Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual (Audel Pipefitter's & Welder's Pocket Manual)

This little book is big on answers Whether youвЂTMre an apprentice in the piping trades or a seasoned tradesperson, youвЂTMll find this completely revised and updated guide has answers to the questions youвЂTMll encounter on the job. Get current, concise facts on Metrics and conversions Tungsten inert gas welding and arc welding Steam heating, hot water, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems Grooved end/plain end piping systems Process piping using plastics Automatic fire protection systems Terms, BTU fuel values, abbreviations, angle calculations, and more Audel Pipefitter’s and Welder’s Pocket Manual......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 About the Author......Page 12 INTRODUCTION......Page 14 1. MATH AND METRICS......Page 20 2. CALCULATING OFFSETS......Page 33 3. PIPE WELDING WITH OXYACETYLENE AND ARC......Page 53 4. AUTOMATIC FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS......Page 74 5. STEAM HEATING SYSTEMS......Page 87 6. HOT-WATER HEATING SYSTEMS......Page 105 7. AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION......Page 125 8. PROCESS PIPING USING PLASTICS......Page 161 9. GROOVED-END AND PLAIN-END PIPING SYSTEMS......Page 173 10. LEARNING TO USE AN INSTRUMENT LEVEL......Page 180 11. PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEMS......Page 188 12. GAS PIPING......Page 198 13. TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING......Page 213 14. TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR ARC WELDING......Page 228 15. PIPE WELDERS’ DEFINITIONS......Page 233 16. DEFINITIONS OF HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING TERMS......Page 236 17. GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATING TO PLASTIC PIPING......Page 247 APPENDIX: MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION......Page 256 Index......Page 326

This little book is big on answers

Whether you’re an apprentice in the piping trades or a seasoned tradesperson, you’ll find this completely revised and updated guide has answers to the questions you’ll encounter on the job.

Get current, concise facts on

• Metrics and conversions
• Tungsten inert gas welding and arc welding
• Steam heating, hot water, refrigeration, and air conditioning systems
• Grooved end/plain end piping systems
• Process piping using plastics
• Automatic fire protection systems
• Terms, BTU fuel values, abbreviations, angle calculations, and more

The purpose of this book is twofold: (1) to acquaint high-school students with the advantages of a career as a worker in the piping trades, (2) to serve as a reference for workers in the pipe-fitting trades who encounter problems on the job.