Handbook of liquefied natural gas / / Saeid Mokhatab, gas processing consultant, Canada [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453624703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam : , : Elsevier/Gulf Professional Publishing, , 2014
• ISBN: 0-12-809996-8; 0-12-404645-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (617 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MokhatabSaeid
• Disciplina: 617
• Soggetti: Liquefied natural gas industry; Liquefied natural gas; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Handbook of Liquefied Natural Gas; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Authors' Biographical Sketches; Contributors; Preface; Endorsements; Chapter 1 - LNG Fundamentals; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Monetizing stranded gas; 1.3 LNG characteristics; 1.4 Traditional LNG supply chain; 1.5 Offshore LNG supply chain; 1.6 LNG environmental aspects; 1.7 Costs and economic implications of LNG facilities; 1.8 LNG contracts and project development; 1.9 LNG trade; References; Chapter 2 - Gas Conditioning and NGL Recovery Technologies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 LNG production plants; References; Chapter 3 - Natural Gas Liquefaction 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Natural gas liquefaction technology; 3.3 Offshore natural gas liquefaction; References; Chapter 4 - Energy and Exergy Analyses of Natural Gas Liquefaction Cycles; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Refrigeration/liquefaction cycle principles; 4.3 Refrigerant selections; 4.4 Fundamentals of energy and exergy analysis; 4.5 Energy and exergy analyses of natural gas liquefaction cycles; References; Chapter 5 - Natural Gas Liquefaction Cycle Enhancements and Optimization; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Natural gas liquefaction cycle enhancement types; 5.3 Energy consumption enhancement options by recovering process losses and waste heat 5.4 Brief introduction to optimization; 5.5 Liquefaction cycle optimization; 5.6 Driver cycle optimization; 5.7 ; Mobile LNG plants optimal design challenges; References; Chapter 6 - Process Control and Automation of LNG Plants and Import Terminals; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Objectives of LNG plant automation; 6.3 LNG plant process control/automation development and functionalities; 6.4 Process control of key units in LNG plants; 6.5 Advanced process control and optimization of LNG plants; 6.6 Process control and automation in LNG import terminals 6.7 Case study 1: advanced process control for APCI C3MR LNG process; References; Chapter 7 - LNG Plant and Regasification Terminal Operations; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 LNG plant normal operation; 7.3 General startup sequence; 7.4 LNG plant startup; 7.5 LNG plant shutdown; 7.6 Performance and acceptance test; 7.7 LNG regasification terminal normal operation; 7.8 LNG regasification terminal startup; 7.9 LNG regasification terminal shutdown; References; Chapter 8 - Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of LNG Plants and Import Terminals; 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Life cycle dynamic simulation of LNG plants and import terminals; 8.3 Dynamic modeling of LNG plants; 8.4 Applications of dynamic simulation in LNG; 8.5 Dynamic simulation of LNG import terminals; References; Chapter 9 - LNG Safety and Security Aspects; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Hazards associated with LNG plants; 9.3 Safety features of LNG facilities; 9.4 LNG risk analysis and controls; 9.5 LNG security; References; Chapter 10 - Advances and Innovations in LNG Industry; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Innovations in LNG liquefaction; 10.3 LNG regasification; References; Chapter 11 - LNG Project Management
• Sommario/riassunto: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a commercially attractive phase of the commodity that facilitates the efficient handling and transportation of natural gas around the world. The LNG industry, using technologies proven over decades of development, continues to expand its markets, diversify its supply chains and increase its share of the global natural gas trade. The Handbook of Liquefied Natural Gas is a timely book as the industry is currently developing new large sources of supply and the technologies have evolved in recent years to enable offshore infrastructure to develop and

Same sex, different states [[electronic resource] ] : when same-sex marriages cross state lines / / Andrew Koppelman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451361303321
• Autore: Koppelman Andrew
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-73473-X; 9786611734732; 0-300-13513-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 204 p.))
• Disciplina: 346.7301/68
• Soggetti: Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States - States; Interstate agreements - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: How we got here -- Marriage, choice of law, and public policy -- Miscegenation in the conflict of laws -- The stakes -- Against blanket nonrecognition -- Choice of law rules : the options -- When to (and when not to) recognize same-sex marriages -- The irrelevance of full faith and credit and the Defense of Marriage Act -- The difference the mini-DOMAS make -- Toward benign competition.
• Sommario/riassunto: Must a state in which gay marriage is not legal recognize such a marriage performed in another state? The Constitution does not require recognition in all cases, but it does forbid states from nullifying family relationships based in other states, or from making themselves havens for people who are trying to escape obligations to their spouses and children. In this book, Andrew Koppelman offers workable legal solutions to the problems that arise when gay couples cross state borders. Drawing on historical precedents in which states held radically different moral views about marriage (for example, between kin, very young individuals, and interracial couples), Koppelman shows which state laws should govern in specific situations as gay couples travel or move from place to place.Americans are profoundly divided over same-sex marriage, and now that gay civil unions and marriages are legal in ; some states, the issue has become increasingly urgent. Koppelman offers a sensible approach that will appeal to the best instincts of both sides.