Norman Lieberman, Elizabeth Lieberman

Gebundenes Buch

A Working Guide to Process Equipment, Fifth Edition

Beschreibung

The latest methods for troubleshooting and maintaining process equipment This extensively revised and updated practical resource fully explains how to diagnose, troubleshoot, and correct problems across a broad range of industries-all without complex equations and without ever losing sight of the importance of direct field measurements and observations. This fifth edition features new and expanded coverage of: * Causes and Effects of Wet Steam on Turbines and Strippers * Distillation Design Errors and Inspecting Tower Internals * Setting Pressure Relief Valves on Vessels and Heat Exchangers * Reduction of Flare Losses * Safer Procedures for Sampling Hazardous Material * Taking Field Measurements Safely and Effectively Filled with real-world examples and illustrations, A Working Guide to Process Equipment, Fifth Edition clearly demonstrates how theory applies to solving real-world plant operation problems. Selected hand calculation methods are also provided. Coverage includes: Distillation Towers * Tower Internals * Trays and Packing * Pumparounds * Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics * Tower Pressure Control * Cooling Water Systems * Instruments * Bubble Point and Dew Point * Vacuum Systems * Surface Condensers * Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers * Natural and Forced Circulation Reboilers * Steam Strippers * Steam and Condensate Systems * Condensers and Air Coolers * Fired Heaters * Steam Generation * Deaerators and Steam Systems * Wastewater Strippers * Steam Turbines * Refrigeration Systems * Catalytic Effects * Centrifugal Pumps * Control Valves * Separators * Centrifugal Compressors and Surge * Reciprocating Compressors * Corrosion * Fluid Flow in Pipes * Super-Fractionation Stage * Computer Control * Field Troubleshooting * Commentary on & need for Suppression of CO2 Emissions

Autor

Elizabeth T. Lieberman is a chemical engineer with more than three decades of experience in the process industries. She works as a consultant troubleshooting mainly oil refinery and chemical plant process problems, carrying out field survey and plant optimization studies with Norman Lieberman in preparation for revamp designs. Elizabeth also has experience in ceramic clay processing, refractories processing, and the conveyance of slurry flow. Norman P. Lieberman is a chemical engineer with 58 years of experience in process plant operation, design, and field troubleshooting. An independent consultant, he troubleshoots oil refinery and chemical plant process problems and prepares revamp designs. Norman teaches 20 seminars a year on "Troubleshooting Process Plant Operations" and related subjects. He has written 11 books on plant process operations and problems, and has received the "Lifetime Achievement" award from Hydrocarbon Processing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• 5 ed
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 198mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1454g
• ISBN-13: 9781260461664
• ISBN-10: 1260461661
• Artikelnr.: 60172748