Control Valve Handbook

Chapter 1 offers an introduction to control valves including definitions for common control valve and instrumentation terminology. – Chapter 2 develops the vital topic of control valve erformance – Chapter 3 covers valve and actuator types – Chapter 4 describes digital valve controllers, analog positioners, boosters, and control valve accessories – Chapter 5 is a comprehensive guide to selecting the best control valve for an application – Chapter 6 covers the selection and use of special control valves – Chapter 7 covers desuperheaters, steam conditioning valves, and turbine bypass systems – Chapter 8 offers typical control valve installation and maintenance procedues – Chapter 9 includes information on control valve standards and approval agencies throughout the world – Chapter 10 offers useful tables of engineering reference data – Chapter 11 includes piping reference data – Chapter 12 is a handy resource for common conversions.