Air Release, Air/Vacuum Valves and Combination Air Valves (M51)

Air Release, Air/Vacuum Valves and Combination Air Valves (M51)
Author: AWWA Staff
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2001-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1613001819

The American Water Works Association had this guide written to assist those who will choose, locate and/or install air valves for water use (it doesn't contain the AWWA standard, which is a separate publication). The use and principles of air valves are discussed in an introduction, the remainder of

Air-release, Air/vacuum, and Combination Air Valves

Air-release, Air/vacuum, and Combination Air Valves
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Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1583211527

Operators, technicians, and engineers will find the information in this manual useful for gaining a basic understanding of the use and application of air valves. A valuable guide for selecting, sizing, locating, and installing air valves in water applications, M51 provides information on air valve types listed in AWWA Standard C512, latest edition, including the following: air-release valve; air/vacuum valve; and combination air valve.

AWWA Water Operator Field Guide

AWWA Water Operator Field Guide
Author: Bill Lauer
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1583219048

Specially designed for in-the-field use, this comprehensive yet compact book will pay for itself over and over in the time you save looking for chemical and mathematic formulas, chemical feed rates, US/metric conversions, pipe and equipment data, operational parameters, construction and installation information, OSHA and USEPA regulations, and much more. More than 20 tables have been updated from the 2004 edition, to reflect information in current AWWA standards and manuals in this new edition. Many example calculations were converted to a more understandable format. Information has also been added on drought, emergency disinfection, membranes, nitrification, fluoridation, external corrosion, backflow prevention, PE pipe, fire flow requirements, sizing service lines and meters, and water audits and loss control, and more. Included is a CD with the checklists which can be printed multiple times along with color photos of the related signage. (Replaces ISBN 9781583213155)

The Fundamentals of Piping Design

The Fundamentals of Piping Design
Author: Peter Smith
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2013-11-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0127999795

Written for the piping engineer and designer in the field, this two-part series helps to fill a void in piping literature, since the Rip Weaver books of the '90s were taken out of print at the advent of the Computer Aid Design (CAD) era. Technology may have changed, however the fundamentals of piping rules still apply in the digital representation of process piping systems. The Fundamentals of Piping Design is an introduction to the design of piping systems, various processes and the layout of pipe work connecting the major items of equipment for the new hire, the engineering student and the veteran engineer needing a reference.

Water Distribution Operator Training Handbook Third Ed

Water Distribution Operator Training Handbook Third Ed
Author: AWWA Staff
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Water
ISBN: 9781613000212

AWWA's most popular handbook for distribution operators, this handbook provides a complete introduction to water distribution system operation and equipment.

Steel Pipe

Steel Pipe
Author: AWWA Staff
Publisher: American Water Works Association
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Pipe, Steel
ISBN: 1613000014

This manual provides a review of experience and design theory regarding steel pipe used for conveying water. This fourth edition of the manual was approved in March 2003, and includes a new discussion of chemistry, casting, and heat treatment, plus new discussion of stress evaluation in spiral-welded pipe. There is revised material on ring girder d