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The Valve Primer [Hardcover]

Brent Stojkov (Author)
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January 1, 1997 0831130776 978-0831130770
Written for engineers, operators, and maintenance technicians in the power generation, oil, chemical, paper and other processing industries, The Valve Primer provides a basic knowledge of valve types and designs, materials used to make valves, where various designs should and should not be used, factors to consider in specifying a valve for a specific application, how to calculate flow through valves, and valve maintenance and repair. If you are involved in valve selection, specification, procurement, inspection, troubleshooting or repair, you will find a wealth of information in The Valve Primer.
  • Presents information on a wide variety of valves and explains the operational basics of the thousands of valves that are found in power stations, refineries, plants and mills throughout the world.
  • Includes over fifty illustrations depicting various valve types and how they operate.
  • Contains valuable information the cannot be found in any other single source.

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 180 pages
  • Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc. (January 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0831130776
  • ISBN-13: 978-0831130770
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Valve Primer, March 16, 2000
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I teach equipment fundamentals at nuclear power plants. This is a very straightforward well written little book on basic valve construction. It covered most of the Knowledge and Abilities required on this subject by the NRC. If you want basic training on valves, pick up a copy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Valves "R" Us, March 9, 2000
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This is a very good book if you have little to no knowledege of valves. Breaks the information down in to layman's terms and has some illistrations.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Introduction and Reference on Valves, January 30, 2009
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I use this book as an introduction to valves for new members of Staff and customers who wish to learn more. The book gives a good grounding in Valve Basics, Design Features, Materials, Flow and even has a chapter on Valve Repair. There are a few diagrams and useful tables too. I find that everyone that has a copy always keeps close to hand as a useful reference.

The book is almost impossible to get hold of in the UK so many thanks to Amazon for keeping my shelf well stocked.
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First Sentence:
A valve is a mechanical device whose function is to control the flow of fluids in piping systems. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flow control element, body seating surfaces, lined butterfly valve, yoke nut, solid wedge gate, handwheel clockwise, required operating force, wafer check valve, check valve design, diaphragm valve diaphragms, other valve types, gland flange, control element position, lift check valve, lubricated plug valve, knife gate valve, huddling chamber, lined valve, gear operator, seat rings, changing flow direction, valve liners, throttling service, swing check valve, valve materials
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