Control Valve Handbook -3rd edition

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.