Valve Selection Handbook

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Table of contents :
Valve Selection Handbook
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CONTENTS……Page 3
PREFACE……Page 10
1 INTRODUCTION……Page 13
2 FUNDAMENTALS……Page 19
3 MANUAL VALVES……Page 59
4 CHECK VALVES……Page 165
5 PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES……Page 181
6 RUPTURE DISCS……Page 239
7 SIZING PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES……Page 281
8 ACTUATORS……Page 305
9 DOUBLE BLOCK AND BLEED BALL VALVES……Page 321
10 MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICES FOR VALVES……Page 327
Appendix A ABBREVIATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS RELATEDTO THE INTERNATIONAL VALVE INDUSTRY……Page 339
Appendix B PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS……Page 341
Appendix C STANDARDS PERTAINING TO VALVES……Page 347
Appendix D INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI)……Page 357
Appendix E VALVE GLOSSARY……Page 375
REFERENCES……Page 395
INDEX……Page 399