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&#8217; 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&#8217;s best-sellingPiping Handbookproves it. Mohinder Nayyar&#8217;sPiping Databookcan save you hundreds of work hours and your company thousands of dollars. It&#8217;s the one guide that puts all the practical answers close at hand.