Understanding Process Equipment for Operators and Engineers explains how process equipment functions. As problems often arise in plants that must be solved by unit engineers, this book offers successful solutions and methods for their implementation. The concepts explained are based on Norm Lieberman's personal, hands-on experience. Like you, Norm attended a university and was exposed to technical seminars which did not always provide the needed solutions. In this text, you will learn the functioning of a variety of equipment types, including Fired Heater Draft, Centrifugal Pump Head, Distillation Tray Efficiency, Vacuum Jets, Recip Compressors, Steam Turbines, Thermosyphon Circulation Reboilers and Air Cooler
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Part 1: Fractionation -- Part 2: Hydraulics -- Part 3: Heat Transfer -- Part 4: Revamping Process Units -- Part 5: Fired Heaters -- Part 6: Vacuum System -- Part 7: Steam Turbines and Ejectors -- Part 8: Rotating Equipment -- Part 9: Reciprocating Compressors and Piping Vibrations -- Part 10: Problems in Process Operations and Engineering Principles -- Part 11: Plant Safety -- Part 12: Caring for Our Environment