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INDEX

ASME code safety valve rules, 279 Flow through valves, 27
Attenuation of valve noise, 43 cavitation of valves, 37
Check valves, 143 flow coefficient Av, 34
check valves for incompressible flow coefficient C v, 32
fluids, 157 flow coefficient Kv, 33
check valves for compressible interrelationships between
fluids, 157 resistance and flow
dash pots, 156 coefficients, 35
diaphragm check valves, 155 relationship between
lift check valves, 152 resistance coefficient and
operation of check valves, 149 valve opening position,
selection of check valves, 157 35
swing check valves, 153 resistance coefficient, 27
tilting disc check valves, 154 waterhammer from valve
Explosion venting, 253 operation, 39
explosion vent panels, 253 Gaskets, 14
explosion vent panels in compressed asbestos fiber
combination with flame gaskets, 15
quenching system, 254 flat metallic gaskets, 14
sizing for violent pressure gasket blowout, 19
excursions (explosions) gaskets of exfoliated
in low-strength graphite, 16
containers, 253 spiral-wound gaskets, 17

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