Holloway / Nwaoha / Onyewuenyi Process Plant Equipment

Operation, Control, and Reliability
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-16252-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 728 Seiten, E-Book

"Process Plant Equipment Book is another greatpublication from Wiley as a reference book for final year studentsas well as those who will work or are working in chemicalproduction plants and refinery..." -Associate Prof.Dr. Ramli Mat, Deputy Dean (Academic), Faculty of ChemicalEngineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
"...give[s] readers access to both fundamentalinformation on process plant equipment and to practical ideas, bestpractices and experiences of highly successful engineers fromaround the world... The book is illustrated throughout withnumerous black & white photos and diagrams and also containscase studies demonstrating how actual process plants haveimplemented the tools and techniques discussed in the book. Anextensive list of references enables readers to explore eachindividual topic in greater depth..."-Stainless Steel World and Valve World, November 2012
Discover how to optimize process plant equipment, fromselection to operation to troubleshooting
From energy to pharmaceuticals to food, the world depends onprocessing plants to manufacture the products that enable people tosurvive and flourish. With this book as their guide, readers havethe information and practical guidelines needed to select, operate,maintain, control, and troubleshoot process plant equipment so thatit is efficient, cost-effective, and reliable throughout itslifetime. Following the authors' careful explanations andinstructions, readers will find that they are better able to reducedowntime and unscheduled shutdowns, streamline operations, andmaximize the service life of processing equipment.
Process Plant Equipment: Operation, Control, andReliability is divided into three sections:
* Section One: Process Equipment Operations covers suchkey equipment as valves, pumps, cooling towers, conveyors, andstorage tanks
* Section Two: Process Plant Reliability sets forth avariety of tested and proven tools and methods to assess and ensurethe reliability and mechanical integrity of process equipment,including failure analysis, Fitness-for-Service assessment,engineering economics for chemical processes, and process componentfunction and performance criteria
* Section Three: Process Measurement, Control, andModeling examines flow meters, process control, and processmodeling and simulation
Throughout the book, numerous photos and diagrams illustrate theoperation and control of key process equipment. There are also casestudies demonstrating how actual process plants have implementedthe tools and techniques discussed in the book. At the end of eachchapter, an extensive list of references enables readers to exploreeach individual topic in greater depth.
In summary, this text offers students, process engineers, andplant managers the expertise and technical support needed tostreamline and optimize the operation of process plant equipment,from its initial selection to operations to troubleshooting.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holloway, Michael D.

Nwaoha, Chikezie

Onyewuenyi, Oliver A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Preface.
Section 1. Process Equipment Operation.
Chapter 1. Introduction (Michael Holloway).
Chapter 2. Valves (M.A.A. Shoukat Choudhury, Chikezie Nwaoha and Sharad Vishwasrao).
Chapter 3. Pumps (Craig Redmond).
Chapter 4. Pipes (Shaohui JIA).
Chapter 5. Cooling Towers (Zaki Yamani Zakaria and Chikezie Nwaoha).
Chapter 6. Filters and Membranes (Flora (F) Tong and Chikezie Nwaoha).
Chapter 7. Sealing Devices (Matt Tones and Jim Drago).
Chapter 8. Steam Traps (Jacob E. Uche and Chikezie Nwaoha).
Chapter 9. Process Compressors (Dr. N. Sitaram and Chikezie Nwaoha).
Chapter 10. Conveyors (Okenna Obi-Njoku).
Chapter 11. Storage Tanks (Marcelo Ferrara and Chikezie Nwaoha).
Chapter 12. Industrial Mixing Technology (Jayesh Ramesh Tekchandaney).
Chapter 13. Boiler (Celestine C. G. Nwankwo).
Section 2. Process Plant Reliability.
Chapter 14. Engineering economics for chemical processes: Profitability analysis and Cost estimation (Alberto R. Betancourt-Torcat, L. A. Ricardez-Sandoval and A. Elkamel).
Chapter 15. Process Component Function and Performance Criteria (Robert Free).
Chapter 16. Failure Analysis/Interpretation of Components (Michael Holloway).
Chapter 17. Mechanical Integrity Fitness for Service of Process Vessels and Piping (Oliver A. Onyewuenyi).
Chapter 18. Design of Pressure Vessels and Piping (Maher Y. A. Younan).
Chapter 19 - Process Safety (Prof. Jelenka Stefanovic Savkovic, University of Belgrade Serbia)
Section 3: Process Measurement and Control System
Chapter 20 Flow Meters/Measurement (Greg Livelli, Chikezie Nwaoha)
Chapter 21 Process Control (John A. Shaw)
Chapter 22 Introduction to Process Modeling & Simulation (Matthew Chidiebere Aneke)
Glossary of Process Terms (Garlock Sealing Technologies)
APPENDICES
Appendix I (Chikezie Nwaoha)
Appendix II Air Flow Management Strategies (Chikezie Nwaoha)
Appendix III MIG Shielding Gas Control and Optimization (Jerry Uttrachi)
Appendix IV Rupture Disc Selection Strategy (Chikezie Nwaoha)
Appendix V Employing the Right Pressure Sensing Technique (Chikezie Nwaoha)
Appendix VI Corrosion and its Mitigation in the Oil & Gas Industry - An Overview (Krupavaram Nalli)

Über Autor(innen)

Michael D. Holloway, AS, BA, BS, MS, CLS, has overtwenty-five years of industrial experience in lab synthesis, pilotscale manufacturing, product development, application engineering,sales and marketing management, and most recently as Director ofTechnical Development and Reliability for NCH Corporation. Agraduate of Salve Regina College and the University ofMassachusetts, he has served as a contributing writer forManufacturing.net, Assembly, and Plant Services andis the author of Spend Analysis and Specification DevelopmentUsing Failure Interpretation. He resides in North Texas withhis wife and two children.
Chikezie Nwaoha, AMIMechE, MOSHAN, is a petroleumengineer specializing in process engineering/equipment operations,natural gas processing/distribution, and pipeline integrity. He isa contributing editor to both Control Engineering Asia andPetroMin and a downstream correspondent to PetroleumAfrica. He worked with Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) in2005 and 2007 as an industrial trainee. He is also a guest memberof the Subsea Integrity Research Group, University of Aberdeen.
OLIVER A. ONYEWUENYI, PE, PhD, is President of MISOLTechnology Solutions LLC. He was formerly the program manager ofDeepwater Technology/R&D at Shell International and led theaward-winning Shell Structural Integrity Analysis Team in Houston.He is the recipient of four industry awards from ASME Internationaland six Shell Special Recognition Awards.