This second edition of a well established and highly regarded text has been comprehensively refined and updated, based on the author’s experience and feedback from using the original edition during the years since its first publication in the early 1990’s.
The book is split into three parts. Part 1 introduces the physical concepts of the subject and describes various methods for transient control and suppression. Part 2 is for the more experienced user and describes how to approach the task of assessing to what extent systems might be at risk. It uses eight representative systems and goes on to describe a range of accidents and incidents arising from unexpected causes. Part 3 provides a database to use in the assessment of pipe systems and the design of protective strategies.
Preface
Part 1
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Unsteady Flows in Pipes and Tunnels
Chapter 3 : Suppression of Fluid Transients
Part 2
Chapter 4 : Assessment and Management of Risk
Chapter 5 : Demonstration Examples
Chapter 6 : Computer Modelling of Transient Flows
Chapter 7 : Accidents and Incidents
Chapter 8 : Transients: Current Status – Future Developments
Part 3
Chapter 9 : Some Basic Theory
Chapter 10 : Rigid Column Approximations
Chapter 11 : Estimation of Air Vessel Capacities
Chapter 12 : Pump Data
Chapter 13 : Pressure Rises Following Valve Closure
Chapter 14 : Air Relief and Vacuum-Breaking Valves
Chapter 15 : Pressure Relief and Safety Valves
Chapter 16 : Valve Characteristics
Chapter 17 : Other Sources of Information
References
Index
