A reference for pinpointing and repairing problems in chemical process equipment. It focuses on the inner workings of continuous process equipment for a range of industries, including such major ones as chemical, refining, pharmaceutical, and fertilizer. It includes diagnostic tips, practical examples, and, worked-out calculations.

The industry's go-to reference for pinpointing and repairing problems in chemical process equipment - updated with new equipment categories The Third Edition of what has become a classic in the field thoroughly explains everything you need to know to fully understand how process equipment works and effectively troubleshoot even the most complex process equipment problem. Drawing upon their decades of experience, the authors shed light on the inner workings of continuous process equipment for a broad range of industries, including such major ones as chemical, refining, pharmaceutical, and fertilizer. They include a wealth of diagnostic tips, practical examples, worked-out calculations, and up-todate illustrations allowing readers to quickly and easily pinpoint and repair malfunctions.

• Chapter 1. How Trays Work: Flooding Chapter 2. How Trays Work: Dumping Chapter 3. Why Control Tower Pressure Chapter 4. What Drives Distillation Towers Chapter 5. How Reboilers Work Chapter 6. How Instruments Work Chapter 7. Packed Towers: Better Than Trays? Chapter 8. Steam and Condensate Systems Chapter 9. Bubble Point and Dew Point Chapter 10. Steam Strippers Chapter 11. Draw-Off Nozzle Hydraulics Chapter 12. Pumparounds and Tower Heat Flows Chapter 13. Condensers and Tower Pressure Control Chapter 14. Air Coolers Chapter 15. Deaerators and Steam Systems Chapter 16. Vacuum Systems: Steam Jet Ejectors Chapter 17. Steam Turbines Chapter 18. Surface Condensers Chapter 19. Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchangers Chapter 20. Fired Heaters: Fire-and-Flue-Gas-Side Chapter 21. Fired Heaters: Process Side Chapter 22. Refrigeration Systems Chapter 23. Centrifugal Pumps: Fundamentals of Operation Chapter 24. Centrifugal Pumps: Driver Limits Chapter 25. Centrifugal Pumps: Suction Pressure Limits Chapter 26. Separators: Vapor-Hydrocarbobn-Water Chapter 27. Gas Compression: The Basic Idea Chapter 28. Centrifugal Compressors and Surge Chapter 29. Reciprocating Compressors Chapter 30. Compressor Efficiency Chapter 31. Safety Concerns Chapter 32. Corrosion: Process Units Chapter 33. Fluid Flow in Pipes Chapter 34. Super-Fractionation Separation Stage Chapter 35. Computer Modeling and Control Chapter 36. Field Troubleshooting Process Problems