Valve Handbook

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* Newest smart valve technology
* Updates on HART® and Fieldbus valves
* Current codes and testing centers

The classic guide to improving efficiency and productivity, updated and including "smart valve" technology

Updated to accommodate a new generation of"smart technology," this Second Edition of the Valve Handbook features coverage of smart positioners, controllers, and valves. With this comprehensive, expertly written reference, you get one-stop coverage of valve design, performance, and selection, as well as the operation, application, and pros and cons of today's newest smart valves with digital positioners and actuators.

Redesigned to meet the needs of today's professional this handbook provides:

* New process plant applications for the latest smart valve
* Updates on HART® and FieldBus valve technology
* Addition of new pneumatic-to-hydraulic actuator design
* Three-way pneumatic positioner with smart transducer adaptation module
* New high-performance micro-Cv valve
* New ceramic trim materials for mining applications

The Handbook also gives you the expertise to deal with many common problems that reduce valve performance, including solutions to flashing ... choked flow ... high velocities ... noise ... and other day-to-day problems.

Date June 1, 2004
Format Hardback, 447 pages

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Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Valves
Chapter 2: Valve Selection Criteria
Chapter 3: Manual Valves
Chapter 4: Control Valves
Chapter 5: Manual Operators and Actuators
Chapter 6: New smart valve technology
Chapter 7: Smart Valves and Positioners
Chapter 8: Valve Sizing
Chapter 9: Actuator Sizing
Chapter 10: Common-Valve Problems
Bibliography
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