The Concise Valve Handbook, Volume II

Levelled at anyone working at a technical level in the process control industry, Part 2, Diagnostics, Maintenance and supplementary topics, covers a variety of maintenance and diagnostic issues including: testing for dead-band/hysteresis, stick-slip and non-linearity; on-line diagnostics; signature analysis; and correct procedures for calculating the spring 'wind-up' or 'bench set'. Part 2, also takes an in-depth look at a number of other concerns including: safety relief valves and instrument air systems. Finally, this volume covers a number of topics which are all too often ignored: acoustics; water hammer; classification of stainless steel; and even humidity measurement.