Delmar Cengage Learning; 2 edition. 2015. — 512 p. ISBN: 1285174429, ISBN13: 978-1285174426 Over View Supported by a new, dedicated mobile app and a suite of online teaching and learning tools, the groundbreaking ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, Second Edition, is now even more effective for today’s learners. Ideal for brief, introductory, or essentials courses, this...
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2013. — 291 p. — ISBN: 9781118453308
The easy way to brush up on the math skills you need in real life Not everyone retains the math they learned in school. Like any skill, your ability to speak "math" can deteriorate if left unused. From adding and subtracting money in a bank account to figuring out the number of shingles to put on a roof, math in all...
API Std 682, MAY 2014, 4th Ed. 268 P.
This standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for sealing systems for centrifugal and rotary pumps used in the petroleum, natural gas, and chemical industries. See A.1.1 and A
.1.2. It is the responsibility of the purchaser or seal vendor to ensure that the selected seal and auxiliaries are suitable for the intended...
American Petroleum Institute (API) Forty-Sixth Edition, April 2018. 205p. Effective date: November 1, 2018 API SPECIFICATION 5L, 46TH EDITION We are pleased to announce the publication of the 46th edition of Specification 5L, Line Pipe. This new edition provides technical updates that have reached consensus within API’s Subcommittee on Tubular Goods and will now give industry...
API, May 2014, 80p, 10th Ed.
This inspection code covers the in-service inspection, repair, alteration, and rerating activities for pressure vessels and the pressure- relieving devices protecting these vessels. This inspection code applies to all refining and chemical process vessels that have been placed in service unless specifically excluded per
This includes: a. vessels...
3rd Ed. — Gulf Professional Publishing an imprint of Elsevier Inc., 2015. — 598 p. — ISBN: 9780128014998.
Written by an internationally-recognized author team of natural gas industry experts, the third edition of Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing is a unique, well-documented, and comprehensive work on the major aspects of natural gas transmission and...
American Petroleum Institute (API) 12th Edition, October 2013. 290p
ADDENDUM 1, NOVEMBER 2014
The API Downstream Segment has prepared this standard to cover large, field-assembled storage tanks of the type described in 1.2 that contain petroleum intermediates (gases or vapors) and finished products, as well as other liquid products commonly handled and stored by the various...
API, September 2013, 128p. Standard 1104. 21st Ed, Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities.
This standard covers the gas and arc welding of butt, .fillet, and socket welds in carbon and low-alloy steel piping used in the compression, pumping, and transmission of crude petroleum, petroleum products, fuel gases, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen and, where applicable, covers...
American Petroleum Institute (API) STANDARD 660 NINTH EDITION, March 2015. 72P. Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers This standard specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the mechanical design, material selection, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of shell-and-tube heat exchangers for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries....
API, March 2013, 514 pages. Standard 650 Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, 12th Edition, Standard establishes minimum requirements for material, design, fabrication, erection, and testing for vertical, cylindrical, aboveground, closed- and open-top, welded carbon or stainless steel storage tanks in various sizes and capacities for internal pressures approximating atmospheric...
API STANDARD 674, THIRD EDITION, DECEMBER 2010, 108 P. ERRATA, MAY 2014 Full Description Covers the minimum requirements for reciprocating positive displacement pumps for use in petroleum, chemical, and gas industry services. Both direct-acting and power-frame types are included. Scope Normative References Terms and Definitions General Statutory Requirements Basic Design...
8th Ed. — McGraw-Hill Economics, 2013. — 677 p. — ISBN: 0073523224, 978-0073523224 Baye and Prince's bestselling Managerial Economics and Business Strategy provides a complete solution designed to help students use tools from intermediate microeconomics, game theory, and industrial organization to make sound managerial decisions. Now fully integrated within McGraw-Hill's...
Second Edition. — Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, New Delhi, 2014. — 286 p. — ISBN: 9350904748, 9789350904749 The goals for the second edition of Textbook of Immunology are to provide a brief, accurate and updated presentation of those aspects of immunology that are of particular significance in the fields of clinical infections, diagnostic immunology, vaccinology,...
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015. — 535 p Multiphase reactors are widely used in the chemical industry. The design and scale-up of such reactors is always a difficult task and is not adequately covered in traditional chemical reaction engineering books. The book by Pangarkar is a welcome addition to this field and brings a new perspective of combining the theory with practice. The...
The Guilford Press, 2013. — 610 p. — ISBN: 9781462510016. Comprehensively examining the relationship between cognition and emotion, this authoritative handbook brings together leading investigators from multiple psychological subdisciplines. Biological underpinnings of the cognition-emotion interface are reviewed, including the role of neurotransmitters and hormones....
CRC Press, 2014. — 223 p. Complete Guide for Growing Plants Hydroponically: A Guidebook for the Advanced Gardener and the Commercial Hydroponic Grower. How plants grow The essential plant nutrient elements The nutrient solution Rooting media Systems of hydroponic culture Hydroponic application factors Educational role
Woodhead Publishing, 2014. — 343 p. — ISBN: 9780857095091 Underground pipelines transporting liquid petroleum products and natural gas are critical components of civil infrastructure, making corrosion prevention an essential part of asset-protection strategy. Underground Pipeline Corrosion provides a basic understanding of the problems associated with corrosion detection and...
3rd Edition. — ASME, 2000. — 696 p. This extensive source of crack stress analysis information is nearly double the size of the previous edition. Along with revisions, the authors provide 150 new pages of analysis and information. This classic volume can serve as an excellent reference, as well as a text for in-house training courses in various industries and academic settings....
Published: 08/23/2017 ISBN(s): 9780791871423 Number of Pages: 242 Scope General This Standard applies to new construction and covers pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, tolerances, materials, nondestructive examination requirements, testing, and marking for cast, forged, and fabricated flanged, threaded, and welding end and wafer or flangeless valves of steel, nickel-base...
ASME, 2017. — 951 p. — ISBN: 9780791870761. This Section is a “Service Section” to the other BPVC Sections, providing material specifications for ferrous materials adequate for safety in the field of pressure equipment. These specifications contain requirements for chemical and mechanical properties, heat treatment, manufacture, heat and product analyses, and methods of...
2nd Edition. — CRC Press, 2015. — 848p. — ISBN: 9781466555563 The Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Food, and Biotechnological Applications, Second Edition provides detailed information on membrane separation technologies from an international team of experts. The handbook fills an important gap in the current literature by providing a comprehensive...
ASME, 2017. — 813 p. — ISBN: 9780791870761. This Section is a “Service Section” to the other BPVC Sections, providing material specifications for ferrous materials adequate for safety in the field of pressure equipment. These specifications contain requirements for chemical and mechanical properties, heat treatment, manufacture, heat and product analyses, and methods of...
Oxford University Press, 2014. — 370 p. The book presents a new theory of personality, referred to as cognitive-experiential theory (CET). Currently there are a variety of personality theories that seem irreconcilable with each other. CET is integrative of all other major personality theories. This integration is accomplished by expanding upon current basic assumptions,...
API Standard 673, THIRD EDITION, DECEMBER 2014, 124 P
This standard covers the minimum requirements for centrifugal fans for use in petroleum, chemical, and gas industry services. Fan static pressure rise is limited to differential usually not exceeding 130 in. (330 cm) of water equivalent air pressure from a single impeller or each impeller in a two stage fan. This standard...
API STANDARD 625, Tank Systems for Refrigerated Liquefied Gas Storage, August 2010, 74p, 1st Ed. ADDENDUM 1, JULY 2013, ADDENDUM 2, NOVEMBER 2014 This standard covers low pressure, above ground, vertical, and cylindrical tank systems storing liquefied gases requiring refrigeration. This standard provides general requirements on responsibilities, selection of storage concept,...
American Petroleum Institute (API) Forty-Fifth Edition, December 2012. 192p. Effective date: july 1, 2013 This Standard specifies requirements for the manufacture of two product specification levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2) of seamless and welded steel pipes for use in pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries. This Standard is not applicable to cast...
International StandardISO/IEC 17025:2017, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories , 2017. - 38 p ISO/IEC 17025:2017 specifies the general requirements for the competence, impartiality and consistent operation of laboratories. ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is applicable to all organizations performing laboratory activities, regardless of the number of...
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference. — Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2014. — 279 p. — (Advanced Materials Research) Modern Technologies for Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Material Science 5th International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology (ICMST 2014) was held in Sarawak, Malaysia on 7-8, June, 2014. The conference provides a platform to discuss...
New Volume Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013. — 948 p. Membrane reactors are increasingly replacing conventional separation, process and conversion technologies across a wide range of applications. Exploiting advanced membrane materials, they offer enhanced efficiency, are very adaptable and have great economic potential. There has therefore been increasing interest in membrane...
American Petroleum Institute (API). Second Edition, 2013, 156p.
This recommended practice provides guidance to the API authorized inspector on welding inspection as encountered with fabrication and repair of refinery and chemical plant equipment and piping. This recommended practice includes descriptions of common welding processes, welding procedures, welder qualifications,...
New Edition —Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013. — 690 с. Membrane reactors are increasingly replacing conventional separation, process and conversion technologies across a wide range of applications. Exploiting advanced membrane materials, they offer enhanced efficiency, are very adaptable and have great economic potential. There has therefore been increasing interest in...
American Petroleum Institute (API), Third Edition, APRIL 2014. 106p. Recommended Practice 575
This document provides useful information and recommended practices for the maintenance and inspection of atmospheric and low-pressure storage tanks. While these maintenance and inspection guidelines may apply to other types of tanks, these practices are intended primarily for existing...
ASTM, 2011. — 27 p, E8/E8M Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials These test methods cover the tension testing of metallic materials in any form at room temperature, specifically, the methods of determination of yield strength, yield point elongation, tensile strength, elongation, and reduction of area. The gage lengths for most round specimens are...
Nova Press, 2015, — 440 p, ISBN: 9781889057330 The most comprehensive, rigorous analysis of MCAT physics available! Dr. Biehle's classic MCAT Physics Book presents a clear, insightful analysis of MCAT physics. His lively prose and subtle wit make this challenging topic more palatable. The MCAT Physics Book offers the most comprehensive and rigorous analysis of MCAT physics...
Cengage Learning, 1998. — 352 p. Including everything from trigonometric functions, equations, triangle, and graphs to identities, coordinate systems, and complex numbers. Master Math: Trigonometry is written for students, teachers, tutors, and parents, as well as for scientists and engineers who need to look up principles, definitions, explanations of concepts, and examples...
10th Ed. — Pearson, 2013. — 1159 p. — ISBN: 0133116530, 9780133116533, This tried-and-true text from Allyn Washington preserves the author's highly regarded approach to technical math, while enhancing the integration of technology. Appropriate for a two- to three- semester course, Basic Technical Mathematics with Calculus shows how algebra, trigonometry, and basic calculus are...
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International, Houston, TX. 2011. 23p. ISBN: 1-57590-163-3 Provides a standard set of test conditions for consistent evaluation of pipeline and pressure vessel steels and compares test results from different laboratories pertaining to the results of the absorption of hydrogen generated by corrosion of steel in wet H2S....
CRC Press, 2013 — 334 p. — ISBN: 9781444163186 Echocardiography is one of the most useful and powerful diagnostic tools in the assessment of cardiac function. It remains a rapidly expanding modality, with new techniques constantly developing and maturing. Building on the success of the original work, the second edition of Making Sense of Echocardiography: A Hands-on Guide...
CRC Press, 2015. — 210 p. — ISBN: 9781439820186. Better Understand the Relationship between Powertrain System Design and Its Control Integration While powertrain system design and its control integration are traditionally divided into two different functional groups, a growing trend introduces the integration of more electronics (sensors, actuators, and controls) into the...
9th edition. — Wiley, 2008. — 880 p. The ninth edition continues to provide engineers with an accessible resource for learning calculus. The book includes carefully worked examples and special problem types that help improve comprehension. New applied exercises demonstrate the usefulness of the mathematics. Additional summary tables with step-by-step details are also...
Taunton Press Inc, 2000. — 204 p. — ISBN: 9781561582891. The bandsaw is one of the most widely used woodworking tools, found in 3 out 4 home and professional workshops. Although deceptively simple - a steel blade rotating around two rubber-clad wheels, the bandsaw does its best work when it's tuned properly. Unfortunately, most owner's manuals provided by tool manufacturers are...
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO). edition, 2011. 10p. This International Standard covers the visual testing of fusion welds in metallic materials. It may also be applied to visual testing of the joint prior to welding
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015. — 126 p. — ISBN: 9783662444979 This comprehensive book offers a clear account of the theory and applications of advanced metal forming. It provides a detailed discussion of specific forming processes, such as deep drawing, rolling, bending extrusion and stamping. The author highlights recent developments of metal forming technologies and...
Mejza Stanislaw Franciszek, Kuriki Shinji (auth.), Lita da Silva Joao, Caeiro Frederico, Natario Isabel, Braumann Carlos A. (eds.) Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, 471p, ISBN: 9783642349034 Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics This volume of the Selected Papers from Portugal is a product of the Seventeenth Congress of the Portuguese Statistical Society, held at the...
American Petroleum Institute (API). 2nd edition, December 2009. Recommended Practice 582.
This recommended practice, initiated and developed through the joint efforts of API and Process Industry Practices (PIP), provides supplementary guidelines and practices for welding and welding-related topics for shop and field fabrication, repair and modification of:
Pressure-containing...
Wiley-IEEE Press, 2001. — 691 p. — ISBN: 0-7803-6029-X. Classic Reissue Original edition in 1965, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reprinted in 1980 by Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company, Inc. The IEEE Press is pleased to reissue this essential book for understanding the basis of modern magnetic materials. Diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, ferrimagnetism, and...
American Petroleum Institute (API) FOURTH EDITION, JANUARY 2013. 62p. Effective date: AUGUST 1, 2013
This specification states requirements and gives recommendations for suitable steel structures for drilling and well servicing operations in the petroleum industry, provides a uniform method of rating the structures, and provides two Product Specification Levels (PSLs).
This...
Publisher: ASME Published: 07/01/2017 ISBN(s): 9780791870785 Number of Pages: 1616 ASME BPVC 2017 Section II - Materials - Part B - Nonferrous Material Specifications (Redline Version) Redline Version is helpful for tracking changes incorporated. This Section is a “Service Section” to the other BPVC Sections, providing material specifications for ferrous materials adequate for...
ASTM, 2015. — 20 p, A262 Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels Brief Summary This specification covers the standard practices for detecting susceptibility to intergranular attack in austenitic stainless steels. These practices include five intergranular corrosion tests, namely: (1) oxalic acid etch test for...
DK Publishing, 2008. — 352 p. For gardeners committed to a safe, natural, and healthy approach, this reference covers a wide range of organic concerns and can help the beginner get started while showing the seasoned gardener how to do even better. Book For Organic Growers & Lovers. The Soil Water and Watering Weeds and Weeding Plant Health Gardening for Wildlife Garden Planning...