Understanding Process Equipment for Operators and Engineers

Deals with basic ideas underlying the operation of process equipment in the chemical industry

Norman Lieberman (Author)

9780128161616, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 16 May 2019

431 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 1.04 kg

Understanding Process Equipment for Operators and Engineers explains how process equipment functions. As problems often arise in plants that must be solved by unit engineers, this book offers successful solutions and methods for their implementation. The concepts explained are based on Norm Lieberman’s personal, hands-on experience. Like you, Norm attended a university and was exposed to technical seminars which did not always provide the needed solutions. In this text, you will learn the functioning of a variety of equipment types, including Fired Heater Draft, Centrifugal Pump Head, Distillation Tray Efficiency, Vacuum Jets, Recip Compressors, Steam Turbines, Thermosyphon Circulation Reboilers and Air Cooler.

1. Enthalpy vs. Entropy2. Water Hammer in Piping Systems3. Hydraulic Surge4. Fired Heater Draft and Excess O25. Distillation Tray Efficiency6. Distillation Tray Capacity7. Pressure Drop in Pipes – Friction Losses8. Thermosyphon Circulation in Reboilers9. NPSH in Pumps – Starting and Running10. Steam Turbines and Hand Valves11. Heat Exchangers and Fouling12. Centrifugal Compressors and Surge13. Reciprocating Compressor Efficiency14. Positive Feedback Loops15. Control Valve Performance16. Centrifugal Pump Seals17. Making Field Measurements18. How to Make a Technical Presentation

Subject Areas: Chemical engineering [TDCB]