Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

E.W. McAllister (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750674717 | ISBN-13: 978-0750674713 | Publication Date: December 27, 2001 | Edition: 5

Now in its fifth edition, the Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook has been and continues to be the standard resource for any professional in the pipeline industry. A practical and convenient reference, it provides quick solutions to the everyday pipeline problems that the pipeline engineer, contractor, or designer faces. Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook assembles hundreds of shortcuts for pipeline construction, design, and engineering. Workable "how-to" methods, handy formulas, correlations, and curves all come together in this one convenient volume.

New, updated material includes new conversion tables in square millimeters, material on sizing plates for sizing pigs, conversion of gas volumes, relief valve sizing, and many other topics. Hundreds of illustrations and photographs provide examples and visual instructions, along with numerous charts and conversion tables that provide at-a-glance answers to even the most difficult pipeline problems.

* New material includes conversion tables in square millimeters, material on sizing plates for sizing pigs, conversion of gas volumes, relief valve sizing, and many other topics.
* Hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and tables provide answers to even the most difficult pipeline problems at a glance.
* A must-have reference work for the pipeline professional, its durable, handy paperback format is perfect for on the job, in the office, or on the road.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This is a book that many of us who years ago were pipelining in remote areas relied upon when there were no mobile phones or instant communications. It was a book, a pipeliner's bible...-IPLOCA Newsletter 2002

A must-have reference work for the pipeline professional, its durable, handy paperback format is perfect for on the job, in the office, or on the road. -IPLOCA Newsletter 2002

About the Author

E.W. McAllister has more than 46 years of experience in the pipeline industry as an engineer, administrator, and project manager. He has worked for Chevron Pipe Line Company and Gulf Pipe Line Company, and now runs his own engineering services consulting firm in Houston, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 648 pages
• Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing; 5 edition (December 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750674717
• ISBN-13: 978-0750674713
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,569,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars New 5th Edition Expands on Shortcuts, January 24, 2002

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This review is from: Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, Fifth Edition (Paperback)

updated material includes new conversion tables in square millimeters, material on sizing plates for sizing pigs, conversion of gas volumes, relief valve sizing. Lots of charts and conversion tables and visual instructions with photos and illustrations.