Piping Databook
YOUR QUICK KEY TO TIME- AND $-SAVING PIPE AND FITTING DATAThrow out that pile of catalogs, journals, manuals, and battered textbooks. Get ready for a clean desk and tons less aggravation because the answers you used to dig for are right here. Whether it's the thermal conductivity of insulation materials or a conversion factor for viscosity, sizes and types of metallic or nonmetallic pipe or fitting dimensions, manufacturers’ names or that elusive bit of terminology, thePiping Databookwill spare you hours of frustrating fact-hunting. It's packed with material that mechanical, chemical, process, and civil engineers, architects, facility managers, installers and operators, HVAC personnel, and other professionals use in designing, planning, specifying, ordering, and problem-solving every day. Look inside to see how much easier it can be to:*Specify pipe and componentswith cost-cutting comparisons of design criteria*Design systemsfor new uses with easy-to-find equations, tabular product data, photos, U.S. and international codes and standards*Select and specifydomestic or international materials for piping elements to save time and cost*Do quick conversionswith metric and other fast-lookup tables and charts*Use tablespresented with both customary and metric units*Find all major manufacturers, suppliers, fabricators, installers, and testing companies at a glance for the part or system you need*See illustrations of pipes, fittings, parts, and piping specialty items before you order*Select and specify insulation materialand the insulation thickness without making time-consuming calculations*Find types of pipe supports and hangers;select support spans for metallic and nonmetallic piping systems*Discover innovationsin products, applications, and procedures*Find abbreviations, acronyms,terminology, professional organizations, computer programs, and so much moreThe name Nayyar practically equals piping. And this new resource from the Editor-in-Chief and an author of the field’s best-sellingPiping Handbookproves it. Mohinder Nayyar’sPiping Databookcan save you hundreds of work hours and your company thousands of dollars. It’s the one guide that puts all the practical answers close at hand.