High pressure engineering /
by W.R.D. Manning.
- [S.I.] : Godwin, 1976.
- 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Historical -- Part I: Stresses and materials -- The simple cylinder under static loading -- Multi-component cylinders -- The sphere -- The effects of temperature -- The effects of fatigue -- Materials and working stresses -- Part II: Pumps and compressors -- Pressure, volume, temperature relationships -- Mechanical design -- Some modern high pressure reciprocating compressors -- Centrifugal compressors -- Liquid pumps and intensifiers -- Part III: Fittings, measurements, pressure limits and safety -- Joints, valves and fittings -- The measurement of pressure -- Other measurements - Temperature, flow and sampling -- Ultra-high pressures and present day limits -- Safety.