[.uk] Control Valves: Practical Guides for Measurement and ... (ISBN 1556175655)

Problably the Foremost Reference on Control Valves:
How important is this book? Experienced valve practitioners say that ten percent of their control valves give ninety percent of the problems they encounter in industrial facilities. Of the problems experienced with the procurement and use of control valves, the major ones seem to be because of lack of knowledge of installed process conditions (design versus actual conditions) and lack of good communication between the buyer and the seller, With high quality process data and good communication, poor instalation practices still account for some dissatisfaction. This volume is part of the Practical Guides Series developed and published by ISA (formerly "The Instrument Society of America", later "The International Society for Measurement and Control" and now known as "The Instrument, Systems and Automation Society"). The Practical Guides were concived to bridge the gap between theory and actual practice, and the stress is placed on the actual experience of measurement and control practitioners. I own this book. This is problably the foremost reference on Control Valves, published by ISA: the Instruments, Systems and Automation Society, with contributions from practicing engineers and experts with extensive experience in this area. The Book covers the folowing Topics: - Terminology. - Valve Bodies. - Control Valve actuators. - Sizing. - Cavitation and Flashing. - Control Valve Noise. - Control Valve trim. - Control Valve Features. - Materials for Control Valves. - Contrl Valve Aplications. - Safety. - Control Valve Selection. - Accesories. - Installation. - Control Valve Troubleshooting. - Case histories. - Maintenance. - Control Valve testing. - Codes & Standards. - Regulators.