| Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, Seventh Edition: A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Pipeline Engineering Problems |  | Author: E.W. McAllister
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
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ISBN: 1856175006
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This classic reference has built a reputation as the "go to" book to solve even the most vexing pipeline problems. Now in its seventh edition, Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook continues to set the standard by which all others are judged. The 7th edition features over 30% new and updated sections, reflecting the exponential changes in the codes, construction and equipment since the sixth edition. The seventh edition includes: recommended drill sizes for self-tapping screws, new ASTM standard reinforcing bars, calculations for calculating grounding resistance, national Electrical Code tables, Corilis meters, pump seals, progressive cavity pumps and accumulators for lubricating systems.
* Shortcuts for pipeline construction, design, and engineering
* Calculations methods and handy formulas
* Turnkey solutions to the most vexing pipeline problems
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 Excellent Resource August 3, 2009
Pamela Jarmon-Wade (Houston, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Seventh Edition of Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook is an excellent resource. It is a manual of quick, accurate solutions to everyday pipeline engineering problems. A quick recap of the table of contents lists: General Information (such as basic formulas, math, pressure ratings and more), Cables and Ropes, Belts and Shafts, Pipeline Pigging, Drill sizes for Pipe Taps, Right-of-Way, Concrete Work, Ditching, Welding, Pipe Laying, Pipe Design, Electrical Design, Hydrostatic Testing, Pipeline Drying, Control Valves, Corrosion/Coatings, Gas (general, compression, hydraulics), Liquids, Pumps, Measurement, Instrumentation, Leak Detection, Tanks, Maintenance, Economics, Rehab and much more. This book should be on the shelf of any pipeline professional.
Up to Date and Very Useful August 21, 2009
Gracie Houston (Santa Cruz, California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this book for a very good friend who is an engineer. He was given the task of wiring and mounting the lighting fixtures for a high school baseball field near our home and he told me the section on floodlighting concepts really saved his bacon. I told him he was just being polite and he answered by telling me that he was telling me true, he really used the book.
He said that it covers a wide range of rules and formulas that deal with a whole plethora of things, he actually used that word in a sentence "plethora", a city planner might request of him. He said that the book was up to date and very useful.
Be All and End All of Pipeline Engineering January 29, 2010
Dave Mayer (Huntington Beach)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had three semesters of calculus in college, two semesters of physics, two of chemistry, several geology classes. I took those classes because at one time I thought maybe I'd like to be a geologist, go all over the world looking for oil. But I got interested in other stuff, wound up studying other stuff and sort of left the sciences behind. So when I got a chance to review this tome, and it is a tome, I thought I had the background for it. I don't.
This is a book of charts, tables & formulas. If you're an engineer, then I can see where this book is a must have. I can see if I ever would have stuck with geology, this book would have been a must have. Some of the pages did take me back to those difficult classes, made me remember how hard staying up all night and studying for those exams was.
This certainly a five star book and I wouldn't be surprised if it's used as a textbook, it has that kind of feel to it. If you do the kind of work that requires this kind of knowledge, even with my limited background, I can see where this book would be a big help. It's obvious to me, even with a cursory glance through this book, and I gave it much more than that, that this is the be all and the end all of pipeline engineering.
Contents of the Pipelines Handbook August 22, 2009
F. Ramos (Ontario, CA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is for anyone interested in issues involved in pipelines such as those involved in chemical plant design and petroleum industries, for example. This would benefit engineers, operators, contractors, and business men involved in pipeline design.
This book is easy to use and reference and also has many worked out examples from corresponding sections to study off of. The examples are exceedingly helpful since it refreshes what was learned in the past. Sometimes it may be difficult or time consuming to find similar problems in textbooks let alone examples that may have been learned years ago. The book essentially guides you through some theory and sets up formulas in a systematic fashion by defining terms, units, giving rules and general procedures for many calculations. Some sample calculations are also included.
There is also a glossary provided of technical terms and concepts where they are needed. There are also some sample cases that give realistic examples of situations faced in chemical plants or chemical processes. Procedures are given for these sample cases.
Tips and practical troubleshooting is also included such as selection of flow meters, leak detection, general pipeline maintenance, pumps and compressor considerations and recommendations, corrosion considerations like cathodic protection and galvanic anodes, control valves, measurement of energy and mass flow, construction, electrical considerations, equipment testing, and much more. As can be expected, Fluid mechanics, related thermodynamics, and related chemical phenomena are treated well through the text and will definitely remind pipeline designers of the essentials for pipeline design. If I ever end up working in a chemical plant, this will surely come in handy.
Here are the Chapter titles and some stuff found in those chapters (note - the book discusses more than what I mention and my treatment here will be general and minimal):
1) General Information : basic mathematics, ASTM Standards of reinforcing bars, cables and ropes considerations, belts and shafts considerations, pipeline pegging
2) Construction : planning, right-of-way, ditching, concrete labor, pipe bending adjusting, pipe lowering, general welding, pipeline welding
3) Pipe Design : properties of pipes
4) Electrical Design : National Electrical Code tables, resistance of copper wires, floodlighting concepts
5) Hydrostatic Testing : benefits and limitations, volume of water for test section, compressibility factor of water
6) Pipeline Drying : dewatering, cleaning, drying
7) Control Valves : relief valve sizing, selection, installation, and testing; sizing valves for vapors and gases
8) Corrosions/ Coatings : cathodic protection, coating calculations, calculating voltage drop in ground beds, HVDC effects, locating coating defects, measuring unwanted alternating current, induced AC voltages as hazardous, current interference from outside source
9) Gas-General : calculating gas properties, selecting energy measuring equipment
10) Gas-Compression : compressors, centrifugal compressor data
11) Gas-Hydraulics : finding leakage from pressure drops, multi-phase flow, practical gas flow calculations
12) Liquids-General : general liquid property calculations, viscosities of hydrocarbon liquids
13) Liquids-Hydraulics : CALM and SALM systems, general marine hose data, pressure loss via valves and fittings, sizing crude oil lines
14) Pumps : pulsation control for reciprocating pumps, centrifugal pump considerations, rotary screw pumps
15) Measurement : liquid and gas measurements, orifice meter
16) Instrumentation : valves, acoustic line break detectors, cathodic protection, "smart" pressure detectors, choosing right technology for SCADA communications
17) Leak Detection : techniques, simple systems, economic aspects of leaks, computer monitoring, leak phenomena, pipeline modeling equations
18) Tanks : vapor loss from internal floating roof tanks, estimating contents of horizontal cylinder tanks, vertical cylinder tanks
19) Maintenance : studies, planning, immediate response and flexible actions, planing for oil spills, training
20) Economics : time value, estimating construction costs, controlling irregular cash flow, criteria for investments and financial projects, sensitivity analysis, comparing costs of fuels for operation, estimate pipeline cost based on 1994 data
21) Rehabilitation-risk Evaluation : inspection criteria
22) Conversion Factors
The fact that this book has examples, solutions, and sample cases means that it is a better handbook than other handbooks since others which cover some related topics such as Handbook of Corrosion Engineering do not put in much of worked out examples which can speed up the understanding. Many times scientists and engineers learn faster just by looking at an example of an applied equation.
This handbook works well with any calculator or calculating tool such as Microsoft Excel or MATLAB or the one used in the book.
Very Helpful for a Lot of Upper Division Work August 21, 2009
Zachary Hackett (Reno, Nevada)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sara and I ordered copies of this book for some friends who are grad students taking civil engineering classes. They said that it's very handy for a lot of upper division work. They were impressed with the clear mathematics and efficient layout and although this was not a required text for any of their classes, they find that it's very helpful.
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