. Cooling Tower Components
Part V Design and Application
11. Tower Configuration and Application
12. Cooling Tower Controls
13. Condenser Water Treatment
14. Special Tower Considerations
Part VI Operation and Maintenance
15. Cooling Tower Operation and Maintenance
16. Buying a Cooling Tower
17. In-Situ Tower Performance Testing
Appendix A. Design Ambient Wet Bulb Temperatures
Appendix B. Draft Specifications
Appendix C. References and Resources

Design Pressure Vessels - Guidebook 2nd ed. ASME Section VIII by James R. Farr and Maan H. Jawad

Tables of Contents
Chapter 1
Background Information
Chapter 2
Cylindrical Shells
Chapter 3
Spherical Shells, Heads and Transition Sections
Chapter 4
Flat Plates, Covers and Flanges
Chapter 5
Openings
Chapter 6
Special Components, VIII-1
Chapter 7
Design of Heat Exchangers
Chapter 8
Analysis of Components in VIII-2
References
Appendix A - Guide to VIII-1 Requirements
Appendix B - Material Designation
Appendix C - Joint Efficiency Factors
Appendix D - Flange Calculation Sheets
Appendix E - Conversion Factors
Index

Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook by Howard Goodfellow and Esko Tähti

A pedido de Alex.

Table of Contents
1. Industrial Air Technology - Description I
2. Terminoloy
3. Design Methodology of Industrial Air Technology
4. Physical Fundaments
5. Physiological and Toxicological Considerations
6. Target Levels
7. Principles of Air and Contaminant Movement Inside and Around Buildings
8. Room Air conditioning
9. Air Handling Process
10. Local Ventilation
11. Design with Modeling Techniques
12. Experimental Techniques
13. Gas - Cleaning Technology
14. Pneumatic Conveying
15. Environmental Assessment Tools
16. Economics Aspects

Practical Guide to Industrial Boiler Systems by Ralph L. Vandagriff

A pedido de Alex. Saludos.

Table of Contents
1 Experience
2 General Data
3 Gas and Oil Fuels
4 Solid Fuels
5 Steam Boiler Feedwater
6 Boiler Feedwater Pumps
7 Stack Gases
8 Flows
9 Boiler Energy Conservation
10 Electricity Generation and Cogeneration

Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design Ramesh K. Shah and Dusan P. Sekulic

< Contents
Chapter 1
Classification of Heat Exchangers
Chapter 2
Overview of Heat Exchanger Design Methodology
Chapter 3
Basic Thermal Design Theory for Recuperators
Chapter 4
Additional Considerations for Thermal Design of Recuperators
Chapter 5
Thermal Design Theory for Regenerators
Chapter 6
Heat Exchanger Pressure Drop Analysis
Chapter 7
Surface Basic Heat Transfer and Flow Friction Characteristics
Chapter 8
Heat Exchanger Surface Geometrical Characteristics
Chapter 9
Heat Exchanger Design Procedures
Chapter 10
Selection of Heat Exchangers and Their Components
Chapter 11
Thermodynamic Modeling and Analysis
Chapter 12
Flow Maldistribution and Header Design
Chapter 13
Fouling and Corrosion
Appendix A: Thermophysical Properties
Appendix B: "-NTU Relationships for Liquid-Coupled Exchangers
Appendix C: Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations
C.1 Two-Phase Pressure Drop Correlations
C.2 Heat Transfer Correlations for Condensation
C.3 Heat Transfer Correlations for Boiling
Appendix D: U and CUA Values for Various Heat Exchangers
General References on or Related to Heat Exchangers

Control Valve Handbook Process Management - 4th edition

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Control Valves
Chapter 2. Control Valve Performance
Chapter 3. Valve and Actuator Types
Chapter 4. Control Valve Accessories
Chapter 5. Control Valve Selection
Chapter 6. Special Control Valves
Chapter 7. Steam Conditioning Valves
Chapter 8. Installation and Maintenance
Chapter 9. Standards and Approvals
Chapter 10. Engineering Data
Chapter 11. Pipe Data
Chapter 12. Conversions and Equivalents

Standard Handbook of Plant Engineering Robert C. Rosaler

Table of Contents
Section 1
THE PLANT ENGINEER AND THE ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1.1
OBJECTIVES AND PHILOSOPHY
CHAPTER 1.2
THE PLANT ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION
Section 2
EFFECTIVE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2.1
PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY
CHAPTER 2.2
TYPES OF MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2.3
PLANNING AND CONTROLS
Section 3
MANAGING THE FACILITY
CHAPTER 3.1
COMMISSIONING
CHAPTER 3.2
ELECTRIC SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 3.3
WATER PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT
CHAPTER 3.4
WATER COOLING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3.5
APPLICATIONS OF HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3.6
COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORKS
Section 4
PLANT OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 4.1
MATERIALS HANDLING: PLANNING
CHAPTER 4.2
MATERIALS HANDLING: CONTAINERIZATION
CHAPTER 4.3
MATERIALS HANDLING: FIXED-PATH EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 4.4
MATERIALS HANDLING: MOBILE EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 4.5
MATERIALS HANDLING: WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
CHAPTER 4.6
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
CHAPTER 4.7
LIQUID-WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 4.8
SOLID-WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 4.9
FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
CHAPTER 4.10
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND RADIATION HAZARDS
CHAPTER 4.11
SANITATION CONTROL AND HOUSEKEEPING
CHAPTER 4.12
NOISE CONTROL
CHAPTER 4.13
VIBRATION CONTROL
CHAPTER 4.14
ENERGY CONSERVATION
Section 5
BASIC MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 5.1
ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
CHAPTER 5.2
BUILDING AIR QUALITY
CHAPTER 5.3
HVAC SYSTEM CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 5.4
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT: GEARING AND ENCLOSED GEAR DRIVES
CHAPTER 5.5
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT: ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS
CHAPTER 5.6
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT: SHAFT DRIVES AND COUPLINGS Part 1
CHAPTER 5.6
SHAFT DRIVES AND COUPLINGS Part 2
CHAPTER 5.6
SHAFT DRIVES AND COUPLINGS Part 3
CHAPTER 5.7
ELECTRIC MOTORS
CHAPTER 5.8
MOTOR CONTROLS
CHAPTER 5.9
LIGHTING
CHAPTER 5.10
COMPUTERS
CHAPTER 5.11
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 5.12
STANDBY AND EMERGENCY POWER: ROTATING EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 5.13
STANDBY AND EMERGENCY POWER: BATTERIES
CHAPTER 5.14
PLASTICS PIPING
CHAPTER 5.15
PIPE INSULATION
CHAPTER 5.16
CORROSION CONTROL
CHAPTER 5.17
VALVES
CHAPTER 5.18
LUBRICANTS: GENERAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
Section 6
IN-PLANT PRIME POWER GENERATION AND COGENERATION
CHAPTER 6.1
BOILERS
CHAPTER 6.2
FUELS AND COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT
CHAPTER 6.3
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
CHAPTER 6.4
GAS TURBINES
CHAPTER 6.5
STEAM TURBINES
CHAPTER 6.6
DIESEL AND NATURAL GAS ENGINES