The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.
Locating Pressure Systems Information in the IMechE Library The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the pressure systems subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue.
Useful Books
StandardsAPI 521 Pressure-relieving and depressuring systems 5th ed (2007)
ASME Boiler and pressure vessel code - all editions (2004)
BS EN 13445-1 : Unfired pressure vessels, Part 1-6
BS EN ISO 4126-1-6 Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure
PD 5500 : Unfired fusion welded pressure vessels (2006) E-books The following titles are available via Knovel in the IMechE Virtual Library.
2004 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II - Materials
Gas turbine performance
Guidelines for design solutions for process equipment failures
Guidelines for engineering design for process safety
Guidelines for process equipment reliability data - with data tables
Knovel steam tables
Pipeline risk management manual - ideas, techniques, and resources
Pipeline rules of thumb handbook
Piping materials guide - selection and applications
Pressure safety design practices for refinery and chemical operations
Standard handbook of petroleum and natural gas engineering
The following titles are available via Books24x7 in the IMechE Virtual Library. Companion guide to the ASME Boiler and pressure vessel vols 1 and 2
Process piping: the complete guide to ASME B31.3
Piping and pipelines assessment guide
Pipeline operation and maintenance: a practical approach Recent IMechE Pressure Systems Conferences and Seminars Please visit Pressure Systems Papers and Presentations (Archive) Useful Journals The library has an extensive collection of journals including:
ASME Journal of heat transfer 1880-
ASME Journal of pressure vessel technology 1880-
ASME Journal of engineering for gas turbines and power 1880-
Energy world 2005-
Gas turbine world 1996-
IMechE Proceedings part A Journal of power and energy 1985-
Nuclear engineering international 1956-
Nuclear future 2005-
Oil and gas journal 5 years
Petroleum review 1987-
Power engineer 2006-
RGN: Revue generale nucleaire 2 years
Please check the Library Catalogue to see if the Library subscribes to your required journal. E-journals The following electronic journals are available via EBSCO Business Source in the Virtual Library.
Electric power components and systems
Electrical world
Energy and power management
Energy users’ news
European power news
Industrial maintenance and plant operation
International power generation
Modern power systems
Natural gas and electricity
Natural gas transportation and distribution
Nuclear plant journal
Offshore
Pipeline and gas journal
Plant engineering
Power
Power engineering
Process engineering Databases Please visit the Virtual Library page for information about the library's databases.
WebsitesPlease visit Pressure Systems Website
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