Publisher's Synopsis
This standard reference text on the analysis and design of petrochemical process equipment has been revised to reflect current practice. The new edition covers the theory of plates and shells and its industrial applications, and provides background for some of the design equations in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII.;The second edition offers a new chapter on design of power boilers, and existing chapters have been expanded to cover new topics such as toughness criteria, design of expansion joints and tube-to-tubesheet parameters. Also provided is revised coverage of the design of water tanks, heat tube exchangers and non-circular vessels.
