A Working Guide to Process Equipment, Fifth Edition. Este artículo no está disponible.A Working Guide to Process Equipment, Fifth Edition

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 

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