Matheson Gas Data Handbook

Author: Carl L. Yaws
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is originally the 2001 edition (7th edition), the newest and most comprehensive in terms of collected gas varieties, featuring a wide range of gas data. The data and information provided in this book are also of significant reference value for workers in organic chemical, inorganic chemical, and fluorine chemical industries. Matheson is a renowned U.S. specialty gas company, primarily producing and supplying various high-purity specialty gases. The Matheson Gas Data Handbook, edited by Carl L. Yaws, a professor of chemical engineering at Lamar University (Beaumont, Texas), is a highly practical reference book for fundamental gas data. The book collects data on 157 gas products, with the exception of air and MAPP gas (a mixture of propyne and propadiene), the remaining 155 products are single-pure gas products. For all 157 gas products, the author lists a large amount of physical property data required in scientific research, design, production, and application in the form of tables and figures. Additionally, the book briefly describes the preparation methods, relevant equipment and materials, specifications, main uses, analytical testing, cylinders and, storage and transportation, chemical properties, toxicity, and safety and first aid for various gas products in text form. At the end of the book, the authors provide 33 richly informative appendices for readers, including universal regression equations for calculating the relevant physical properties of all 157 gas products, as well as tables listing different regression coefficients applicable to various gases, making it convenient for researchers and designers to select, thus holding high reference value. The appendices also provide detailed descriptions of safety handling procedures for compressed gases in laboratories and factories, as well as methods for handling gas leaks from cylinders, offering beneficial guidance for the proper use of different gases.