A working guide to process equipment - Norman P Lieberman

Diagnose and Troubleshoot Problems in Chemical
Process Equipment with This Updated Classic!

Chemical engineers and plant operators can rely on the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment for the latest diagnostic tips, practical examples, and detailed illustrations for pinpointing trouble and correcting problems in chemical process equipment. This updated classic contains new chapters on Control Valves, Cooling Towers, Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, Fundamental Concepts of Process Equipment, and Process Safety.

Filled with worked-out calculations, the book examines everything from trays, reboilers, instruments, air coolers, and steam turbines.to fired heaters, refrigeration systems, centrifugal pumps, separators, and compressors. The authors simplify complex issues and explain the technical issues needed to solve all kinds of equipment problems. Comprehensive and clear, the Third Edition of A Working Guide to Process Equipment features:

• Guidance on diagnosing and troubleshooting process equipment problems
• Explanations of how theory applies to real-world equipment operations
• Many useful tips, examples, illustrations, and worked-out calculations
• New to this edition:
  Control Valves, Cooling Towers,
  Waste Heat Boilers, Catalytic Effects, and Process Safety

Inside this Renowned Guide to Solving Process Equipment Problems

Trays
Tower Pressure
Distillation Towers
Reboilers
Instruments
Packed Towers
Steam and Condensate Systems
Bubble Point and Dew Point
Steam Strippers
Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics
Pumparounds and Tower Heat Flows
Condensers and Tower Pressure Control
Air Coolers
Deaerators and Steam Systems
Vacuum Systems
Steam Turbines
Surface Condensers
Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers
Fire Heaters
Refrigeration Systems
Centrifugal Pumps
Separators
Compressors
Safety
Corrosion
Fluid Flow
Computer Modeling and Control
Field Troubleshooting Process Problems