Pipeline design, construction book is updated

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

The practical approach to the design and construction of pipelines has been updated with codes and standards information, solutions to technical problems and corrections to some drawings, formulae and tables.

First published by ASME Press in October 2000, "Pipeline Design & Construction — A Practical Approach" covered the development of pipeline systems from inception to design, construction, operations and maintenance.

The book evolved from training courses that were started in 1988 in response to the pipeline community's need to educate the industry's hierarchy and the training and development needs of those entering the profession, Ron Turner wrote in the foreword of the second edition. He is executive vice president of TransCanada Corp.

TransCanada sponsored the first edition of the book. That edition was so popular that it sold out in less than two years.

In the second edition, which is available through ASME Press, new references, mathematical models and detailed case studies are included. The 700-page volume contains application-oriented examples that are accompanied by system descriptions and sketches.

The book offers straightforward, practical techniques for pipeline design and construction, which the authors say make it an ideal professional reference, training tool, or comprehensive text.

The authors, Mo Mohitpour, Hossein Golshan and Alan Murray, are all members of ASME. They present the various elements that make up a single-phase liquid and gas pipeline system. Included in that information is how to design, construct, commission, and assess pipelines and related facilities.

The authors discuss gas and liquid transmission, compression, pumps, protection and integrity, procurement services and the management of pipeline projects. More complex special fluids are also covered. They include carbon dioxide, hydrogen, slurry and multiproducts.

"Pipeline Gas & Construction" is $88 for ASME members, $110 for nonmembers (Order No. is 802027). To order, call (800) 843-2763 or visit http://members.asme.
org/catalog/ItemView.cfm?ItemNumber=802027.

 

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