Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Process Engineering Problems

Name: Rules of Thumb for Chemical Engineers A Manual of Quick, Accurate Solutions to Everyday Process Engineering Problems
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ISBN: 9780750675673

ISBN-10: 0750675675

ISBN-13: 9780750675673

Edition: 3rd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Carl Branan

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This book helps solve field engineering problems with its hundreds of common sense techniques, shortcuts and calculations. Also included are practical tips, handy formulas, correlations, curves, charts, tables that will save engineers valuable time and effort.

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List price: $99.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 10/23/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 426
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Equipment Design	p. 1
Fluid Flow	p. 2
Velocity head	p. 3
Piping pressure drop	p. 4
Equivalent length	p. 4
Recommended velocities	p. 5
Two-phase flow	p. 7
Compressible flow	p. 9
Sonic velocity	p. 12
Metering	p. 12
Control valves	p. 13
Safety relief valves	p. 16
Heat Exchangers	p. 19
TEMA	p. 20
Selection guides	p. 24
Pressure drop shell and tube	p. 27
Temperature difference	p. 29
Shell diameter	p. 30
Shellside velocity maximum	p. 30
Nozzle velocity maximum	p. 31
Heat transfer coefficients	p. 31
Fouling resistances	p. 38
Metal resistances	p. 40
Vacuum condensers	p. 42
Air-cooled heat exchangers: forced vs induced draft	p. 42
Air-cooled heat exchangers: pressure drop air side	p. 43
Air-cooled heat exchangers: rough rating	p. 44
Air-cooled heat exchangers: temperature control	p. 46
Miscellaneous rules of thumb	p. 48
Fractionators	p. 49
Introduction	p. 50
Relative volatility	p. 50
Minimum reflux	p. 51
Minimum stages	p. 52
Actual reflux and actual theoretical stages	p. 52
Reflux to feed ratio	p. 53
Actual trays	p. 54
Graphical methods	p. 54
Tray efficiency	p. 55
Diameter of bubble cap trays	p. 59
Diameter of sieve/valve trays (F factor)	p. 60
Diameter of sieve/valve trays (Smith)	p. 61
Diameter of sieve/valve trays (Lieberman)	p. 63
Diameter of ballast trays	p. 63
Diameter of fractionators, general	p. 65
Control schemes	p. 65
Optimization techniques	p. 69
Reboilers	p. 72
Packed columns	p. 76
Absorbers	p. 97
Introduction	p. 98
Hydrocarbon absorber design	p. 98
Hydrocarbon absorbers, optimization	p. 100
Inorganic type	p. 101
Pumps	p. 104
Affinity laws	p. 105
Horsepower	p. 105
Efficiency	p. 105
Minimum flow	p. 105
General suction system	p. 106
Suction system NPSH available	p. 107
Suction system NPSH for studies	p. 108
Suction system NPSH with dissolved gas	p. 109
Larger impeller	p. 109
Construction materials	p. 109
Compressors	p. 112
Ranges of application	p. 113
Generalized Z	p. 113
Generalized K	p. 114
Horsepower calculation	p. 115
Efficiency	p. 119
Temperature rise	p. 121
Surge controls	p. 121
Drivers	p. 122
Motors: efficiency	p. 123
Motors: starter sizes	p. 124
Motors: service factor	p. 124
Motors: useful equations	p. 125
Motors: relative costs	p. 125
Motors: overloading	p. 126
Steam turbines: steam rate	p. 126
Steam turbines: efficiency	p. 126
Gas turbines: fuel rates	p. 127
Gas engines: fuel rates	p. 129
Gas expanders: available energy	p. 129
Separators/Accumulators	p. 130
Liquid residence time	p. 131
Vapor residence time	p. 132
Vapor/liquid calculation method	p. 133
Liquid/liquid calculation method	p. 135
Pressure drop	p. 135
Vessel thickness	p. 136
Gas scrubbers	p. 136
Reflux drums	p. 136
General vessel design tips	p. 137
Boilers	p. 138
Power plants	p. 139
Controls	p. 139
Thermal efficiency	p. 140
Stack gas enthalpy	p. 141
Stack gas quantity	p. 142
Steam drum stability	p. 143
Deaerator venting	p. 144
Water alkalinity	p. 145
Blowdown control	p. 145
Impurities in water	p. 145
Conductivity versus dissolved solids	p. 147
Silica in steam	p. 148
Caustic embrittlement	p. 148
Waste heat	p. 150
Cooling Towers	p. 153
System balances	p. 154
Temperature data	p. 154
Performance	p. 156
Performance estimate: a cast history	p. 158
Transfer units	p. 158
Process Design	p. 161
Refrigeration	p. 162
Types of systems	p. 163
Estimating horsepower per ton	p. 163
Horsepower and condenser duty for specific refrigerants	p. 164
Refrigerant replacements	p. 182
Ethylene/propylene cascaded system	p. 183
Steam jet type utilities requirements	p. 183
Ammonia absorption type utilities requirements	p. 186
Gas Treating	p. 187
Introduction	p. 188
Gas treating processes	p. 188
Reaction type gas treating	p. 190
Physical solvent gas treating	p. 191
Physical/chemical type	p. 191
Carbonate type	p. 192
Solution batch type	p. 192
Bed batch type	p. 193
Vacuum Systems	p. 194
Vacuum jets	p. 195
Typical jet systems	p. 196
Steam supply	p. 197
Measuring air leakage	p. 198
Time to evacuate	p. 198
Design recommendations	p. 199
Ejector specification sheet	p. 200
Pneumatic Conveying	p. 202
Types of systems	p. 203
Differential pressures	p. 204
Equipment sizing	p. 204
Blending	p. 206
Single-stage mixers	p. 207
Multistage mixers	p. 207
Gas/liquid contacting	p. 208
Liquid/liquid mixing	p. 208
Liquid/solid mixing	p. 208
Mixer applications	p. 209
Shrouded blending nozzle	p. 210
Vapor formation rate for tank filling	p. 210
Plant Design	p. 211
Process Evaluation	p. 212
Introduction	p. 213
Study definition	p. 213
Process definition	p. 215
Battery limits specifications	p. 222
Offsite specifications	p. 226
Capital investments	p. 230
Operating costs	p. 237
Economics	p. 240
Financing	p. 244
Reliability	p. 247
Metallurgy	p. 249
Embrittlement	p. 250
Stress-corrosion cracking	p. 256
Hydrogen attack	p. 257
Pitting corrosion	p. 259
Creep and creep-rupture life	p. 260
Metal dusting	p. 262
Naphthenic acid corrosion	p. 264
Fuel ash corrosion	p. 265
Thermal fatigue	p. 267
Abrasive wear	p. 269
Pipeline toughness	p. 270
Common corrosion mistakes	p. 271
Safety	p. 272
Estimating LEL and flash	p. 273
Tank blanketing	p. 273
Equipment purging	p. 275
Static charge from fluid flow	p. 276
Mixture flammability	p. 279
Relief manifolds	p. 282
Natural ventilation	p. 288
Controls	p. 289
Introduction	p. 290
Extra capacity for process control	p. 290
Controller limitations	p. 291
False economy	p. 292
Definitions of control modes	p. 292
Control mode comparisons	p. 292
Control mode vs application	p. 292
Pneumatic vs electronic controls	p. 293
Process chromatographs	p. 294
Operations	p. 295
Troubleshooting	p. 296
Introduction	p. 297
Fractionation: initial checklists	p. 297
Fractionation: Troubleshooting checklist	p. 299
Fractionation: operating problems	p. 301
Fractionation: mechanical problems	p. 307
Fractionation: Getting ready for troubleshooting	p. 311
Fractionation: "Normal" parameters	p. 312
Fluid flow	p. 313
Refrigeration	p. 316
Firetube heaters	p. 317
Safety relief valves	p. 318
Gas treating	p. 319
Compressors	p. 323
Measurement	p. 325
Startup	p. 326
Introduction	p. 327
Settings for controls	p. 327
Probable causes of trouble in controls	p. 328
Checklists	p. 330
Energy Conservation	p. 334
Target excess oxygen	p. 335
Stack heat loss	p. 336
Stack gas dew point	p. 336
Equivalent fuel values	p. 338
Heat recovery systems	p. 339
Process efficiency	p. 340
Steam traps	p. 341
Gas expanders	p. 343
Fractionation	p. 344
Insulating materials	p. 344
Process Modeling Using Linear Programming	p. 345
Process modeling using linear programming	p. 346
Properties	p. 351
Introduction	p. 352
Approximate physical properties	p. 352
Viscosity	p. 353
Relative humidity	p. 357
Surface tension	p. 358
Gas diffusion coefficients	p. 358
Water and hydrocarbons	p. 360
Natural gas hydrate temperature	p. 364
Inorganic gases in petroleum	p. 366
Foam density	p. 368
Equivalent diameter	p. 369
Autoignition temperature	p. 371
Gibbs free energy of formation	p. 376
New refrigerants	p. 386
Approximate Conversion Factors	p. 387
Approximate conversion factors	p. 388
Appendixes	p. 389
Shortcut Equipment Design Methods--Overview	p. 390
Geographic Information Systems	p. 392
Internet Ideas	p. 394
Process Safety Management	p. 397
Do-It-Yourself Shortcut Methods	p. 399
Overview for Engineering Students	p. 406
Modern Management Initiatives	p. 409
Process Specification Sheets	p. 410
Vessel data sheet	p. 411
Shell and tube exchanger data sheet	p. 412
Double pipe (G-fin) exchanger data sheet	p. 413
Air-cooled (fin-fan) exchanger data sheet	p. 414
Direct fired heater data sheet	p. 415
Centrifugal pump (horizontal or vertical) data sheet	p. 416
Pump (vertical turbine--can or propellor) data sheet	p. 417
Tank data sheet	p. 418
Cooling tower data sheet	p. 419
Index	p. 423
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