Title: Process Operations : Lessons Learned in a Nontechnical Language Author: Norman P. Lieberman ISBN: 1955578060 / 9781955578066 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 225 Publisher: PennWell Year: 2022 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
Geared to young and seasoned professionals alike, Process Operations: Lessons Learned in a Nontechnical Language is designed to present a straightforward approach to mastering the principles and concepts all process engineers should be able to apply without the need of a computer. While simulations and models are useful for examining long-term operational issues, they cannot replace the dimension of human logic and reason required when tackling the array of complex—and sometimes life threatening—situations that occur in process plants. Using the author's experiences from over 58 years in the process industry, this book provides approaches to understanding core process concepts in ways that will equip the engineer to walk out of an office into a plant and directly resolve process deficiencies via small operational changes or simple retrofits.
Features and Benefits
Process technology stories relating to things the author experienced
Practical advice for optimizing interactions with key plant operations personnel
Lessons learned from application in the field
Audience
Field level personnel
Management
Energy lending and finance professionals
Anyone who seeks to understand how, or relies upon, energy markets
Students
List of Figures
List of Tables
Letter from the Author
Dedication
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Applying Technology at Home Chapter 2 : Applying Technology at Work Chapter 3 : Optimizing Fractionation Efficiency Chapter 4 : Reflux in Distillation Chapter 5 : Understanding How Distillation Trays Work Chapter 6 : Distillation : Converting Wine to Brandy, plus Basic Calculations Chapter 7 : Distillation Tray Efficiency Chapter 8 : Steam Stripping Products Chapter 9 : Draft in Fired Heaters Chapter 10 : Hazards in Fired Heater Operations Chapter 11 : Coking in Fired Heater Tubes : Safe Shutdown Due to Tube Failure Chapter 12 : Centrifugal Pumps Chapter 13 : Starting NPSH for Centrifugal Pumps Chapter 14 : How Controls Work Chapter 15 : Dangers for Automated Control Chapter 16 : Heat Exchangers Chapter 17 : Cooling Towers : Minimizing the Water Return Temperature Chapter 18 : Cooling-Water Circuits : Maximizing Circulation Rates Chapter 19 : Motive Steam : Use in Turbines and Engines Chapter 20 : Reciprocating Compression and Refrigeration Chapter 21 : Hydraulics Chapter 22 : Pressure and Pressure Drop in Pipes Chapter 23 : Vacuum System and Vacuum Surface Condenser Problems Chapter 24 : Corrosion Chapter 25 : Vessel Failure Due to Hydrogen Attack Chapter 26 : Energy Release by Combustion Chapter 27 : Case Histories : Avoiding Death and Disaster in Process Units Chapter 28 : Basic Safety Considerations Chapter 29 : Process Plant Operations and Global Warming
Conclusion : Nature of Process Engineering
Index
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