Troubleshooting Process Operations, 5th Edition

Title: Troubleshooting Process Operations, 5th Edition
Author: Norman P. Lieberman
ISBN: 1955578206 / 9781955578202
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 661
Publisher: PennWell
Year: 2024
Availability: In Stock

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The authoritative and highly popular manual for refinery operations and upkeep, Troubleshooting Process Operations, 5th Edition, provides engineers and technicians with unparalleled knowledge. With his expertise and experience, Norman Lieberman, the author, presents a range of problems and troubleshooting methods that are specific to various processes, systems, and equipment. This comprehensive guide helps both beginners and experienced troubleshooters identify the root causes of malfunctions and failures. The latest edition includes updates on maintenance and design techniques, as well as nine additional chapters on reducing CO2 emissions from process units. As a chemical engineer, Norm Lieberman enriches his troubleshooting guide with amusing and insightful anecdotes from his 59 years in the petrochemical and refining industry.

Features & Benefits

  • Nitty-gritty descriptions of common refinery and chemical plant problems and the diagnostic field observations, experiments, and calculations that reveal their origin
  • Troubleshooting checklists and references following each chapter
  • Practical advice for optimizing interactions with key plant operations personnel
  • Key techniques for reducing CO2 emissions from process units

Audience

  • Engineers
  • Field level personnel
  • Management
  • Students

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List of Figures
List of Tables
Dedication
Preface to the Fifth Edition
Introduction

Section 1 : Specific Processes
Chapter 1 :
Crude Distillation
Chapter 2 : Delayed Coking Cycles
Chapter 3 : Delayed Coking Process
Chapter 4 : Amine Regeneration and Scrubbing 
Chapter 5 : Sulfur Recovery 
Chapter 6 : Alkylation 
Chapter 7 : Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units
Chapter 8 : FCCU Product Fractionation
Chapter 9 : Saving Energy at Reduced Feed Rates


Section 2  : Process Equipment 
Chapter 10 :
Refrigeration Systems 
Chapter 11 : Centrifugal Pumps
Chapter 12 : Distillation Towers
Chapter 13 : Vacuum Towers 
Chapter 14 : Treating Liquid Hydrocarbons 
Chapter 15 : Process Heaters
Chapter 16 : Water Coolers 
Chapter 17 : Alarms and Trips

Section 3  : Practical Problems 
Chapter 18 :
Additional Distillation Problems 
Chapter 19 : Fouled Trays 
Chapter 20 : Dehydrating Light-Ends Towers 
Chapter 21 : Vapor-Liquid Separation
Chapter 22 : Refinery Metallurgy For Novices 
Chapter 23 : Unusual Noises and Vibrations

Section 4  : Gas Drying and Compression 
Chapter 24 :
Natural Gas Drying 
Chapter 25 : Gas Compression-Centrifugal and Reciprocating 

Section 5  : The Process Engineer's Job
Chapter 26 :
Suggestion For New Process Operating Engineers 
Chapter 27 : Planning a Performance Test 
Chapter 28 : Understanding Control Board Instruments
Chapter 29 : How to Make Field Measurements
Chapter 30 : Turbines Expanders and Variable-Speed Motors 
Chapter 31 : Forced Draft Air Coolers 
Chapter 32 : Advances in Heat Exchanger Design
Chapter 33 : Positive Feedback Loops
Chapter 34 : Troubleshooting Control Loops 
Chapter 35 : Texas City-B.P. Refinery Fire 
Chapter 36 : Environmentally Friendly Process Concepts
Chapter 37 : The People Problem

Section 6  : Reduction of CO2 Emissions
Chapter 38 :
Reducing Atmospheric CO2 Emissions
Chapter 39 : Fired Heaters-Burner Efficiency
Chapter 40 : Distillation-Tray Efficiency
Chapter 41 : Heat Transfer-Shell and Tube Exchangers 
Chapter 42 : Steam Saving-Reboilers and Steam Vacuum Jets
Chapter 43 : Centrifugal Pumps-Turbine, Motor Drivers, and Control Valves
Chapter 44 : Hydrogen Losses to Gas and Hydrocarbon Losses to Flare
Chapter 45 : Reducing CO2 Emissions From Sulfur Recovery Plants and Sour Water Strippers
Chapter 46 : Compressors-Centrifugal; Reciprocating Electric Power Savings

Appendices
Appendix 1 : Calculations
Appendix 2 : Suggested Readings
Appendix 3 : About the Author
Appendix 4 : References
Appendix 5 : Index