Process plant equipment : operation, control, and reliability.
"Process Plant Equipment Book is another great publication from Wiley as a reference book for final year students as well as those who will work or are working in chemical production plants and refinery"--Associate Prof. Dr. Ramli Mat, Deputy Dean (Academic), Faculty of Chemical Engineerin...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
2013.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Process Plant Equipment; 3.2.2 Suction Lift Applications; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; SECTION I PROCESS EQUIPMENT OPERATION; 1 Introduction; 2 Valves; 2.1 Types of Control Valves; 2.1.1 Linear-Motion Control Valves; 2.1.2 Rotary-Motion Control Valves; 2.1.3 Nonreturn Valves; 2.1.4 Relief Valves; 2.2 Control Valve Actuators; 2.2.1 Pneumatic Valve Actuators; 2.2.2 Electric Valve Actuators; 2.2.3 Hydraulic Valve Actuators; 2.3 Control Valve Sizing and Selection; 2.3.1 Selecting a Valve Type; 2.3.2 Sizing and Selection: Letting the Computer Do It All; 2.4 Common Problems of Control Valves
- 2.4.1 Control Valve Cavitation 2.4.2 Control Valve Leakage; 2.4.3 Control Valve Nonlinearities; 2.5 Diagnosing Control Valve Problems; 2.6 Control Valve Reliability and Selection; 2.7 Control Valve Maintenance; 2.7.1 Detecting Control Valve Stiction; 2.8 Control Valve Troubleshooting; References; 3 Pumps; 3.1 Types of Pumps; 3.1.1 Positive-Displacement Pumps; 3.1.2 Dynamic Pumps; 3.2 Pump Applications; 3.2.1 Flooded Suction Applications; 3.2.3 Staged Pumping; 3.2.4 Solids-Handling Applications; 3.3 Pump Sizing and Selection; 3.3.1 System Head Curve; 3.3.2 Pump Performance Curves
- 3.3.3 Actual Pump Sizing and Selection 3.3.5 Net Positive Suction Head Available; 3.4 Pump Maintenance; 3.3.4 Net Positive Suction Head; 3.4.1 Bearing Lubrication; 3.4.2 Seal Maintenance; 3.4.3 Maintaining Performance; 3.4.4 Winterizing and Long-Term Storage; 3.4.5 Cold Temperature Installations; 3.5 Pump Troubleshooting; 4 Pipes; 4.1 Types of Pipes; 4.1.1 Seamless Pipe; 4.1.2 Welded Pipe; 4.2 Pipe Selection; 4.2.1 Pipe Strength; 4.2.2 Pipe Toughness; 4.2.3 Pipe Weldability; 4.2.4 Piping Material; 4.3 Pipeline Network Design and Optimization; 4.4 Pipeline Failure; 4.4.1 Pipe External Corrosion
- 4.4.2 Pipe Internal Corrosion 4.4.3 Stress Corrosion Cracking; 4.5 Pipeline Inspection and Leak Detection; 4.5.1 Pipeline Inspection; 4.5.2 Pipeline Inspection Tools; 4.5.3 Pipeline Leak Detection; 4.6 Pipe Maintenance; 4.6.1 Pipeline Coatings; 4.6.2 Pipeline Repair; 4.7 Pipe Troubleshooting; References; 5 Cooling Towers; 5.1 Cooling Tower Operation; 5.1.1 Cooling Tower Psychrometrics; 5.1.2 Principles of Cooling; 5.1.3 Heat Exchange; 5.1.4 Components of Cooling Towers; 5.2 Types of Cooling Towers; 5.2.1 Natural-Draft Cooling Towers; 5.2.2 Mechanical-Draft Cooling Towers
- 5.3 Common Problems of Cooling Towers 5.3.1 Scale Deposits; 5.3.2 Delignification of Wood; 5.3.3 Poor Pump Performance; 5.3.4 Poor Airflow; 5.3.5 Makeup Water; 5.3.6 Clogging of Distribution Nozzles; 5.4 Measuring Cooling Tower Performance; 5.4.1 Performance Assessment; 5.5 Cooling Tower Maintenance; References; 6 Filters and Membranes; 6.1 Types of Filters; 6.1.1 Gas Filters; 6.1.2 Liquid Filters; 6.2 Mechanisms of Filtration; 6.2.1 Depth Straining; 6.2.2 Surface Straining; 6.2.3 Depth Filtration; 6.2.4 Cake Filtration; 6.3 Filter Selection; 6.3.1 Chemical Compatibility