The 2020 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Systems and Equipment discusses various systems and the equipment (components or assemblies) they comprise, and describes features and differences. This information helps system designers and operators to select and use equipment that is the best fit for a particular application or scenario. Subject matter experts on ASHRAE Technical Committees in each subject ar…
This standard covers steel storage tanks built to API 650 and its predecessor API 12C. It provides minimum requirements for maintaining the integrity of such tanks after they have been placed in service and addresses inspection, repair, alteration, relocation, and reconstruction. The scope is limited to the tank foundation, bottom, shell, structure, roof, attached appurtenances, and nozzles …
The Code on Definitions and Values (ASME PTC 2) defines the meaning and values of basic technical terms and numerical constants that are used throughout this Code.
his standard gives requirements and recommendations for the design, materials, fabrication, inspection, testing, and preparation for shipment of air-cooled heat exchangers for use in the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries. This standard is applicable to air-cooled heat exchangers with horizontal bundles, but the basic concepts can also be applied to other configurations.