Pressure Systems Subject Guide


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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.

Topic Shelf Number
Boilers 621.184
Combustion 536
Compressors 621.51
Energy 621.4
Fluid power 621.26
Fuel cells 537
Gas dynamics 533.2
Nuclear energy 621.48
Pipes and piping 621.185
Power plants 621.312
Power stations 621.312
Power transmission 629.832
Pressure relief valves 621.84
Pressure vessels 660.283
Process engineering 660.2
Steam plant 621.193
Steam turbines 621.165
Thermodynamics 621.101
Transportable gas containers 660.283

Useful Books

Fitness-for-service evaluations for piping and pressure vessels (Antaki GA)  660.283 ANT
Piping and pipeline engineering
(Antaki GA)
621.8672 ANT
Pressure equipment technology: theory and practice, conference, Glasgow 2003 (Banks WM) 660.283 BAN
Pressure vessels: design and practice (Chattopadhyay AB) 660.283 CHA
Pressure vessels: the ASME code simplified (Chuse R) 660.283 CHU
The stress analysis of pressure vessels and pressure vessel components (Gill SS) 660.283 GIL
High pressure vessels (Harvey J)         660.283 FRY
Theory and design of pressure vessels (Harvey J) 660.283 HAR
Engineers' guide to pressure equipment: the pocket reference (Matthews C) 660.283 MAT
Pressure vessel handbook (Megyesy EF) 660.283 MEG
Pressure vessels under external pressure (Ross CTF) 660.283 ROS
Pressure vessel design : concepts and principles (Spence J) 660.283 SPE
Hoop-wrapped, composite, internally pressurized cylinders (Walters JA) 660.283 WAL
Pressure vessel design : the direct route (Zeman JL) 660.283 ZEM
Oversize
The carriage of dangerous goods and use of transportable pressure equipment regulations 665.7021 Pamphlet
Guide to European pressure equipment (Earland S) 660.283 EAR
Guide to the use of ISO 15649 and ANSI/ASME B31.3 for piping in Europe (EEMUA)              660.283 ENG
Pipeline operation and maintenance : a practical approach (Mohitpour M) 621.8672 MOH
Companion guide to the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code vol 1 660.283 RAO
Companion guide to the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code vol 2 660.283 RAO
Companion guide to the ASME boiler and pressure vessel code vol 3 660.283 RAO

Standards

API 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.

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