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Process Equipment Malfunctions: Techniques to Identify and Correct Plant Problems

Author : Norman P. Lieberman

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 558 pages

File Size : 27,89 MB

Release : 2011-12-02

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0071770216

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS Process Equipment Malfunctions offers proven techniques for finding and fixing process plant problems and contains details on failure identification. Diagnostic tips, examples, and illustrations help to pinpoint and correct faults in chemical process and petroleum refining equipment. Complex math has been omitted. An essential resource for plant operators and process engineers, this book is based on the author's long career in field troubleshooting process problems. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Distillation tray malfunctions Packed tower problems Distillation tower pressure and composition control Fractionator product stripping Pumparounds Reboiled and steam side strippers Inspecting tower internals Process reboilers--thermosyphon circulation Heat exchangers Condenser limitations Air coolers Cooling water systems Steam condensate collection systems Steam quality problems Level control problems Process plant corrosion and fouling Vapor-liquid separation vessels Hydrocarbon-water separation and desalters Fired heaters--draft and excess O2 Disabling safety systems Vacuum systems and steam jets Vacuum surface condensers Centrifugal pump limitations Steam turbine drivers Centrifugal compressors Reciprocating compressors



Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing

Author : Saeid Mokhatab

Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing

Page : 629 pages

File Size : 49,98 MB

Release : 2015-02-14

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0128016647

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Book Description

Written by an internationally-recognized author team of natural gas industry experts, the third edition of Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing is a unique, well-documented, and comprehensive work on the major aspects of natural gas transmission and processing. Two new chapters have been added to the new edition: a chapter on nitrogen rejection to address today's high nitrogen gases and a chapter on gas processing plant operations to assist plant operators with optimizing their plant operations. In addition, overall updates to Handbook of Natural Gas Transmission and Processing provide a fresh look at new technologies and opportunities for solving current gas processing problems on plant design and operation and on greenhouse gases emissions. It also does an excellent job of highlighting the key considerations that must be taken into account for any natural gas project in development. - Covers all technical and operational aspects of natural gas transmission and processing in detail. - Provides pivotal updates on the latest technologies, applications and solutions. - Offers practical advice on design and operation based on engineering principles and operating experiences.



Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair

Author : Heinz P. Bloch

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 718 pages

File Size : 18,92 MB

Release : 1997-01-10

Category : Science

ISBN : 0080479006

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Book Description

This updated edition is an invaluable source of practical cost-effective maintenance, repair, installation, and field verification procedures for machinery engineers. It is filled with step-by-step instructions and quick-reference checklists that describe preventive and predictive maintenance for major process units such as vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, and liquid ring vacuum pumps, fans and blowers, compressors, turboexpanders, turbines, and more. Also included are sections on machinery protection, storage, lubrication, and periodic monitoring. A new section examines centrifugal pumps and explains how and why they continue to fail. More new information focuses on maintenance for aircraft derivative gas turbines. This revised edition gives special attention throughout to maintenance and repair procedures needed to ensure efficiency, performance, and long life.



Troubleshooting Process Plant Control

Author : Norman P. Lieberman

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 49,58 MB

Release : 2017-03-14

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1119267773

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Book Description

Examines real life problems and solutions for operators and engineers running process controls Expands on the first book with the addition of five new chapters as well as new troubleshooting examples Written for the working operator and engineer, with straightforward instruction not hinged on complex math Includes real-life examples of control problems that commonly arise and how to fix them Emphasizes single and well-established process engineering principles that will help working engineers and operators switch manual control loops to automatic control



Reactive and Membrane-Assisted Separations

Author : Philip Lutze

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 523 pages

File Size : 44,95 MB

Release : 2016-07-28

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 3110388200

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Book Description

Process intensification aims for increasing efficiency and sustainability of (bio-)chemical production processes. This book presents strategies for improving fluid separation such as reactive distillation, reactive absorption and membrane assisted separations. The authors discuss computer simulation, model development, methodological approaches for synthesis and the design and scale-up of final industrial processes.



Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys

Author : Joseph R. Davis

Publisher : ASM International

Page : 450 pages

File Size : 10,46 MB

Release : 2000-01-01

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0871706857

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Book Description

This book is a comprehensive guide to the compositions, properties, processing, performance, and applications of nickel, cobalt, and their alloys. It includes all of the essential information contained in the ASM Handbook series, as well as new or updated coverage in many areas in the nickel, cobalt, and related industries.



Working Guide to Process Equipment, Third Edition

Author : Norman Lieberman

Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional

Page : 625 pages

File Size : 49,58 MB

Release : 2008-05-18

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0071640967

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Book Description

Diagnose and Troubleshoot Problems in Chemical Process Equipment with This Updated Classic! Chemical engineers and plant operators can rely on the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment for the latest diagnostic tips, practical examples, and detailed illustrations for pinpointing trouble and correcting problems in chemical process equipment. This updated classic contains new chapters on Control Valves, Cooling Towers, Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, Fundamental Concepts of Process Equipment, and Process Safety. Filled with worked-out calculations, the book examines everything from trays, reboilers, instruments, air coolers, and steam turbines...to fired heaters, refrigeration systems, centrifugal pumps, separators, and compressors. The authors simplify complex issues and explain the technical issues needed to solve all kinds of equipment problems. Comprehensive and clear, the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment features: Guidance on diagnosing and troubleshooting process equipment problems Explanations of how theory applies to real-world equipment operations Many useful tips, examples, illustrations, and worked-out calculations New to this edition: Control Valves, Cooling Towers, Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, and Process Safety Inside this Renowned Guide to Solving Process Equipment Problems • Trays • Tower Pressure • Distillation Towers • Reboilers • Instruments • Packed Towers • Steam and Condensate Systems • Bubble Point and Dew Point • Steam Strippers • Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics • Pumparounds and Tower Heat Flows • Condensers and Tower Pressure Control • Air Coolers • Deaerators and Steam Systems • Vacuum Systems • Steam Turbines • Surface Condensers • Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers • Fire Heaters • Refrigeration Systems • Centrifugal Pumps • Separators • Compressors • Safety • Corrosion • Fluid Flow • Computer Modeling and Control • Field Troubleshooting Process Problems



Hardness Testing, 2nd Edition

Author : Harry Chandler

Publisher : ASM International

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 23,22 MB

Release : 1999-01-01

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9781615032211

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Book Description

This book provides a comprehensive overview of hardness testing, including the various methods and equipment used, testing applications and the selection of testing methods. The revised and updated second edition features expanded information on microhardness testing, specialized hardness tests, and hardness testing standards. Contents: Introduction to Hardness Testing Brinell Testing Rockwell Hardness Testing Vickers Hardness Testing Microhardness Testing Scelroscope and Leeb Hardness Testing Hardness Testing Application Selection of Hardness Testing Materials Appendices Index.



Process Equipment and Plant Design

Author : Subhabrata Ray

Publisher : Elsevier

Page : 884 pages

File Size : 48,72 MB

Release : 2020-05-29

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 0128148861

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Book Description

Process Equipment and Plant Design: Principles and Practices takes a holistic approach towards process design in the chemical engineering industry, dealing with the design of individual process equipment and its configuration as a complete functional system. Chapters cover typical heat and mass transfer systems and equipment included in a chemical engineering curriculum, such as heat exchangers, heat exchanger networks, evaporators, distillation, absorption, adsorption, reactors and more. The authors expand on additional topics such as industrial cooling systems, extraction, and topics on process utilities, piping and hydraulics, including instrumentation and safety basics that supplement the equipment design procedure and help to arrive at a complete plant design. The chapters are arranged in sections pertaining to heat and mass transfer processes, reacting systems, plant hydraulics and process vessels, plant auxiliaries, and engineered safety as well as a separate chapter showcasing examples of process design in complete plants. This comprehensive reference bridges the gap between industry and academia, while exploring best practices in design, including relevant theories in process design making this a valuable primer for fresh graduates and professionals working on design projects in the industry. - Serves as a consolidated resource for process and plant design, including process utilities and engineered safety - Bridges the gap between industry and academia by including practices in design and summarizing relevant theories - Presents design solutions as a complete functional system and not merely the design of major equipment - Provides design procedures as pseudo-code/flow-chart, along with practical considerations



Improving Diagnosis in Health Care

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 473 pages

File Size : 19,77 MB

Release : 2015-12-29

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309377722

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Book Description

Getting the right diagnosis is a key aspect of health care - it provides an explanation of a patient's health problem and informs subsequent health care decisions. The diagnostic process is a complex, collaborative activity that involves clinical reasoning and information gathering to determine a patient's health problem. According to Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, diagnostic errors-inaccurate or delayed diagnoses-persist throughout all settings of care and continue to harm an unacceptable number of patients. It is likely that most people will experience at least one diagnostic error in their lifetime, sometimes with devastating consequences. Diagnostic errors may cause harm to patients by preventing or delaying appropriate treatment, providing unnecessary or harmful treatment, or resulting in psychological or financial repercussions. The committee concluded that improving the diagnostic process is not only possible, but also represents a moral, professional, and public health imperative. Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, a continuation of the landmark Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human (2000) and Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001), finds that diagnosis-and, in particular, the occurrence of diagnostic errorsâ€"has been largely unappreciated in efforts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Without a dedicated focus on improving diagnosis, diagnostic errors will likely worsen as the delivery of health care and the diagnostic process continue to increase in complexity. Just as the diagnostic process is a collaborative activity, improving diagnosis will require collaboration and a widespread commitment to change among health care professionals, health care organizations, patients and their families, researchers, and policy makers. The recommendations of Improving Diagnosis in Health Care contribute to the growing momentum for change in this crucial area of health care quality and safety.