The Piping Guide: For the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems [Hardcover]

Daivd R. Sherwood (Author), Dennis J. Whistance (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0914082191 | ISBN-13: 978-0914082194 | Publication Date: March 1991 | Edition: 2

From development of the initial requirements to final drawings used in construction, this authoritative reference for the design and drafting of industrial piping systems provides a step-by-step guide to piping design. Created as an in-depth resource for professionals, this piping bible is as valuable in the field as it is in the office or the classroom. Among the topics covered in this encyclopedic survey are techniques of piping design, the assembly of piping from components, processes for connecting piping to equipment, office organization, methods to translate concepts into finished designs, and terms and abbreviations concerned. An expansive selection of charts and tables presents a wide array of information—frequently used data; factors for establishing pipeways width; spacing between pipes with and without flanges and for “jumpovers” and “runarounds;” principal dimensions and weights for key components; conversion for customary and metric units; direct-reading metric conversion tables for dimensions and data; and a metric supplement with principal dimensional data in millimeters—handily organized for quick reference.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Each section dissects its subject point by point.”  —Plant Engineering Magazine

“There is no doubt. It is a mine of information.”  —Chemical Engineering Development

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Dennis J. Whistance was a chemical engineer for the HK Ferguson Company. David R. Sherwood was an engineer for Imperial Chemical Industries for 18 years. He lives in Carmichael, California

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 106 pages
• Publisher: Syentek; 2 edition (March 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914082191
• ISBN-13: 978-0914082194
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,850,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Piping Designers and Draftsmen must get this book!, July 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Piping Guide: For the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems (Hardcover)

I use this book all the time for pipe drawings. I agree with others that it is truely the "Bible of Process Piping". My engineers barrow it from me often. Pictures and charts on every page. Welding specs for pipe, pipe fittings and instrumentation assembly details, support details for pipe, different valve descriptions and details, P&ID symbols, welding symbols, tons of pictures throughout showing drafting procedures for piping layout and examples of piping details, many many charts of just about anything you might need from beam sizes to flange standards, stress, thread depth charts, ect. This IS the one, buy it!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Every good designer I have met owns the old copy., January 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Piping Guide: For the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems (Hardcover)

This book is a technical guide to the design and drafting of industrial piping systems. I find it to be comprehensive, fascinating to read, but it is a technical book. .....it is the Bible of piping.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must have" technical book for every piper's library!, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Piping Guide: For the Design and Drafting of Industrial Piping Systems (Hardcover)

This is one of the best piping books I have come across in years. The book is complete, concise and very informative. It's a great addition to my piping library and would'nt go on the road without it! A "must have" technical book for all draftsmen, designers and engineers!