Facility Piping Systems Handbook for Industrial,

Commercial and Health Care Applications by Frankel

McGraw Hill Publishers 2010



Reviewed by: Dr. Joseph S. Maresca



The work begins with an exhaustive list of professional institutes

related to the topic of piping systems and processes. Examples

of the governing institutes are:



o American Gas Institute

o American Petroleum Institute

o American Society of Testing / Materials and a host of others



There are codes for piping systems, allowable materials,

stresses, seismic loads, thermal heat expansion, fabrication,

installations and testing.



The topic of corrosion is discussed extensively. Corrosion

resistance is the ability of the pipe to resist internal

corrosive effects of fluid flow throughout , as well as external

corrosive flows on the pipe itself .



i.e. soils and the surrounding atmospheric conditions

Corrosion can be reduced or eliminated with suitable coatings,

linings and cathodic protection .



Cathodic protection has become a widely used method for

controlling the corrosion deterioration of metallic structures

in contact with most forms of electrolytically conducting

environments. Cathodic protection reduces the corrosion

rate of a metallic structure by reducing its corrosion potential,

bringing the metal closer to an immune state.



General corrosion describes pipe dissolution over the entire

exposed surface where localized corrosion resides in a small

area of the pipe. Corrosive cracking is the

physical deterioration and cracking of pipe wall due to

increased operating temperature, tensile stress on the pipe

and chemicals. The author describes water impurities like turbidity

(insolubles) , bacteria and viruses.



Tensile stress occurs when a material undergoes a pulling or

stretching force. Stress is defined as a force applied

over a cross-sectional area in typical units of pounds per square inch

(psi) or Newtons per square meter.

The type of stress that a material is exposed to will depend on how

the force is being applied. The three basic types of stress are

tensile, compressive, and shear.



The maximum tensile stress that a material can withstand before

failure is known as tensile strength .

The value of ultimate tensile strength varies widely for

different materials. Soft, malleable materials like

many plastics, rubber, and metals are considered elastic and

will undergo significant deformation before

a complete failure occurs. Hard and brittle materials,

like concrete and glass, have little or no deformation before

complete failure. The ultimate tensile strength for many

different types of concrete, plastics, metal,

wood, glass, rubber and ceramics is fairly described in manuals;

such as this one.



Double wall piping involves the installation of outer pipe

around an inner pipe which prevents the release of hazardous

liquids being transported in the inner pipe.

Typical valve design considerations are temperature, pressure,

shutoff valve operation, pressure drops, corrosive resistance,

velocity, fire safety and hazardous materials.



Generally, no machine should be designed without the ability to

shut it down by some means either electrical, mechanical

or otherwise. In addition, some applications are

constructed with redundant and tridundant capabilities to

address contingency modes.



There is an extensive section on insulation which includes

fiberglass, cellular glass,expanded plastic foam,

foamed plastic, calcium silicate, mineral fiber and

insulating cement.



Overall, the volume enunciates a fairly complete rendition

of applicable fluid principles and materials science

structure of matter intertwined with the relevant

standards setting authorities who promulgate standards

for the engineering and allied professions . This acquisition

would be perfect for the engineering professional in your

household. Students of engineering fluid mechanics

will find this volume useful for exams and projects.